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• With GreenBorder, Google gets deeper into Net security

  Google's purchase of GreenBorder Technologies -- a browser virtualisation software company -- follows on the heels of the search giant announcing a blog from its antimalware team.

• Worm warning: Beware staff surfing, says IDC

  Companies are now more likely to pick up malicious software via employee web surfing than from the more notorious email attachment, according to a study released on Wednesday by IDC Denmark.

• Phishers catch on to the Net's 'long tail'

  The number of brands exploited by online con artists grew to a record 154 in July, according to a report from the Anti-Phishing Working Group.

• Symantec keeps weather eye out for Net threats

  Symantec on Tuesday plans to launch the Symantec Internet Threat Meter, a free service meant to inform consumers about the state of Net security.

• Centrelink nullifies Net security risk

  Centrelink will implement a new intrusion prevention system (IPS) to counter a security threat heightened by its increased use of the Internet and connections to external partners.

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  Turning the tide on skilled immigration

  While we continue to talk about Australia's ICT skills shortage, more than 3,000 potential sponsorships are being blocked by impediments to the 457 visa scheme.

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  No skyrocketing salaries, despite skills squeeze

  ICT salaries are rising, but they are certainly not skyrocketing.

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• Symantec keeps weather eye out for Net threats

  Symantec on Tuesday plans to launch the Symantec Internet Threat Meter, a free service meant to inform consumers about the state of Net security.

• SP2 vs. the plug-ins

  With the introduction of Service Pack 2 for Windows XP, sites and software that depend on ActiveX may falter under Microsoft's new security regime.

• An Oblix take on Net security

  video Eubanks, CEO of Oblix discusses Internet security, the challenges for federated identity and the current outsourcing controversy.

• Out-hacking the Fizzer virus?

  Internet relay chat network administrators have found several possible ways of stopping the Fizzer worm, but they might run afoul of US hacking laws.

• Protect system resources with code access security

  In this article Builder.com writer Tim Landgrave talks about security and the .NET Framework.

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  SafeNet: The security market is finally growing up

  Andy Solterbeck, the VP of product strategy and management at SafeNET, talks about why IT security is moving beyond things like anti-virus and firewalls.

Reviews (3)

• The future of Windows: SP1 and Longhorn

  Microsoft has worked diligently to bring Windows together, culminating in the creation of the Home and Professional versions of Windows XP. But there are forces pulling these two OSes apart.

• Ban Outlook--now

  Steven Vaughan-Nichols says the easiest way to combat Outlook worms is by getting rid of the program. But for IT managers whose users are addicted to Outlook, here's how you can sidestep those security holes.

• .Net demystified: What you must know about MS's software scheme

  Suppose, for a moment, that everything could talk to everything else. Your calendar could get information from and supply data to your documents, or your cell phone, or someone else's calendar and cell phone. Your computer's desktop could tell you that your dry cleaning is ready or your bank account is overdrawn.

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