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  • HYDRA Web server claims to be invulnerable

    Bodacion Technologies claims that the HYDRA server is completely secure against hacker intrusions, viruses, and other attacks. It even offered cash to hackers to try to crack it. Here's a look at product features.

  • Two-headed hard drive aims for security

    A Japanese start-up has come up with a mutant piece of hardware that it says may deliver "perfect security" for Web servers: a two-headed hard drive.

  • Analysing Microsoft security Pt 3: IIS

    Microsoft recommends a series of steps to secure an Internet Information Services Web server and ensure that a machine is not vulnerable to attack. Here are some of the critical steps that should be taken.

  • When will Redmond get it right?

    Some security pros suggest that Microsoft should make Swiss cheese--to match the number of holes in its Net-centric apps.

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    Multiple options for logging user access activity are available when you manage Microsoft IIS Web servers. Here are several logging options.

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    Apache site hacked via SSH keys

    The apache.org website suffered an intrusion over the weekend that resulted in the site being taken down.

  • Read the blog post - Liam Tung

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    Would you be happier that Google collects data about your Internet history if you knew their log data was used to fight some seriously nasty worms?

  • Read the blog post - Munir Kotadia

    Web 2.0 makes phishing spam obsolete

    In three years phishing has transformed from an unknown threat into a multi-million dollar industry; in the next stage of its evolution, phishers will avoid using spam and instead hijack small parts of 'trusted' Web sites in order to bypass anti-phishing tools.

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  • HYDRA Web server claims to be invulnerable

    Bodacion Technologies claims that the HYDRA server is completely secure against hacker intrusions, viruses, and other attacks. It even offered cash to hackers to try to crack it. Here's a look at product features.

  • Analysing Microsoft security Pt 3: IIS

    Microsoft recommends a series of steps to secure an Internet Information Services Web server and ensure that a machine is not vulnerable to attack. Here are some of the critical steps that should be taken.

  • Lethal vulnerability in PHP requires upgrade

    PHP, a server-side scripting language popular with Apache Web server administrators, has a serious flaw that could give an attacker complete access to the server.

  • Web servers: Rack 'em up

    Which Web server will cope with those spikes in demand, and which has the best options for remote management? ZDNet Australia takes a look at the options.

  • How to secure an IIS Web server

    Internet Information Services (IIS) is a favourite target of hackers. In 10 steps, find out how to secure IIS.

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  • Two-headed hard drive aims for security

    A Japanese start-up has come up with a mutant piece of hardware that it says may deliver "perfect security" for Web servers: a two-headed hard drive.

  • Swap Web servers, avoid IIS security weaknesses

    Vulnerabilities in Microsoft's Internet Information Services are causing firms to consider moving to other Web servers. Take a look at these transition strategies.

  • Web servers: Rack 'em up

    Which Web server will cope with those spikes in demand, and which has the best options for remote management? ZDNet Australia takes a look at the options.

  • How effective is endpoint security?

    Antivirus software manufacturers all claim to protect us against threats, but how well do they actually perform? We put six popular business internet security packages to the test.

  • To catch a spy: Anti-spyware tools reviewed

    Spyware is gaining more mindshare amongst IT departments and security vendors alike. We round up eight tools that take on the undercover software.

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