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News (11)

• Peeping tom student fined for privacy invasion

  Spanish authorities have fined a student for using a Trojan horse to spy on a woman through her computer's Web cam.

• Large-scale worm attacks on the horizon?

  What's changed since Code Red wreaked havoc on the Net? Worms and viruses have gotten sneakier, but your antivirus software hasn't. Here's how to prepare for future threats.

• Port 12345: Hacker haven or Internet X-File?

  Extra activity on TCP port 12345 has experts wondering. Is it Trend Micro customers who have yet to patch known vulnerabilities, script kiddies or an Internet X-file?

• Ever want to break into your own computer?

  While a stranger gaining access to your PC is a scary thought, what if you were the one hacking into your own PC? Aren't there times when you're away from your computer, but would like to be able to grab files?

• FBI snoop tool old hat for hackers

  "Magic Lantern," a reported method for sneaking surveillance programs onto a suspect's computer, appears to be little more than old hacking technology.

Features and Case Studies (4)

• FAQ: Windows Rootkits

  When administrators and security professionals hear the word rootkit, most think first of a UNIX-based system. Unfortunately, this only leads to a false sense of security for Windows-based systems. The fact is that Windows rootkits do exist, and you need to be able to detect them.

• Stay ahead of hackers with the Nessus scanner

  If you want to level the playing field with hackers, you need to be able to look at your network's vulnerabilities in the same way they do.

• Large-scale worm attacks on the horizon?

  What's changed since Code Red wreaked havoc on the Net? Worms and viruses have gotten sneakier, but your antivirus software hasn't. Here's how to prepare for future threats.

• Port 12345: Hacker haven or Internet X-File?

  Extra activity on TCP port 12345 has experts wondering. Is it Trend Micro customers who have yet to patch known vulnerabilities, script kiddies or an Internet X-file?

Reviews (3)

• Strangers at the gate

  Repel your enemies at the gateway! ZDNet Australia reviews four security programs and three hardware solutions that keep your home PC or network safe.

• Know thy enemy--you might be surprised who's hacking you

  This week I'd like to call your attention to a report that provides an insider's view of what happens when teenage hackers use hundreds of open-port PCs like yours and mine to shut down Web sites in what is commonly known as a distributed denial-of-service attack (DDoS).

• Leave worm exploits SubSeven Trojan horse infections

  This worm looks for systems already infected with SubSeven, then exploits the backdoor Trojan horse with new code.

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