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• Hacker talks fooling e-passport systems

  The researcher who claims to have created code that can emulate and clone e-passports has given details of the purported hack.

• Hackers send flood of bogus Microsoft updates

  On the day that Microsoft announced details of its next round of monthly patches, fraudsters have sent out a wave of emails disguised as messages from the software behemoth in a bid to take control of thousands of computers.

• Unpatched VoIP hole cracked at Black Hat

  Researches have demonstrated a vulnerability in VoIP software which they claim allows a the hacker to take control of a victim's computer.

• Rootkit worm linked to hacker group in Middle East

  Security sleuths at FaceTime Communications say they have linked a group of hackers operating in the Middle East to a worm that began spreading last month via America Online's Instant Messenger service.

• The hacker challenge

  Security systems continue to get more sophisticated--and so do the hackers who are seeking to break through them. How can you best combine your defences to protect your company networks?

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• Managing enterprise-level security threats

  This guide on threat management is aimed at showing companies how to heighten their security awareness and strengthen their perimeter.

• Security tool more harmful than helpful?

  With its attack tool update, The Metasploit Project may be aiding online vandals more than helping network administrators identify weak points, security experts say. Additional reading: Patch management: All talk, no action?

• The hacker challenge

  Security systems continue to get more sophisticated--and so do the hackers who are seeking to break through them. How can you best combine your defences to protect your company networks?

• Security solutions tout early warning signs

  Experts recommend the leading brands of malware warning solutions, along with strategies on how they can be deployed most effectively.

• How to guard your Apache server

  Contrary to how we often think, it's not just about Web site security, or even server security. It's about network security, and these tips will help you expand your efforts to protect systems from intruders.

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• Intruder alert

  Your data is important to you, but do you know if others are trying to get at it? ZDNet Australia investigates.

• Keeping the outside out: Seven desktop firewalls tested

  We all know about firewalls protecting your network from outside attacks, but what can you do when those pesky users keep taking their computers outside your network? And what if the attack isn't coming from the outside at all?

• How effective is endpoint security?

  Antivirus software manufacturers all claim to protect us against threats, but how well do they actually perform? We put six popular business internet security packages to the test.

• AVG Internet Security 8.0

  AVG Internet Security 8.0 provides strong protection against malicious Web sites, but its full-system scans sometimes tax system resources and produce false positives.

• Kaspersky Internet Security 6

  Kaspersky Internet Security 6 provides thorough protection against online threats, but ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 6 remains a better buy.

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