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News (11)

• Web 2.0 threatens security: Symantec

  Security firm Symantec has highlighted Web 2.0 technologies and instant messaging (IM) applications as significant threats to corporate security.

• Slap on the wrist

  Jeffrey Lee Parson pleaded guilty last week to unleashing part of the MSBlast worm attack that wreaked havoc on the Internet a year ago. He got off easy.

• The cultural divide and the Internet's future

  After a couple of weeks on the hot seat, VeriSign CEO Stratton Sclavos is turning up the fire on his company's most severe critics.

• Dot-com deathwatch puts memos online

  With corporate scandals abounding, the Web site known for chronicling the dot-com underbelly has taken to publishing internal memos of bad business practices--for a profit.

• Cyberterrorists may rise to US attack

  Australian experts are divided on the likelihood of online retaliation for the US attacks, despite fears voiced in a SecurityFocus mailing list that Cyberterrorists may be readying for revenge.

Blogs (3)

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  Is Facebook's care really contempt?

  Facebook's answer as to why it removed vigilante groups that had posted details about accused fire-bug Brendan Sokaluk smells of fear that it may be as responsible as media for content published on its network.

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  Digital TV for the blind (the ones leading the blind)

  Might I suggest that the government, which so far has handled the issue with kid gloves, take a chance for once and reach over and just pull the digital TV plug?

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  Flash memory takes the hire path

  Devices which flaunt their flash memory are often frowned upon in a corporate setting, but it turns out that you can actually use them as a novel recruitment aid.

Features and Case Studies (3)

• What's wrong with RSS is also what's right with it

  The popular Web syndication's brand of flexibility promises to make life difficult for all those attempting to bring order to the natural chaos that defines the Internet.

• The enemy within: firewalls and backdoors

  Can your multiple-lines of defence truly protect your network from modern methods of intrusion when you've left the key under the mat?

• XML for managers

  Many of your programmers have the basic uses of XML down pat, but there are some apps, especially in distributed systems, that demand a creative touch. Here are some opportunities to apply a more creative approach to your team's use of XML.

Reviews (3)

• Dell Photo All-in-One Printer 922

  If you want a fast scanner that produces high-quality prints, this is the one. But for overall speed and fax capabilities, look elsewhere.

• Creative LX200 Digital MP3 Player

  The slick Creative LX200 packs features aplenty into a small package: MP3 and WMA audio, FM radio, and voice recording features.

• Compaq Armada M300

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