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  • Watch out for worm wars

    The recent surge in worms could be part of an underground battle to hijack computers for use in Internet crimes, some security experts say -- but others aren't convinced.

  • Hidden 'backdoors' worry security firms

    Software "back doors" that can give hackers full control over an infected PC are becoming more difficult to detect because of the sheer number of viruses and worms that can now distribute this type of malware, say security experts.

  • Blacklists rendered useless as spammers leap ahead

    Spammers are continuing to stay one step ahead of the antispam community as a recent innovation makes blacklists - where e-mails from suspicious sources are blocked -- virtually useless.

  • Spammers use your cat's name to sell you Viagra

    Spammers have started using spyware to steal personal information so they can customise the subject lines of unsolicited emails to increase their chances of being read.

  • Spammers use anti-spam protocols to bypass filters

    Spammers have discovered ways of working round protocols that were originally designed to kill spam by allowing e-mail gateways to authenticate the origin of any e-mail. This abuse effectively renders the technologies useless, according to security experts.

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  • Messagelabs: Clean up Net effluent now

    Messagelabs CTO Mark Sunner claims that ISPs allowing unfiltered traffic to flow to customers is like a water authority pumping out raw sewage. Additional reading: Microsoft reward snags suspected Sasser author

  • Securing Microsoft 3: Security Threats 2.0

    In final instalment of 'Securing Microsoft', Ina Fried looks at the next generation of security threats. With Microsoft now outspending everyone with their massive security budget, will it be enough to stop ever more sophisticated security threats?

  • Managing spam: Is outsourcing the answer?

    Myriad solutions are available to help eradicate spam. In this guide, ZDNet Australia  looks at one such answer -- hosted or outsourced anti-spam management.

  • Xombe Trojan poses as Microsoft warning

    An e-mail pretending to be a Windows XP security update harbours a malicious Trojan horse that could let hackers build an "army of zombie computers."

  • Part I: Most popular security issues

    Executives under arrest, charging for e-mail, rogue staff, e-mail spoofing, spyware: it's all here in your first raft of questions to our panel of experts. Additional reading: Beat malware with Firefox, others

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