News (40)

  • Hackers target govt over filter

    A group of hackers mainly known for their attacks against the Church of Scientology has threatened a widespread web attack starting today against the Federal Government in an attempt to protest its internet filtering initiative.

  • Lithuanian websites hacked by Russians?

    Last weekend, several hundred Lithuanian websites were defaced with pro-Soviet and anti-Lithuanian slogans, according to The New York Times.

  • Yahoo search flags dangerous Web sites

    Yahoo is using McAfee's SiteAdvisor to warn users of harmful Web sites appearing in its search results but a security researcher warns the technology has a repuation for giving false positives.

  • Massive SQL-based Web attack decoded

    The SANS Internet Storm Center has published details about the massive SQL-based Web attack that occurred over the weekend.

  • Web threats to surpass e-mail pests

    By next year, Internet users can expect more cyberattacks to originate from the Web than via e-mail, security firm Trend Micro predicts.

Features and Case Studies (2)

  • 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?

  • Do firewalls really work?

    How secure is your network? What are the key limitations of today's firewall solutions? Answers to these questions and more in this special report.

Reviews (1)

  • Connection Protection

    Your PC may not contain national security secrets, but that doesn't mean you want to give hackers easy access to your personal information. Firewalls not only protect your system from malicious intruders, they also protect you from some viruses and cookie-planting, data-gathering Web sites.

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