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• 'Horrifying' security lapses are far too common

  The UK's privacy watchdog has slammed bosses of large companies for not taking security seriously.

• Crushing the Web's dark forces

  Keeping clandestine forces at bay is no mean feat. In this special report, ZDNet Australia features five leading security experts -- from eBay to Ukraine's Computer Crime Research Center -- who pursue cyber criminals for a living.

• Firefox fans put new spin on browser protection

  As security bugs swarm around the Firefox browser, volunteer marketers want to shore up the open-source project's security message with a safe sex theme.

• Microsoft may offer peek at SQL Server code

  Will the software industry's wave of open-source databases spill onto Microsoft's turf?

• Reversal: Next IE update divorced from Windows

  Reversing a longstanding Microsoft policy, Bill Gates said on Tuesday that the company will ship an update to its browser separately from the next version of Windows.

Features and Case Studies (8)

• ID theft: Separating myth from reality

  Is online identity theft as rife as the widespread media reports would suggest? We find out whether the risks are real.

• Piggyback developers in a bind over IE

  Microsoft's minimal attention to its Internet Explorer browser used to be a boon for some developers. But now it's starting to hurt.

• Mozilla burns to prove Firefox worthy

  After eight months of rapid growth, Firefox approaches its 1.0 release with new challenges in converting IE users. Additional reading: IE is evolving, but is it enough?

• Enterprise listens to instant messages

  IM is rapidly spreading from people's personal lives into their work environment - but it has many security and management implications. We're here to talk you through them.

• Assessing e-info vulnerabilities

  Getting a grip on good security means getting honest, comprehensive answers from your IT staff. These five questions will help you determine your true security level.

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• Mozilla burns to prove Firefox worthy

  After eight months of rapid growth, Firefox approaches its 1.0 release with new challenges in converting IE users. Additional reading: IE is evolving, but is it enough?

• Microsoft testers get an eyeful

  In a brief security lapse, early testers of Microsoft software had access to discussions on all of Microsoft's products, rather than just the programs they were testing.

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