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    A senior executive with U.S.-based software giant Microsoft has dismissed a report published last week that Windows dominance poses a security threat.

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    One-third of business users blame Microsoft for the recent worm outbreak, despite the company's security efforts, according to a poll.

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  • Windows admin 'feature' poses latest hazard

    An obscure messaging feature in Windows could be the latest source of security problems for Internet users, experts have warned.

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    To many, the name Kevin Mitnick is synonymous with "notorious hacker." We talk to him about software security, the evolution of hacking and social engineering, and law enforcement's action against hacking.

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    Attorney Eric J. Sinrod explains why legal woes are mounting for the record label over its CD fiasco.

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    An obscure messaging feature in Windows could be the latest source of security problems for Internet users, experts have warned.

  • Why I dumped IE

    One of CNET's top editors explains why he's switched to Firefox.

  • Bigger, badder Code Red worms being built

    As I write this, there are two new fast-spreading Internet worms for Windows users: Apost does the now-familiar "email itself to everyone" thing we've come to expect from Windows worms and viruses, except this worm sends multiple copies of itself.

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