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• One Web page infected every five seconds

  Web threats have risen significantly in the first quarter of 2008, with one Web page being infected every five seconds, according to a new report from security vendor Sophos.

• Malware writers now number one software makers

  For the first time, the amount of malicious software being released has outstripped that of legitimate software, according to new research.

• Phishers seek friends on fake Facebook

  Social networking Web sites are fast becoming a key target for online fraud, according to the latest Symantec Internet Security Threat Report.

• Govt hunts outsourcer for e-threat warnings

  The Australian government hopes to make its national e-security alert service useful to Australian businesses by outsourcing its provider of threat information.

• More malware means good news in security fight

  While the volume of malware threats has spiked recently, one expert believes that this is a good sign, with cybercriminals having to resort to increasingly desperate measures to get a result.

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  Symantec's OS X spyware prediction in flames

  Symantec published its 10th Internet Threat Report this week and quietly admitted a few days later that its predictions of increasing Mac-targeted spyware threats have not been realised.

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  Symantec quits beating the 'OS X malware' drum

  The latest Internet Threat Survey from Symantec is a whopping 120 pages and unlike in its previous reports, the company has avoided any mention of malware for Apple's OS X.

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• How do you return stolen bank credentials?

  Sceptical that Australians are targeted by cybercrime? Late last year the Australian Computer Emergency Response Team (AusCERT) was asked to repatriate hundreds of Commonwealth Bank customer credentials which had been stolen via the ZeuS trojan.

• Superguide: the death of 'trusted' Web sites?

  The explosion in drive-by download attacks continues to grow. How has the situation got so dangerous? Are there any "trusted" Web sites left?

• Get up to speed on Microsoft's August security bulletins

  In August, Microsoft released a dozen security bulletins, rating nine as critical threats. (The remaining three are important threats.) With that many updates in a single month, how do you know which ones to concentrate on first?

• Hacking techniques help security: HP

  HP is to launch a penetration-testing service for businesses in October using controlled exploit code.

• Symantec: Mozilla browsers more vulnerable than IE

  But security firm also finds that Microsoft's IE is the only browser widely exploited by hackers today.

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• Symantec 'scare tactics' don't rattle Mac users

  Security vendor Symantec has once again pointed the knife at Apple Macintosh users.

• Is Mac OS X weaker than Windows?

  Alarmist advice and unbacked claims by security software vendor Symantec has the Macintosh community up in arms.

• New threat exposes Internet Explorer, again

  Microsoft Internet Explorer contains two newly discovered flaws. Here are the details on patching the holes and a look at how Microsoft seems to be dancing around the problem.

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