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  • Worm targets Solaris telnet bug

    A computer worm is using a recently disclosed flaw in Sun Microsystems' operating system to propagate, experts have warned.

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    Sophos has announced a flaw in its flagship antivirus product, but said that it is working on fixes.

  • Mac community must wake up to security

    Apple Macintosh users believe they are immune from security problems and need to wake up to the potential of attack -- before they are rudely awoken by a destructive piece of malware.

  • Open source malware: More to come?

    The recent OpenOffice worm may be a sign that malware writers are starting to target the increasingly popular open-source software, industry experts say.

  • Open-source group plugs three holes

    An open-source group that maintains software for securing communications released a patch on Tuesday to fix several vulnerabilities that were found during a security test by the U.K. government.

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    Microsoft's Software Assurance program puts even greater pressure on customers to renew existing Windows software. And the final deadline is approaching.

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    help/how to Three new vulnerabilities in Microsoft's version of the open source Remote Procedure Call (RPC) protocol is particularly serious because it exploits a flaw behind the Blaster worm.

  • Browser wars: Episode II

    Will the increasing popularity of the Firefox open-source browser propel it into mainstream businesses or will Microsoft up its game to compensate?

  • Dear Internet Explorer: I'm leaving

    You cheat, you lie and you're unwilling to change. Well, I've finally had enough and there's nothing you can say that will make me change my mind.

  • Web on watch for common enemies

    Security experts are watching out for attacks that burrow through two new flaws, warning that the vulnerabilities are a bigger threat because of people's reliance on the targeted software.

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