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    An Internet worm cobbled together from generally available hacking tools has compromised hundreds, perhaps thousands, of Linux servers.

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    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.

  • Hacker-proof server: Myth or reality?

    Take a look at Hydra, an embedded server, and see if there is any truth to its "hacker-proof" claims.

  • Meet the world's baddest cyber cops

    On the case with the Exodus Cyber Attack Tiger Team. They're taking down hackers, organised criminals, script kiddies, and other threats to your business.

  • Hack a server? Win US$100,000

    A Korean company is offering US$100,000 in a 48-hour hacking competition, to be run this week.

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    Apache site hacked via SSH keys

    The apache.org website suffered an intrusion over the weekend that resulted in the site being taken down.

  • Read the blog post - Munir Kotadia

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    In three years phishing has transformed from an unknown threat into a multi-million dollar industry; in the next stage of its evolution, phishers will avoid using spam and instead hijack small parts of 'trusted' Web sites in order to bypass anti-phishing tools.

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  • Securing ports on your servers

    Blocking unneeded services and apps is an essential security step, but which ports should you leave open? Members suggest resources that can give you the knowledge and tools you need.

  • 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.

  • Hacker-proof server: Myth or reality?

    Take a look at Hydra, an embedded server, and see if there is any truth to its "hacker-proof" claims.

  • Exposed server--magnet for hack attacks

    The amount of hacking activity on the Internet has been revealed after one company set up an anonymous 'dummy test' server--and found it was maliciously attacked 467 times within 24 hours of being installed.

  • Seven steps to increase Linux security

    Many network administrators new to Linux find it hard to transition from a point-and-click security configuration interface to one based on editing complicated and hard-to-locate text files. Here are seven easy things administrators can and should do to make their Linux server more secure and significantly reduce the risk they face.

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  • Is Linux taking over the enterprise?

    These days, the question is not whether you can use Linux, but where you can best use it. Is there more to Linux than Apache and file and print serving? ZDNet Australia investigates.

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    If you are in the market for a blogging platform, content management system or a complete web platform, you can do far, far worse than choose WordPress.

  • Trend Micro Internet Security Pro 2010

    Trend Micro Internet Security Pro's broad feature set combined with its look and feel make it a serious contender, but questionable efficacy and middling performance mean it's a program we're not recommending for this year.

  • Quarter of NT apps won't run on Server 2003

    Windows Server 2003 is supposed to be the product that finally persuades NT4 users to upgrade - yet many who do will find some of their applications will no longer work.

  • Google Desktop (Beta)

    With Google Desktop, you can search for files on your hard drive just as easily as you can search the Internet.

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