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• Storm worming its way through love

  After a hiatus, the gang behind the Storm worm is attempting to exploit people's curiosity about a fictional love interest to tempt users into downloading the malware, according to security training organisation the Sans Institute.

• Valentine e-cards contain infections, not love

  Valentine e-greetings from a stranger are likely to contain destructive Trojans, according to the FBI.

• Storm worm celebrates first birthday with love

  The anniversary week of the first Storm worm attack brought more variants, one of which launches an early Valentine Day attack.

• Microsoft puts key security under Windows umbrella

  As part of its ongoing reorganisation, Microsoft on Thursday in the US moved more responsibility for its security efforts into its Windows unit.

• Microsoft reshuffles executives

  Microsoft announced executive changes within its Platform and Services Division in the US on Tuesday, with longtime top Windows engineer and executive Brian Valentine set to take on a new role once Vista is commercially available.

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  Limelight kills botnets better than cops do

  Botnet operators have become public enemy number-one as consumers, businesses and governments fall foul to identity theft, DDoS attacks and spam. Yet no one appears to be able to stop the spread of bots -- except maybe the media.

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• Microsoft meets the hackers

  In the name of education, Microsoft invites security researchers to infiltrate Windows systems.

• The state of security: It ain't pretty

  In a recent survey, almost every company polled said their businesses suffered financial and operational impact from worms, and 14 percent of users said this impact was severe.

• Gates: Longhorn changed to make deadlines

  In an exclusive interview, Microsoft's chairman says the decision to remove WinFS means "the glass is three-quarters full."

• Windows Server 2003 crawls over finish line

  Microsoft has finally launched Windows Server 2003, the first product it has delivered since introducing the "trustworthy computing" initiative just over a year ago.

• Can IT directors love Microsoft?

  A shift in corporate IT's priorities might play to Microsoft's advantage, but it will take a quasi-religious conversion to get IT directors to accept the Microsoft way.

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• Cupid in the mobile age

  Etiquette expert June Dally-Watkins has warned people to be careful when sending romantic SMS's to loved ones tomorrow as Telstra prepares for an expected 8 million messages to be sent on Valentines Day.

• Microsoft to emulate open-source updates

  Windows Server 2003 will be launched in 'modules' in an effort to make Microsoft as responsive as the open-source community to development issues.

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