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  • Beware of ransomware, firm warns

    Smaller companies should back up their data if they want to avoid being held to ransom by hackers, a security company has warned.

  • Organised crime's grip on the Net 'is tightening'

    Almost all of the malware circulating the Internet is written by organised criminals looking for financial gain, experts say, and the problem is set to get worse.

  • Storm worm botnet threatens national security?

    In just eight months the Storm worm has infected more than 20 million computers and built a zombie army -- or botnet -- capable of launching DDoS attacks that could be used against any organisation or even damage critical infrastructure, according to security experts.

  • Is World War 3 being fought in cyberspace?

    Governments from all around the globe are engaged in a virtual war where the weapons are hackers and trojans and the prizes for winning a battle include corporate secrets and disruption of the enemies IT infrastructure.

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