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    Security researcher Dan Kaminsky has offered more details about a fundamental flaw in the Domain Name System and the extent of the vulnerability.

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    The first attacks that are likely to have stemmed from a serious Domain Name System flaw have been reported.

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    A fatal flaw with the DNS (Domain Name System) was currently being exploited in internet attacks and more attacks were likely, the security researcher who discovered the flaw said on Thursday in the US

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

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    These worms will crash vulnerable Windows 2000 and Windows XP machines.

  • 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.

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    IPv6 is coming. It's only a matter of time. Here's a look at this new version of the Internet's most fundamental protocol, as well as a peek at the IPv6 support built into Windows XP and .NET and a list of applications that currently support IPv6.

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