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News (72)

• Hackers organise vandalism contest

  A call for online vandals to take part in a Web site defacement contest has some companies warning clients to beware over the US holiday weekend.

• Companies throw security out with the garbage

  Identity theft is now the largest form of white-collar crime in the western world, but not because the Internet has made it easier to steal personal information, according to Al Trujilio, president of secure destruction service provider, Recall Corporation.

• US$5,000 still available for ace cracker

  A US$5,000 prize was still up for grabs on Thursday afternoon, after no-one managed to crack into VIA Technologies' new StrongBox system. But all could change by the weekend.

• Websense: Blogs turn toxic in 2005

  Blogs started turning toxic in the first half of 2005 as malware authors started using free Web hosting and blogging services to store their malicious files, according to Internet security firm Websense.

• Judge lifts homeless hacker's PC restrictions

  A US federal judge on Friday said Adrian Lamo, the so-called homeless hacker, could go free on bail with only limited restrictions on his computer use until his next court date in October.

Blogs (2)

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  Greedy Apple users will trust anyone

  A "jailbreak" Web site created earlier this week is already attracting hordes of iPhone and iPod Touch users who want to free their devices from the digital shackles attached by Jobs and co.

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  It's phishers, Doctor Jones!

  The new film Firewall is the latest in a long line of Hollywood hacker movies. But how do they rate in terms of accuracy and entertainment value?

Features and Case Studies (21)

• Hackers organise vandalism contest

  A call for online vandals to take part in a Web site defacement contest has some companies warning clients to beware over the US holiday weekend.

• Security tool more harmful than helpful?

  With its attack tool update, The Metasploit Project may be aiding online vandals more than helping network administrators identify weak points, security experts say. Additional reading: Patch management: All talk, no action?

• Kevin Mitnick: Social engineering 101

  Kevin Mitnick has proven that the weakest link in any security system is the person holding the information.

• Hackers: Under the hood

  Mudge, Kevin Mitnick, Adrian Lamo, Jericho and Raven Alder speak to ZDNet Australia about the making of a hacker.

• PestPatrol: Detect and remove hacker tools

  Many apps, especially P2P and IM software, install programs in the background that can jeopardise security. Use PestPatrol to detect and remove them.

Reviews (10)

• ZoneAlarm Pro 4.5

  ZoneAlarm Pro 4.5 is a great firewall for security rookies, but you'll still need a separate antivirus program.

• Steganos Security Suite 5.0

  Steganos Security Suite's excellent collection of heavy-duty encryption and Internet cleanup tools is best suited to small business and corporations.

• Keeping the outside out: Seven desktop firewalls tested

  We all know about firewalls protecting your network from outside attacks, but what can you do when those pesky users keep taking their computers outside your network? And what if the attack isn't coming from the outside at all?

• Don't fire until you see the whites of their IP

  Firewall software isn't optional for anyone anymore. Sure, Windows XP has an inbuilt firewall, but for real security you need a meatier option.How well does Zone Alarm Pro 3.0 protect you?

• Is IE emptying your bank account?

  Internet Explorer is broken, and the bad guys know it. As you type, criminal hackers could be recording your bank login and password information. Robert offers some tips for staying safe online.

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