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• IBM protects passwords with PC chip

  IBM plans to start shipping its PCs with a new chip designed to thwart hackers by safeguarding passwords and other sensitive identity information.

• Hackers plan global game of 'capture the flag'

  If everything goes as planned, for 72 hours next February hackers from all over the United States will hit targets across the Internet in the largest mass attack to date.

• Tech industry put on security notice

  At first blush, the National Cyber Security Summit had all the makings of a tech industry love fest.

• Universities, research centres clean up after attacks

  Academic supercomputing labs continue to clean up Linux and Solaris servers targeted by unknown attackers over the last month, as law enforcement officials investigate the crimes.

• Maligned security industry gathers

  Security experts and hackers are congregating in Las Vegas this week, as a continual stream of alerts creates scepticism over the industry's effectiveness.

Features and Case Studies (1)

• The computer virus--no cures to be found

  SPECIAL REPORT Two decades and counting, the technology industry has yet to find a blanket solution to the ever-growing list of viruses and worms that constitute the greatest risk to computers on the Internet.

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