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  • Firefox update kills security bugs, adds Mac support

    Mozilla on Thursday in the United States released an update to its Firefox Web browser that fixes several security flaws and, as expected, adds support for Macs with Intel processors.

  • LAMP lights way on open source security

    The most popular open-source software is also the most free of bugs, according to the first results of a US government-sponsored effort to help make such software as secure as possible.

  • Third party offers temporary IE fix

    eEye Digital Security released a temporary fix on Monday in the United States for Internet Explorer to combat attacks that exploit a recently disclosed security hole in the browser.

  • Microsoft's security product hits home stretch

    Microsoft plans to release its subscription security program before the northern summer and to challenge its main rivals on pricing, ZDNet Australia sister site CNET News.com has learned.

  • Apple patches serious Mac OS flaws

    Apple Computer on Wednesday in the United States released a security update for Mac OS X that fixes 20 vulnerabilities, including a high-profile Web browser and Mail flaw disclosed last week.

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  • Microsoft flagged Symantec software as spyware

    Microsoft has corrected a mistake in its anti-spyware product that flagged some Symantec security tools as malicious software.

  • Microsoft preps 'critical' Windows patch

    Next week's security bulletin will deliver 10 fixes, at least one high-priority patch for Microsoft's OS among them.

  • The secure Mac: myth or legend?

    Apple computers have built a solid reputation on being virus-free, but is the reality different from the image?

  • Security pro zeroes in on Oracle bugs

    Bug hunter David Litchfield says the Oracle community shouldn't be so smug when it comes to database security. He represents NGS Software, which has serviced Oracle in the past and Microsoft at present.

  • Is Vista security a selling point?

    A raft of security features in Microsoft Vista will help many consumers become "secure enough" but for businesses they aren't going to be the improvements which drive sales -- and nor do they deserve to be, according to some experts.

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  • Security with bite: 15 technologies tested

    In this special review, we round up the various authentication devices on the market. From fingerprint scanners, to single sign-on software and biometric technology -- we have the authentication market covered.

  • Welcome to yet another year of viruses

    Commentary: It's sad, but true. We'll see plenty of e-mail viruses in 2004, despite expectations that these pests would disappear in 2003. Here's why viruses won't go away--and how to protect yourself.

  • Intrusion detection: caught in its own web?

    Intrusion detection appears to have hit the bottom of its hype cycle with a particularly loud thud. Is there value beyond the hot air, and how can you make it work productively?

  • Netgear WNHDEB111 HD/Gaming 5GHz Wireless-N Networking Kit

    They're big and quite ugly, but there's no doubting that Netgear's WNHDEB111 delivers in the 802.11n speed stakes finally!

  • Top 10 phones for road warriors

    Smartphones have come a long way in the last few years, and it's now feasible to consider going on a business trip leaving your notebook PC behind and relying solely on a mobile phone. Here are the most popular business phones this month, as determined by our readers.

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