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  • Windows zero-day flaw gets a fix

    Microsoft on Tuesday in the US issued five security bulletins with fixes for eight flaws, including a "critical" zero-day vulnerability in Windows that also affects Vista.

  • Experts raise Windows security alarm

    Computer code that exploits a "critical" Windows 2000 vulnerability has been released on the Internet, increasing the likelihood of attacks, experts warned on Thursday.

  • Police arrest suspected bot herders

    Police in London, acting in conjunction with Finnish law enforcement authorities, arrested three suspected virus writers on Tuesday.

  • Good security news in short supply

    With the start of the new year, it's time to take a shot at predicting the key trends that will define the field of information security in 2006.

  • Attack code out for 'critical' Windows flaw

    Computer code posted over the weekend can crash vulnerable computers by exploiting a Windows flaw disclosed in October.

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  • Good security news in short supply

    With the start of the new year, it's time to take a shot at predicting the key trends that will define the field of information security in 2006.

  • US-CERT to unveil global worm-naming plan

    Zotob.E, Tpbot-A, Rbot.CBQ and IRCbot.worm: all names given to a single worm that wreaked havoc in Windows 2000 systems last month. Among the plethora of identifiers, perhaps the most useful -- CME-540 -- didn't make an impact.

Reviews (1)

  • Laplink PCDefense

    As a security app, Laplink PCDefense needs a thorough interface overhaul and perhaps a rethink about its purpose before we can recommend it.

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