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• Security experts see nastier worms

  Computer worms are likely to become a more damaging combination of virus writing and hacker exploits, according to security experts.

• Australians aren't safe from Code Blue

  The Code Blue worm is on the warpath in China and with Australia in an amber zone of malicious attacks, local organisations should be battening down the hatches in anticipation of another server onslaught.

• Viruses: Is the worst yet to come?

  Although the threat of computer viruses has been a latent concern for well over a decade, experts have warned that a massive viral outbreak has the potential to seriously compromise the very backbone of the Internet. ZDNet Australia takes a look at the viruses of 2001, and the threats for the future.

• Goner proves social viruses still a threat

  The Goner worm, which relies on the inquisitive computer user to spread, shows that gullible users are still their own worst enemy.

• Worm exposes laziness and Microsoft bugs

  SQL Slammer, also known as the Sapphire worm, has highlighted a dirty secret in the IT industry: Software bugs are common and administrators are slow to patch them.

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• Viruses: Is the worst yet to come?

  Although the threat of computer viruses has been a latent concern for well over a decade, experts have warned that a massive viral outbreak has the potential to seriously compromise the very backbone of the Internet. ZDNet Australia takes a look at the viruses of 2001, and the threats for the future.

• Securing Microsoft: From the Blaster worm to Blue Hat

  From Blaster Worm to Blue Hat, we bring you a complete retrospective on the evolution of Microsoft's security strategy over the last decade. Step onboard as we chart the triumphs and tragedies as the Microsoft engineers battled the tides of internet hackers, transforming them from adversaries to unlikely allies.

• Worm exposes laziness and Microsoft bugs

  SQL Slammer, also known as the Sapphire worm, has highlighted a dirty secret in the IT industry: Software bugs are common and administrators are slow to patch them.

• Twin flaws could spark serious Internet attacks

  Security experts worried on Thursday that a flaw in Microsoft Windows and another in Cisco's ubiquitous network routers could lead to serious Internet attacks.

• Commentary: Virus school?

  It's unwise for security vendors to say they will never hire students who studied virus-writing in school.

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