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    Newly discovered security flaws in Microsoft's Internet Explorer could let attackers invade a user's PC, but a fix is not yet available.

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    A security flaw in Linux editions of IBM's DB2 database could allow unauthorised users to seize control of a database's contents, Big Blue revealed.

  • Oracle warns of three new flaws

    Database maker Oracle warned customers on Wednesday of three new flaws in its products, and reiterated its warning to businesses of a fourth flaw that uses the company's application server.

  • Researcher: Windows flaw remains

    A class of attacks that allows a user to take control of any PC or server could leave computer systems in corporations and Internet cafes vulnerable to attack, a researcher says.

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    Open-source developers released a new version of the Linux kernel Monday in a move aimed at quickly fixing several bugs--among them two serious security flaws.

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    Microsoft Internet Explorer contains two newly discovered flaws. Here are the details on patching the holes and a look at how Microsoft seems to be dancing around the problem.

  • McAfee's latest do-it-all protective suite

    At AU$119.95, McAfee Internet Security 4.0, the security giant's newest do-it-all protective suite, defends your PC against the two most dangerous cyberthreats: direct hacker attacks and sneaky, behind-the-scenes viruses.

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    There are a swag-load of instant messaging applications available these days -- we run eight of them through the wringer, to save you the trouble.

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