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News (14)

• New worm aims to infest Australian systems

  An Internet worm, posing as an anti-virus update arriving in an email, is also using peer to peer (P2P) software to spread.

• Microsoft--forget PR, clean up the code

  Have you noticed that Microsoft is on the offensive? After countless months of reading press clippings about the pathetic state of Windows security, the folks in Redmond have decided to fight back with one of their strongest weapons--public relations.

• Apache worm highlights operational flaws

  The recent apache worm outbreak provides significant insight into what can happen when the cooperative structures that underpin open-source development break down.

• Time to catch the virus copycats

  It's the call of the wild for copycat virus writers worldwide: "You too can cause the next viral epidemic!" Heeding that call, the creators of more than 30 variants of the ILOVEYOU worm plagiarised and modified the original worm to create new versions of the original worm.

• Data insecurity woes for Paris Hilton

  Like many consumers, Paris Hilton is having trouble protecting her own data. The entire contents of her mobile phone address book have turned up on the Internet.

Features and Case Studies (5)

• Securing Microsoft: From the Blaster worm to Blue Hat

  From Blaster Worm to Blue Hat, we bring you a complete retrospective on the evolution of Microsoft's security strategy over the last decade. Step onboard as we chart the triumphs and tragedies as the Microsoft engineers battled the tides of internet hackers, transforming them from adversaries to unlikely allies.

• The state of security: It ain't pretty

  In a recent survey, almost every company polled said their businesses suffered financial and operational impact from worms, and 14 percent of users said this impact was severe.

• Norton Antivirus: When did it get good?

  It seems that thinning down your application for greater performance has finally caught on, and bloat is being stripped away. This year's surprise contender: Norton.

• Banning IM at work

  Instant messaging has been touted as offering a range of business benefits. But there are also security and HR issues that Australian CIOs and IT managers should carefully consider.

• Managing security: Building a defence

  Reducing the threat of viruses to a corporate network is no longer a simple task. But how do you manage the multiple layers necessary, and keep them up to date?

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