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  • Season over for 'phishing'?

    The latest innovation in identity fraud typically begins with an unexpected e-mail message from a financial institution proclaiming something like: "Your account information needs to be updated due to inactive members, frauds and spoof reports."

  • The 12-minute Windows heist

    There's a 50 percent chance your unprotected Windows PC will be compromised within 12 minutes of going online, says security vendor Sophos.

  • Is distributed computing a crime?

    David McOwen, the developer of a distributed computing project, has been threatened with legal action for downloading third-party software. The question the McOwen case raises is this: Can people go to jail for unauthorised installations of such programs?

  • A legal fix for software flaws?

    Thomas Leavitt, a system administrator and veteran of three Silicon Valley start-ups, has dealt with computer worms and viruses before.

  • Police arrest man in 'Love' case

    The Philippine National Bureau of Investigation has arrested a 27-year-old bank employee Monday in connection with the "ILOVEYOU" virus. A young woman, said to be his girlfriend, will turn herself in soon, authorities said.

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  • 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.

  • Check Point's optimistic pessimist

    Gil Shwed, Check Point Software CEO, weighs in on who's winning the war of attrition between virus writers and security companies.

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