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• Web 2.woe: Simple security flaws going unfixed

  Web application vulnerabilities are simple to fix -- but they're here to stay and will likely get worse, say security analysts.

• New Sun CEO a millionaire - and then some

  Jonathan Schwartz, named Sun Microsystems' new chief executive on Monday, has a base salary of US$1 million, the server and software maker disclosed in a regulatory filing on Thursday.

• Kaspersky confirms antivirus software flaw

  Kaspersky Lab confirmed on Tuesday that a potentially serious flaw exists in its antivirus software, but said a fix is on the way.

• Extra ATM security in Aust gets lukewarm support

  An informal survey on the Australian financial industry has revealed an alarming lack of interest in implementing the new triple data encrypting standard (DES) for Automated Teller Machines (ATMs).

• BigPond ups anti-spam push

  Telstra's BigPond Internet service provider has introduced new network-based spam and virus filtering protection to restrict the volume of unwanted e-mail entering customer mail-boxes.

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  Banks are confusing consumers on PC security

  Banks obviously have an interest in making consumers feel safe. They are there to protect the customers' money. They want customers to use their online services, too, because the channel offers a lower cost per transaction than a branch. But giving away free security software to make customers feel safe is probably doing more harm than good.

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  Banking show security bypassed with a smile

  Sibos 2006 organisers had probably spent more on security than any other exhibition I have been to; however, all it took was a friendly gesture from one security guard to create a gaping hole in the security infrastructure.

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• Mimail.j prevention and cure

  help/how to How to recognise and remove the latest Mimail variant, which will try to steal credit card details.

Reviews (4)

• Sweet Internet security suites: 3 packages tested

  If you're like most people, mixing and matching antivirus and firewall protection requires too much work.

• McAfee Internet Security Suite 2005

  Although ZoneAlarm's personal security tools are better overall, McAfee Internet Security 2005 offers richer, more configurable tools than Norton.

• PGP Personal Security

  PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) is a respected encryption mechanism for protecting email correspondence. PGPi is available for free, so the main reason for purchasing PGP Personal Security 7.03 would be to obtain the extra features that McAfee provides.

• The laptops that come in from the cold

  For those organisation who lose hundreds of thousands dollars worth of laptops to thieves each year, the humiliation of the loss is possibly as infuriating a burden to bare as the financial costs associated with it. However these organisations can assuage some of their distress knowing that their problems are shared by one of the world's most powerful law enforcement agencies. In May, thieves reduced the size of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation's laptop fleet by 182, in one operation. If the FBI can't keep its laptops safe from thieves who can?

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