Eleven people have been charged with hacking major US retailers, including TJX, and compromising the credit- and debit-card details of over 40 million people.
Office 2003 Service Pack 3 (SP3) will be winging its way to users via Microsoft auto update from next month.
As of last weekend, it has become a crime in Germany to build, sell, obtain or distribute so-called "hacking tools", which experts say will damage overall computer security by severely curtailing legitimate research and analysis, and prevent "good" hackers from discovering and plugging system security holes.
Australia's critical infrastructure is still under threat due to a shortage of educational resources, according to researchers and security experts.
The public release of computer code that exploits a yet-to-be-patched Windows security hole increases the possibility of widespread attacks, security experts have warned.
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Antivirus management is complex, time consuming, and absolutely essential. Handing it over to a service provider could prove to be the easiest,"and safest,"option.
WebTrends Firewall Suite 3.0 is a great firewall-monitoring package that should be a part of every system administrator's security toolbox, whether their network is large or small.
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