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• MasterCard phishers launch malware attack

  Phishers and spammers are 'jumping on the bandwagon' following the MasterCard security breach.

• Viruses: Should IT managers do more?

  Australian IT managers and CIOs are aware of the havoc viruses can wreak on their systems. But are organisations doing enough to protect themselves against this threat?

• CIOs eye up security threats

  Cutting costs by freezing or reducing IT security budgets is a risky approach, even in tight economic times, warns a leading security expert.

• 'Complacent' companies slammed for poor security policies

  A survey of IT security managers and administrators, found that 54 per cent believe their organisation is not doing enough to combat cybercrime.

• Klez hasn't wormed its way to Oz

  Australian businesses appear to have escaped the deadly reach of a variant of the Klez worm, after warnings were rife in the US of its destructive impact.

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  Sydney is far too unsafe for President Bush

  If Sydney is so unsafe that during his visit, the US president has to be followed around by a huge black helicopter that blocks mobile phone signals, I think he should stay at home and use video conferencing instead.

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• Viruses: Should IT managers do more?

  Australian IT managers and CIOs are aware of the havoc viruses can wreak on their systems. But are organisations doing enough to protect themselves against this threat?

• CIOs eye up security threats

  Cutting costs by freezing or reducing IT security budgets is a risky approach, even in tight economic times, warns a leading security expert.

• 'Complacent' companies slammed for poor security policies

  A survey of IT security managers and administrators, found that 54 per cent believe their organisation is not doing enough to combat cybercrime.

• Firms to splash cash on IT security

  Analysts predict that identity management solutions are the next hot security technologies.

• 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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• 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.

• Microsoft warns of a score of security holes

  Microsoft released on Tuesday fixes that cover at least 20 Windows flaws, several of which could make versions of the operating system vulnerable to new worms or viruses.

• Bye bye BIOS?

  Commentary: Should we wave the BIOS goodbye with a teary eye, or a wary eye?

• Does your malfunctioning PC have a virus?

  Today's PC viruses, Trojan horses, worms, and blended threats can cause run-of-the-mill Windows or application problems, that could also be caused by your typical hardware or software malfunction. Here are some suggestions for determining if a PC has a virus.

• 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?

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