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  • Aust anti-terror Web site suffers glitch

    The online portion of the federal government's anti-terrorism campaign has suffered an embarrassing hiccup, with the new national security Web site vulnerable to low-level cross-site scripting security attacks.

  • Unpopular music site takes beating from hackers

    The Web site of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), one of the most unpopular lobby groups on the Internet, was defaced last week for the fifth time in a year.

  • OS X exploit details hit the Web, no patch yet

    A serious vulnerability has been found in Apple's OS X software, with a patch unavailable despite the company being notified of the glitch 48 days ago, according to a security researcher.

  • Massive DDoS attack fells WebCentral

    A wave of Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks against hosting giant WebCentral, which began on Saturday, downed the network for a second time today.

  • Anti-war video posted on NASA Web-sites

    The maintainers of an online archive of defaced Web sites say 13 NASA sites have been modified by anti-war protesters from Brazil.

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  • Internet Security Systems confirms Web hack

    One of the world's largest IT security companies, Internet Security Systems, has been left with egg on its face after one of its servers was defaced by intruders.

  • Microsoft upgrades threat rating on server flaw

    Microsoft has been forced to upgrade its latest security advisory after a problem it originally classified as a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability was found to be much more serious by security researchers.

  • PeopleSoft vulnerability threatens data

    A serious vulnerability, which may allow attackers to gain confidential information, has been found in PeopleSoft's Application Messaging Gateway servlet.

  • Office XP now runs on Linux

    Linux users can now run Office XP on Linux following the release of a commercial application that allows the package to run on the open source operating system.

  • Microsoft learned from open source: Security boss

    The director of Microsoft's product security, George Stathakopoulos, has told ZDNet Australia that the software giant has learned security lessons from the wider software community.

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Reviews (6)

  • OpenBSD 3.3 released despite funding cut

    The latest version of the popular OpenBSD (Berkley Software Distribution) was released today, and is available for download from FTP sites.

  • Windows iTunes sparks mixed reactions

    A large number of Windows users have jumped at the chance to try Apple Computer's iTunes jukebox software--and reactions are ranging from unabashed praise to complaints of bugs.

  • Mini iPod could mean maxi profit

    Commentary--At first, I thought the iPod Mini was a really good idea. Then a really stupid one. Then I started to appreciate where Apple's going with it.

  • The Google gods

    Does the power of the world's most popular search engine pose a threat to the Web's independence?

  • Acer advances Net appliances

    The growth of e-business is dependent on everyone having easy and fast access to the Internet. Internet appliances offer this opportunity for users who do not need or want a full-blown PC.

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