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    In one of the rolling hills above Winchester, England, is a decommissioned nuclear bunker that houses Symantec's U.K. Security Operations Center.

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    The 'Love' bug is child's play. That's the hacker verdict on the "ILOVEYOU" worm -- and the more than 20 new permutations of it -- that are continuing to strike computers around the world. A group of developers dismissed the "Love" attack as crude and how it is possible to create a far more sophisticated virus that would work across platforms.

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    High-speed Internet service providers are increasingly putting their customers in the security hot seat, as they try to fight recent virus attacks that turn computers into spam factories.

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    If e-mail security is giving you headaches, before you turn to voodoo magic, try one of these hardware appliance solutions.

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    In a white paper, the software giant gives users a peek of how it secures its computer infrastructure but the document is more rhetorical than real.

  • Schooled in security

    Universities are looking for ways to protect networks while maintaining a free flow of data and ideas -- an idea businesses could learn from.

  • ISPs versus the zombies

    If providers don't pitch in against the threat, customers might defect -- and the health of the Net itself could suffer.

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