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  • Microsoft complains about 'irresponsible' security revelation

    Microsoft is admonishing those who found the IFRAME vulnerability - the flaw exploited by the bofra virus - for the way they made it public

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    Hackers have reportedly broken into US Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin's Yahoo email account and posted some of the contents on the internet.

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    According to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner's 2007 annual report, Australian consumers should feel pretty safe but that's because it's full of crap.

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    Like it or not, network administrators these days must take on the added task of playing Big Brother, monitoring employees' use of the computers and network. Here are 10 of the most effective ways to keep an eye on what your users are doing.

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    Get the technical details on Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-017 and see how it could affect the security of your systems.

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    E-mails are an organisation's corporate history and should be treated as carefully as any other important record. Archiving e-mail is one way to facilitate retrieval of lost e-mails and also meet legal requirements on e-mail storage.

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    Security researcher Christopher Soghoian reflects on the hard work that comes after finding a vulnerability.

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    Microsoft is forcing people to upgrade to newer versions of its instant messenger application and is shutting its doors to third-party IM products such as Trillian.

  • Meet the dark side of Windows XP

    While I really like Microsoft's new operating system, there are still some issues that may make it impossible for you to upgrade. And other issues may make you want to skip XP entirely. Here are a dozen potential roadblocks to consider--don't upgrade before you read this!

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    Learn how to get the most out of Internet Explorer 6's new features with this how-to guide.

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