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• McAfee automates Google hacking

  McAfee has released an update to its tool that uses Google to automatically search for security holes in Web sites.

• RIAA calls hacking claim a hoax

  Claims that the music industry hired a group of hackers to create a worm to infect peer-to-peer networks are being dismissed by security experts.

• 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.

• Net worm attacks Linux servers

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

• Major Microsoft IIS attack predicted within week

  Businesses have been warned to brace themselves for a major attack on Microsoft Internet Information Servers within the next week.

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  Admins stuck between a hack and a zero-day

  The world of IT security is in chaos, with CSOs seemingly on the front lines of a full scale global cyberwar being fought out by government hackers, botnet-controlling criminal gangs and compromised Web sites. Can we ever hope to keep networks safe in such an environment?

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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.

Features and Case Studies (42)

• 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.

• 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.

• A globetrotter's guide to cyber crime

  Is the war on cyber crime as simple as pointing the finger at China, Russia and the US? We investigate whether these parts of the world are being unfairly blamed.

• Hacking techniques help security: HP

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

• Turning script kiddies into real programmers

  How can you interest young people in the noble professions of programming and computer security while discouraging the glamorous world of illegal hacking? It's not easy.

Reviews (8)

• 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.

• Norton AntiVirus 2004

  NAV 2004 is still a good choice for first timers, but its minor improvements means NAV 2003 users need not upgrade.

• 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?

• ZoneAlarm Pro 5.5

  ZoneAlarm Pro 5.5 is the best software firewall available to PC users today.

• Watching the detection

  They may not be perfect, but intrusion detection systems should be a part of your enterprise security arsenal.

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