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  • Microsoft plugs Windows worm holes

    Microsoft on Tuesday in the US provided fixes for eight flaws related to Windows, including three that could be used to compromise a system without any user interaction.

  • Swappers 'vulnerable to hackers'

    P2P service Earthstation 5 has updated its software after reports that older versions could give hackers access to users' PCs.

  • US Feds set up cyberfighting group

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is teaming up with the Net's top virus-tracking facility to create an organisation to fight cyberbugs.

  • WinNuke: coming to a system near you

    A reincarnated version of the malicious program WinNuke has surfaced and can affect Windows NT, 2000, XP, and .NET by causing disruption and disablement of network communications.

  • Top Windows security threats

    Easily exploited vulnerabilities are a hackers favourite target. Use this updated SANS/FBI list of the top threats to Windows to find out where the hackers may be lurking.

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  • WinNuke: coming to a system near you

    A reincarnated version of the malicious program WinNuke has surfaced and can affect Windows NT, 2000, XP, and .NET by causing disruption and disablement of network communications.

  • Top Windows security threats

    Easily exploited vulnerabilities are a hackers favourite target. Use this updated SANS/FBI list of the top threats to Windows to find out where the hackers may be lurking.

  • Office users at risk from 'critical' flaw

    Microsoft issues another herd of vulnerability reports, including a "critical" security hole in numerous Office applications that could let a hacker take control of a PC.

  • Securing Microsoft: From the Blaster worm to Blue Hat

    From Blaster Worm to Blue Hat, we bring you a complete retrospective on the evolution of Microsoft's security strategy over the last decade. Step onboard as we chart the triumphs and tragedies as the Microsoft engineers battled the tides of internet hackers, transforming them from adversaries to unlikely allies.

  • Hackers could target critical VBA flaw

    help/how to Find out what you need to know about a widespread flaw in Visual Basic for Applications that affects many Windows systems.

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