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• Hackers target Ruddock's department

  The federal Attorney General's Department has weathered more than one million hacking attempts over the last four years, its chief information officer said.

• Experts: Security leaks must end

  Security researchers and hackers who find vulnerabilities need to realise that discretion is more important than valour, several federal security experts said at the Defcon hacking conference.

• Hackers could soon face a life sentence

  A bill has been overwhelmingly approved in the US that would allow for life prison sentences for malicious computer hackers.

• The cyberterrorism czar: What's next?

  While some believe "cyberterrorism" is an overhyped myth, Richard Clarke--the newly appointed special adviser to the president for cybersecurity--is one of the few that fear Net attacks.

• Corporate security gets urgent

  There's a new resolve among IT managers to protect Internet infrastructures. But does technology really have a chance against large-scale cyberattacks?

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• Terrorism threat to Net overblown

  Security expert Bruce Schneier says the danger from cyberterrorism is "overblown."

• Security czar: Button up or get hacked

  The United States' top adviser on cybersecurity has taken companies to task, pointing out that many spend less on computer security than they do on coffee for employees.

• Plugging holes against cyberattacks

  New political and technological circumstances dictate the creation of a more complete system of information sharing which can inevitably protect individuals.

• Cyberterrorists will be after you

  During the next few years, heightened security will change the Internet, and the office network on which many of you work. In fact, you'll probably see changes first at the office as companies try to "harden" their information assets against a wide variety of threats.

• Stop attacks from slipping through your cracks

  In an IT world moving from intrusion detection to intrusion prevention, security management plays a critical role.

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• Security Visionary: The future is cybersecurity

  Howard Schmidt is convinced that post-Sept. 11, cybersecurity will transform the information technology world--for better or for worse. Do you agree?

• Cyberterrorism: Get ready to become a hard target

  During the next few years, heightened security will change the Internet, and the office network on which many of you work. In fact, you'll probably see changes first at the office as companies try to "harden" their information assets against a wide variety of threats.

• Microsoft's security chief gets serious

  Scott Charney's carreer has taken him from prosecutor in Bronx County to vice chairman of the President's Critical Infrastructure Protection Board. Now he's literally looking for trouble as Microsoft's chief security strategist.

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