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News (254)

• South American hacker exposes privacy flaws

  An anonymous hacker has posted six million details of Chilean residents online in a bid to highlight data-protection problems in the country.

• BusinessWeek site hacked

  Hackers have broken into BusinessWeek's online site and set up an attack scenario in which visitors to a section of the site could have their own computers compromised and their data stolen, a security researcher said on Monday in the US.

• Chinese hackers back off from CNN attack

  Late last week, leaders of a group of Chinese hackers called off a planned denial of service attack on CNN.com, after it was reported on the same day that the attack would occur over the weekend, in protest at "anti-Chinese" media across the Western world.

• Chinese hackers attack Australian govt networks

  Chinese computer hackers have once again been accused of launching attacks on classified Australian government computer networks.

• Public info kiosk running Citrix hacked in demo

  A consultant from McAfee Foundstone has shown how to map the internal network on a public kiosk running Citrix XenApp.

Features and Case Studies (84)

• 50 significant moments from internet history

  We take you through 50 defining moments of the internet.

• Report: Net attacks on businesses down

  Attacks on corporate networks have gone down, but cyber-vandals now have a much larger pool of software vulnerabilities to attack, a report has warned.

• Kevin Mitnick on hacking's evolution

  To many, the name Kevin Mitnick is synonymous with "notorious hacker." We talk to him about software security, the evolution of hacking and social engineering, and law enforcement's action against hacking.

• Is a digital doomsday around the corner?

  With hackers developing new methods of targeting us as quickly as we come up with defences, just how fragile is our wired economy?

• Finding a replacement for passwords

  Verification gadgets range from tokens to mobile-phone-based systems, but cost keeps them from catching on.

Reviews (46)

• Why you must install a firewall -- now

  Commentary: Anti-virus software won't protect you from the latest type of worm affecting Windows systems -- you need a personal firewall.

• Don't fire until you see the whites of their IP

  Firewall software isn't optional for anyone anymore. Sure, Windows XP has an inbuilt firewall, but for real security you need a meatier option.How well does Zone Alarm Pro 3.0 protect you?

• Mozilla Firefox 2

  Mozilla Firefox 2 is a winner, beating Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 on security, features, and overall cool factor and deserving our Editors' Choice award.

• Internet Explorer 7 Beta 3

  Microsoft has changed the look and feel of its venerable browser while adding some much-needed security features.

• Norton 360

  For home and student use, we think Norton 360 represents the best value for ease of use, tools offered, and overall system performance. We recommend it over McAfee Total Protection and Microsoft Windows Live OneCare.

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