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• Hack attacks: Spot application level breaches

  While most corporate Web sites concentrate on security at the network level, they are still allowing hackers to access valuable customer and corporate information, shoplift sales items, and receive free products or services. What can you do to prevent this?

• Firestarter: 5 minutes to a Linux firewall

  Linux firewalls offer a robust, secure, and highly flexible solution. However, manually configuring them has generally been quite labour-intensive--until now. See how Firestarter can help you build an excellent Linux firewall in minutes.

• Firewall appliances: is your network safe?

  Configuring firewalls can be a nightmare. Can plug-and-play appliances really be the answer, or are they plug-and-pray? ZDNet Australia examines the firewall options available for Australian businesses.

• Firewalls--as safe as you think?

  Consumers protecting their PCs with personal firewalls should not feel too comfortable in their defence methods, according to a security researcher.

• Drive-by anti-hacking teams targeting Sydney

  X-Force--an Internet Security Systems anti-hacking team--takes its job very seriously, even taking to the streets of Sydney for security threat analysis in the form of 'drive-by hacking'.

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  Baiting the Black Hats?

  The CIO of a rather large Australian company recently told me that the firm was happy with its security set-up but then quickly made a U-turn. Would that statement, on record, effectively lay down a hacker challenge?

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  It's phishers, Doctor Jones!

  The new film Firewall is the latest in a long line of Hollywood hacker movies. But how do they rate in terms of accuracy and entertainment value?

Features and Case Studies (132)

• Linux firewalls: IT Manager's top picks

  Linux firewalls--it's one of the hot topics for CIOs and IT managers at the moment. ZDNet Australia takes a look at some of the options available for IT departments.

• Firestarter: 5 minutes to a Linux firewall

  Linux firewalls offer a robust, secure, and highly flexible solution. However, manually configuring them has generally been quite labour-intensive--until now. See how Firestarter can help you build an excellent Linux firewall in minutes.

• Firewall appliances: is your network safe?

  Configuring firewalls can be a nightmare. Can plug-and-play appliances really be the answer, or are they plug-and-pray? ZDNet Australia examines the firewall options available for Australian businesses.

• CSOs: Does Aust business need them?

  As corporate interest in security grows the term CSO--chief security officer--gains more prominence. But are Australian enterprises really interested in this job title?

• Security: more than just firewalls

  Firewalls aren't the only security solution. Find out why every organisation must consider a multilayer approach along with the firewall to protect all its assets.

Reviews (27)

• Will SP2 protect your system?

  Some users shut out of key security upgrades

• A look at ZoneAlarm Security Suite

  A look at ZoneAlarm Security Suite

• Know thy enemy--you might be surprised who's hacking you

  This week I'd like to call your attention to a report that provides an insider's view of what happens when teenage hackers use hundreds of open-port PCs like yours and mine to shut down Web sites in what is commonly known as a distributed denial-of-service attack (DDoS).

• Trend Micro Internet Security Pro 2010

  Trend Micro Internet Security Pro's broad feature set combined with its look and feel make it a serious contender, but questionable efficacy and middling performance mean it's a program we're not recommending for this year.

• VelociRaptor Firewall Appliance

  Security-conscious companies with limited budgets and small IT staffs should consider Axent Technologies VelociRaptor firewall appliance to provide powerful network security with straightforward setup and management.

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