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• Continued lax security allowing worm infiltration

  Businesses continue to be lax about taking basic practical steps to stop e-mail worms wreaking havoc with their networks, according to anti-virus experts.

• W32 viruses top the charts

  This year Windows 32 viruses have accounted for all the positions on the top 10 list, according to a virus occurrence summary.

• Hacking techniques help security: HP

  HP is to launch a penetration-testing service for businesses in October using controlled exploit code.

• Search engine crawlers dig up way too much

  Google and other search engines are now searching for Word, Excel and other file formats, and are increasingly stumbling on sensitive information

• CIOs eye up security threats

  Cutting costs by freezing or reducing IT security budgets is a risky approach, even in tight economic times, warns a leading security expert.

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  Web 2.0 makes phishing spam obsolete

  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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• Continued lax security allowing worm infiltration

  Businesses continue to be lax about taking basic practical steps to stop e-mail worms wreaking havoc with their networks, according to anti-virus experts.

• Hacking techniques help security: HP

  HP is to launch a penetration-testing service for businesses in October using controlled exploit code.

• CIOs eye up security threats

  Cutting costs by freezing or reducing IT security budgets is a risky approach, even in tight economic times, warns a leading security expert.

• Report: Net attacks on businesses down

  Attacks on corporate networks have gone down, but cyber-vandals now have a much larger pool of software vulnerabilities to attack, a report has warned.

• Worm strikes SQL servers

  You may have noticed a recent increase in scanning on TCP port 1433 across your network. This is not due to manual hacking attempts but an automated worm called SQLSnake that's looking to compromise Microsoft SQL servers.

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• Mobile phone hacking set to spread: AU experts

  United States-based security company @stake (atstake.com) has released a security advisory detailing a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in the Nokia 6210 GSM mobile phone, and although the flaw isn't serious it could be a sign of worse things to come.

• Microsoft warns of a score of security holes

  Microsoft released on Tuesday fixes that cover at least 20 Windows flaws, several of which could make versions of the operating system vulnerable to new worms or viruses.

• Virtual passports snatched on the cyber-trail

  Microsoft's Passport, a core piece of .NET, could make you prone to identity theft. A single sign-on might be convenient, but a simple worm could easily nab your name and password.

• 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?

• Shock! Viruses in Digital Music

  You know not to open e-mail attachments from suspicious recipients. But what about playing a song from someone you don't know? Turns out that's another way to infect your computer with a virus.

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