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News (15)

• Flaw turns Google into spam spewing machine

  A "serious security flaw" in Gmail turns Google's e-mail service into a spamming machine, according to a recent security report.

• Free Google Analytics: A spammer's best friend

  Spammers are taking advantage of Google's free Analytics service to track the performance of spam campaigns and boost their business.

• Hotmail tries to fry more spam

  Taking a new twist on an old antispam method, Microsoft plans to use white lists for its free Hotmail e-mail service.

• Conroy's filtering can't fix Web 2.0 demons

  Web 2.0 services pose the biggest risk to Australian kids -- and current filtering technologies aren't up to the job of protecting them, according to a report released yesterday.

• New IE may burst pop-up bubble

  Pop-up advertisements have thrived for years despite numerous efforts to eradicate them, but now online marketers are seriously wondering whether the Web's most detested ad format is about to meet its match: Microsoft.

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  Conroy scraps filter blacklist

  Communications minister Stephen Conroy today announced the controversial web filtering blacklist will be scrapped and be replaced with a whitelist-based filtering regime, to be administered by viewer voting through a family-friendly digital TV-only show called 'The White List'.

Features and Case Studies (8)

• ISP-level content filtering won't work

  Federal Government plans to introduce ISP-level filtering to provide a 'safer' internet experience for Australian families are likely to be met with significant resistance from within the ISP community.

• Can Net filters save the enterprise?

  Always a contentious topic, we look at server-based Internet content filters and some of the reasons why your organisation might want one, or not.

• Make or break with Windows XP SP2

  Learn about the plethora of security enhancements that Microsoft has included in Windows XP Service Pack 2, and how these security features could impair the functionality of some applications.

• Worms do battle while users miss the point

  The recent surge in new worm variants is due to a growing war between virus/worm coders. Additional reading: Visit our antivirus resource centre

• Microsoft improves Windows XP SP2 security

  Windows XP Service Pack 2 introduces significant changes to the Internet Connection Firewall and to handling buffer overruns. See how these changes could improve the default XP security configuration.

Reviews (13)

• Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security 2009

  You can't beat the price. For a good, basic internet security suite, we recommend Trend Micro Internet Security 2009.

• Internet Explorer 7 Beta 3

  Microsoft has changed the look and feel of its venerable browser while adding some much-needed security features.

• Netscape 8

  If you haven't looked at Netscape in a while, version 8 is worth it for its added security and extra features.

• New IE may burst pop-up bubble

  Pop-up advertisements have thrived for years despite numerous efforts to eradicate them, but now online marketers are seriously wondering whether the Web's most detested ad format is about to meet its match: Microsoft.

• Avert your eyes! 4 Net filters reviewed

  Always a contentious topic, we look server-based Internet content filters and some of the reasons why your organisation might want one, or not.

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