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• Microsoft tries to quell TCP/IP 'danger'

  To fully implement TCP/IP in Windows XP would make denial of service attacks a walk in the park, Microsoft said.

• Teen gets 18 months in prison for worm

  A federal judge on Friday sentenced a 19-year-old Minnesota man to 18 months in prison for unleashing a variant of the MSBlast worm.

• Blaster writer faces jail

  The teenager from Minnesota who admitted writing the Blaster (or MSBlast) virus will be sentenced this week. He is likely to face jail time and could be forced to pay Microsoft US$600,000.

• The Internet worm comes of age

  The first Internet worm appeared 16 years ago and online security has never been the same, say security professionals.

• Slap on the wrist

  Jeffrey Lee Parson pleaded guilty last week to unleashing part of the MSBlast worm attack that wreaked havoc on the Internet a year ago. He got off easy.

Features and Case Studies (18)

• Is hard time for worm author too harsh?

  Teenager sentenced to 18 months for writing a MSBlast worm got his just deserts, according to a Web poll. What's your take?

• The Internet worm comes of age

  The first Internet worm appeared 16 years ago and online security has never been the same, say security professionals.

• Is another MSBlast attack on its way?

  The Eschelbeck Theory states that only half of the vulnerable systems in the world are patched within the first 30 days of a patch's existence, and that within that same 30-day period, someone invariably releases a virus or a worm to take advantage of the still-vulnerable systems.

• Watch out: It's virus season again

  Virus writers seem to be trying every trick they can these days to infect our computers, but we can fight back. How? For starters, says Robert, try updating Windows frequently.

• Internet worms and critical infrastructure

  Did MSBlast cause the Aug. 14 blackout? The official analysis says "no," but Bruce Schneier, one of the world's foremost security experts, isn't so sure.

Reviews (2)

• First Take: Norton AntiVirus 2004

  Norton AntiVirus 2004 now includes tools to combat nonvirus threats such as adware and spyware.

• The end of e-mail viruses--and antivirus apps

  The MSBlast worm that wreaked havoc last week signals a sea change in the virus world. E-mail viruses are on their way out and so are antivirus solutions as we know them today.

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