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  • Google fixes glitch that unleashed flood of porn

    A technology glitch temporarily turned Google's new personal listings service, Google Base, into a vast, virtual red-light district earlier this week.

  • Power grab could split the Net

    For the first time in its history, the Internet is running a real risk of fracturing into multiple and perhaps even incompatible networks.

  • Trojan swaps porn sites for Koran text

    A new Trojan horse is serving as a moral guard of sorts, displaying text from the Koran if users visit what could be a pornographic Web site, Sophos warned on Monday.

  • Will the United Nations run the Internet?

    An international political spat is brewing over whether the United Nations will seize control of the heart of the Internet.

  • .XXX: New home for porn approved

    The Internet's red-light district has been given the green light by ICANN, paving the way for the new domains to come into play before the end of the year.

  • Brad Pitt virus targets Microsoft

    Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and Britney Spears are subjects of a virus scam that is attempting to recruit computers for a denial-of-service attack on Microsoft.

  • Baba worm pretends to clean up PCs

    The latest version of the Baba worm claims to clean porn off PCs, but it's just a 'dirty trick', say antivirus experts.

  • E-mail lists choke on spam

    For close to half a decade, US entertainment executives and copyright-averse college students have debated the future of technology side by side on the "Pho" e-mail list. Now that forum is under siege.

  • MS exploit, phishing scam threaten users

    The combination of an exploit of a serious vulnerability in Internet Explorer (IE) and a phishing e-mail is posing a serious threat to Internet banking users.

  • The battle over triple 'x'

    By the end of this year, Internet users could have an extraordinarily convenient place to find pornography: a new .xxx top-level domain.

  • Wanted for murder: The IT&T sector

    Former Keating speechwriter Don Watson recently penned a superbly insightful book which examines the slide of language in Australia. The IT and T sector is one of the greatest culprits.

  • How ethical hacking saved the day

    What should you do if your hacked servers are being used for illegal purposes? Read this case study to find out.

  • Klez de-throned by MiMail

    The MiMail mass mailing Internet worm has snatched prime position away from Klez by becoming the fastest spreading virus, according to mail filtering company MessageLabs.

  • Worry-free wireless

    Everybody's going wireless"even those intruders who are after your precious data. Here's how to stop them.

  • Network security: Doing too much with too little will cost you

    Organisations with strapped IT budgets sometimes cut corners when it comes to security. If that's the case for you, you may find some of the same vulnerabilities that one consultant identified in two clients' networks.

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