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  • Honeypots get stickier for hackers

    If Lance Spitzner and the Honeynet Project have their way, network defenders will get sweeter on the "honeypot"--a traditional method of detecting online intruders.

  • Some Mac users in denial on security?

    One thing ZDNet Australia managed to prove this week is any debate about OS X security will be heated.

  • Maligned security industry gathers

    Security experts and hackers are congregating in Las Vegas this week, as a continual stream of alerts creates scepticism over the industry's effectiveness.

  • SCO attacks keep coming back

    More Internet attacks cut off access to the SCO Group's servers this past weekend and again on Monday, as the Unix software company struggled to stop the hackers.

  • Intel chips to do double duty

    In the future, Intel's processors will have split personalities.

  • Pentium 4 overhaul set for 2005

    Intel is working on "Nehalem," an architectural redesign of its Pentium 4 processor, which sources say will debut in the first half of 2005.

  • Ballmer: United, we'll stomp on Linux

    Microsoft's taking a leaf out of Linux's book to fight off its open-source rival--it's calling its dedicated band of supporters to arms.

  • Inside the online movie underground

    Forget streaming video. Bootleg versions of nearly any movie you can name are already available online. For an elite brand of pirates, it's about money, power and politics.

  • Tracking the Code Red worm

    The Code Red worm has infected more than 350,000 servers, and proven that individual, insecure systems can quickly become a global problem. ZDNet examines the origins of the worm and discusses where it will go from here.

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