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• The 'homeless hacker' talks

  The past two years have been a wild ride for Adrian Lamo: The 22-year-old has publicly taken credit for tunnelling into networks belonging to Yahoo, Microsoft, Excite@Home and WorldCom.

• Hacker alert possible following NYC plane crash

  International anti hacker organisation X-Force says it will raise its AlertCon serious threat rating if the American Airlines crash in New York today is linked to terrorism. X-Force, which has 110 counter intelligence security experts based in countries around the world, including Australia, operates a four-level AlertCon system to measure cyber terrorism threats.

• Deciphering the hacker myth

  Going beyond popular hacker stereotypes, Symantec's Sarah Gordon says cyber-rebels aren't evil--they're just misunderstood.

• Hacker penetrates NY Times' network

  Adrian Lamo--the curious hacker who has hit such high-profile companies as Yahoo, Microsoft and Excite@Home--has struck again, this time gaining access to The New York Times' internal operations network.

• Playboy says hacker stole customer info

  Playboy.com has alerted customers that an intruder broke into its Web site and obtained some customer information, including credit card numbers.

Features and Case Studies (5)

• Is the world ready to fight cybercrime?

  Cybercrime poses a growing threat to companies and governments around the world, yet experts are concerned law makers and judicial systems are still not equipped to provide an adequate response.

• Web services: Security nightmare?

  StreamTone CEO Ravi Razdan warns that in its rush to embrace Web services, the computer industry is unknowingly inviting hackers to waltz through gaping structural holes.

• Commentary: Virus school?

  It's unwise for security vendors to say they will never hire students who studied virus-writing in school.

• Hackers: Under the hood

  Mudge, Kevin Mitnick, Adrian Lamo, Jericho and Raven Alder speak to ZDNet Australia about the making of a hacker.

• Instant messaging threatens enterprise security

  What may surprise today's IT leaders are the serious security issues posed by IM usage. Add that to the fact that most IM applications are used without corporate IT's knowledge or approval, and it's not a pretty picture for network security.

Reviews (2)

• Microsoft's security chief gets serious

  Scott Charney's carreer has taken him from prosecutor in Bronx County to vice chairman of the President's Critical Infrastructure Protection Board. Now he's literally looking for trouble as Microsoft's chief security strategist.

• Alternative protection against malicious code

  While viruses and online threats have gotten more sophisticated, so have the methods for protecting your PC. Get an inside look at what's available beyond antivirus software.

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