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  • Gullible iPhone 'winners' quickly become zombies

    As Apple's new gadget sells out across the US, spammers are exploiting the situation by sending e-mails that try to dupe recipients into thinking they have won a brand new iPhone of their own.

  • ZombieMeter keeps tabs on hacked PCs

    Internet security company CipherTrust on Thursday breathed life into its ZombieMeter, a new system that tracks traffic from compromised PCs around the world.

  • Dutch police nab suspected 'bot herders'

    Dutch police have arrested three individuals suspected of hacking into more than 100,000 computers worldwide and using the hijacked systems in online crimes.

  • Watch out for worm wars

    The recent surge in worms could be part of an underground battle to hijack computers for use in Internet crimes, some security experts say -- but others aren't convinced.

  • Embattled Symantec fights enterprise spyware

    Symantec is hoping to fight the growing threat from spyware and adware by improving its corporate antivirus application and updating the software in its security appliances.

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  • ISPs versus the zombies

    If providers don't pitch in against the threat, customers might defect -- and the health of the Net itself could suffer.

  • The new face of cybercrime

    Computer scientist Phillip Hallam-Baker says the rise of the professional hacker means the IT world must unlearn old lessons.

  • How to slam spam

    If we're losing the battle against spam, how can we win the war? In this special report, ZDNet Australia presents a comprehensive resource centre for IT professionals battling spam.

  • Part I: Most popular security issues

    Executives under arrest, charging for e-mail, rogue staff, e-mail spoofing, spyware: it's all here in your first raft of questions to our panel of experts. Additional reading: Beat malware with Firefox, others

  • Securing Microsoft 3: Security Threats 2.0

    In final instalment of 'Securing Microsoft', Ina Fried looks at the next generation of security threats. With Microsoft now outspending everyone with their massive security budget, will it be enough to stop ever more sophisticated security threats?

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