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  • Exposed server--magnet for hack attacks

    The amount of hacking activity on the Internet has been revealed after one company set up an anonymous 'dummy test' server--and found it was maliciously attacked 467 times within 24 hours of being installed.

  • Hole found in Sun ONE software

    A flaw in Sun Microsystems' Web server software could allow hackers to gain control of Web sites, a security consulting company warned.

  • Georgian president suffers cyberattack

    The website of the Georgian president was the subject of a distributed-denial-of-service attack over the weekend.

  • DNS disaster: first attacks reported

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

  • Hackers overwhelm root DNS servers

    There are signs that hackers attacked key parts of the backbone of the Internet on Tuesday, but no damage seems to have been done, experts said.

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  • Read the blog post - Munir Kotadia

    Web 2.0 makes phishing spam obsolete

    In three years phishing has transformed from an unknown threat into a multi-million dollar industry; in the next stage of its evolution, phishers will avoid using spam and instead hijack small parts of 'trusted' Web sites in order to bypass anti-phishing tools.

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  • The Year Ahead: The future of viruses

    In 2002, users and companies got a respite from the disruptive viruses of 2001. But a more sophisticated generation of worms is on the way.

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    Your data is important to you, but do you know if others are trying to get at it? ZDNet Australia investigates.

  • Keeping the outside out: Seven desktop firewalls tested

    We all know about firewalls protecting your network from outside attacks, but what can you do when those pesky users keep taking their computers outside your network? And what if the attack isn't coming from the outside at all?

  • Quarter of NT apps won't run on Server 2003

    Windows Server 2003 is supposed to be the product that finally persuades NT4 users to upgrade - yet many who do will find some of their applications will no longer work.

  • 'Your PDA's data will self-destruct...'

    Commentary: PDA Defense is a security program for handhelds that'll delete your data if someone steals or tries to break into it. If it's good enough for the US Department of Defense, is it good enough for you?

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