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    Spammers are taking advantage of Google's free Analytics service to track the performance of spam campaigns and boost their business.

  • Flaw turns Google into spam spewing machine

    A "serious security flaw" in Gmail turns Google's e-mail service into a spamming machine, according to a recent security report.

  • Hotmail tries to fry more spam

    Taking a new twist on an old antispam method, Microsoft plans to use white lists for its free Hotmail e-mail service.

  • Australian scientists rank Net filters

    Internet filters have undergone rigorous testing by Australian scientists, who have ranked them according to ease of use and effectiveness in an attempt to better inform the public of products in the marketplace.

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    Despite claims of "advanced proprietary technology," the search giant's opt-in porn filter proves no better than the primitive tools of the last decade, blocking many harmless sites.

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    Conroy scraps filter blacklist

    Communications minister Stephen Conroy today announced the controversial web filtering blacklist will be scrapped and be replaced with a whitelist-based filtering regime, to be administered by viewer voting through a family-friendly digital TV-only show called 'The White List'.

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  • ISP-level content filtering won't work

    Federal Government plans to introduce ISP-level filtering to provide a 'safer' internet experience for Australian families are likely to be met with significant resistance from within the ISP community.

  • Can Net filters save the enterprise?

    Always a contentious topic, we look at server-based Internet content filters and some of the reasons why your organisation might want one, or not.

  • Make or break with Windows XP SP2

    Learn about the plethora of security enhancements that Microsoft has included in Windows XP Service Pack 2, and how these security features could impair the functionality of some applications.

  • Worms do battle while users miss the point

    The recent surge in new worm variants is due to a growing war between virus/worm coders. Additional reading: Visit our antivirus resource centre

  • Ten things about securing wireless connections

    Convenient and easy to set up, wireless networks can also pose a big risk. Because they use the airwaves, wireless communications are more vulnerable to interception and attack than a wired connection. Here are some tips for securing your wireless network.

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