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• Hacking outside the box

  How do you protect yourself from the smooth-talking hacker whose only "tools" might be a floppy disk and a smile?

• Chinese government accused of hacking again

  The New Zealand secret service has suggested the Chinese government was behind attacks on the country's networks.

• Enterprises use freeware to beat cyber-spies

  Freeware application SpyBot Search & Destroy is the most popular anti-spyware tool used by Australian enterprises, according to a report on the domestic security market by analyst firm Frost & Sullivan.

• Training the cyberwar troops

  Military cadets attempt to defend computer networks in cyberwar games staged to mimic attacks by foreign intruders. What security lessons are there to learn at the anti-hacking boot camp?

• Net vigilance

  The days when you might have left your virtual front door unlocked are long gone. More and more organisations are experiencing unauthorised use of computer systems. And, if experts are right, it's only going to get worse! Read ZDNet's comprehensive guide on Net security, and start protecting yourself.

Features and Case Studies (6)

• Terrorism threat to Net overblown

  Security expert Bruce Schneier says the danger from cyberterrorism is "overblown."

• 2007: How was it for security?

  Security researchers worked overtime in 2007, which turned out to be a nightmare for software vendors from day one.

• Securing Microsoft 3: Security Threats 2.0

  In final instalment of 'Securing Microsoft', Ina Fried looks at the next generation of security threats. With Microsoft now outspending everyone with their massive security budget, will it be enough to stop ever more sophisticated security threats?

• Security firms seek common tongue

  A standards body plans to build a universal format for communicating the risk associated with network security problems.

• A globetrotter's guide to cyber crime

  Is the war on cyber crime as simple as pointing the finger at China, Russia and the US? We investigate whether these parts of the world are being unfairly blamed.

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