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  • No compensation for 'responsible disclosure': Microsoft

    Paying independent security researchers a bounty for responsibly disclosing vulnerabilities is not the best way to protect users, according to Microsoft.

  • Beware of the new breed of hackers

    Hackers are shifting their focus from committing acts of cybervandalism toward carrying out more targeted attacks. Can they be stopped?

  • Gartner: Sony's DRM 'spyware' is unacceptable

    Gartner has criticised Sony for using rootkit technology to hide its Digital Rights Management (DRM) tool, which the analyst group said meets both the 'formal and informal definitions of spyware', and is 'unacceptable' behaviour.

  • SP2's firewall not good enough

    With Microsoft having released Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) to manufacturing, the technology that some have nicknamed "Security Pack 2", coupled with recent rumblings from Microsoft, is spinning the spotlight towards the personal firewall and antivirus sectors.

  • Integrated VPNs secure remote workstations

    Securing remote workstations once meant implementing a VPN. Increasing network threats require more protection, such as integrated VPNs that offer strong internal security controls.

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  • Security--why don't we get it?

    Zone Labs CEO Gregor Freund says a run of software worm outbreaks has exposed a broken security philosophy.

  • ZoneAlarm Pro configuration tips

    Learn how to configure ZoneAlarm Pro to prevent the Internet Explorer from leaking data to the Internet.

  • Beware of the new breed of hackers

    Hackers are shifting their focus from committing acts of cybervandalism toward carrying out more targeted attacks. Can they be stopped?

  • SP2's new firewall: Not good enough

    Microsoft's new firewall offering, included in Windows XP Service Pack 2, has a long way to go to match established products from Zone Labs and other players. Additional reading: XP SP2: The good, bad and ugly

  • Leaked Windows code could spawn new threats

    Some Windows source code was recently leaked across the Internet and reports claim that Internet Explorer may be the software most affected. See what happened and what you need to do about it. Additional reading: Defending against insider infections

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