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• Meet the world's baddest cyber cops

  On the case with the Exodus Cyber Attack Tiger Team. They're taking down hackers, organised criminals, script kiddies, and other threats to your business.

• Australian cybercrime goes under the microscope

  The Australian Institute of Criminology (AIC) has launched a new study into the effects of cybercrime on Australian commerce by commissioning a survey of more than 10,000 businesses across the country, seeking information about their experiences with online transgressions and what is being done to prevent them.

• 'Complacent' companies slammed for poor security policies

  A survey of IT security managers and administrators, found that 54 per cent believe their organisation is not doing enough to combat cybercrime.

• Special Report: Cybercrime Down Under

  What types of cybercrime occur in Australia and what are the authorities doing to combat the problem? To what extent is this new form of crime impacting on our lives and our livelihood? How exposed is your business to the threat of cybercrime and what can you do minimise the risks? Learn more in the first part or our Cybercrime Down Under special report.

• Keeping hackers from the 'dark side'

  FBI security consultant Laura Chappell talks to ZDNet Australia about cyber threats for 2002, how script kiddies and junior hackers can bring down your network, why there is safety in grey hair, and how to train hackers without losing them to the 'dark side'.

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• Crisis strikes: What do you do next?

  The corporate Web site is gone and a hacker has made off with the database. The company's reputation is at stake. What crisis management tactics should be employed?

• 'Complacent' companies slammed for poor security policies

  A survey of IT security managers and administrators, found that 54 per cent believe their organisation is not doing enough to combat cybercrime.

• UNIX tools track down hackers

  Catching malicious hackers isn't impossible. With the right tools, you can gather important information to help stop hack attacks. How can you use common UNIX tools to hunt down network attackers?

• Australian directors alerted to cybercrime threats

  Australian company directors and officers are being warned of the damaging impact cybercrime can have if they don't address risks effectively.

• Who knows the most about your network?

  Businesses need to remain one step ahead of the hackers and virus writers by ensuring they know more about the holes in their networks than the cyber-criminals, according to one expert.

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• Virus writers: If we can't kill them (and we can't), then what?

  From the reaction to Friday's column --in which I kiddingly called for death to virus writers--it's easy to tell who has had to deal with viruses and who hasn't. People who've spent hours, even days, undoing the work of these computer terrorists, whose crimes inflict tremendous damage on people they can't possibly know, seem to appreciate my viewpoint more than most.

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