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• Microsoft blog lifts lid on Redmond white hat hackers

  Microsoft has launched a blog that will discuss penetration testing and vulnerability testing of Microsoft code.

• PDF security risk greater than originally thought

  A recently discovered security weakness in the widely used Acrobat Reader software could put Net users at more risk than previously thought, experts warned on Thursday in the US.

• Google flaw adds phishing hole to Web sites

  A security flaw in Google's search appliances could expose Web sites that use the products to information-stealing phishing attacks, experts warned on Monday in the US.

• Google thanks bug hunters

  Google is giving friendly bug hunters an ego-boost with a new page added to its corporate Web site.

• JavaScript opens doors to browser-based attacks

  Security researchers have found a way to use JavaScript to map a home or corporate network and attack connected servers or devices, such as printers or routers.

Features and Case Studies (4)

• Framed for child porn - by a PC virus

  Of all the sinister things that internet viruses do, this might be the worst: they can make people an unsuspecting collector of child pornography.

• Security: Are you fully armed?

  Security is like an onion: getting to the heart of it makes people cry a lot. But in order to protect your systems, security vendors are now recommending an onion-like multilayered approach.

• Hackers use Google to access photocopiers

  Hackers are using search engines to watch what people photocopy.

• Microsoft learned from open source: Security boss

  The director of Microsoft's product security, George Stathakopoulos, has told ZDNet Australia that the software giant has learned security lessons from the wider software community.

Reviews (1)

• Tuning out wireless chaos

  Security for wireless could end up more of a mess than security on our PCs, unless we act soon.

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