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News (13)

• Deciphering the hacker myth

  Going beyond popular hacker stereotypes, Symantec's Sarah Gordon says cyber-rebels aren't evil--they're just misunderstood.

• E-mail worm exploits Sept 11

  An e-mail claiming to have information about the September 11 attacks on the US releases a mass mailing worm.

• Who's afraid of the security nightmare?

  Horror stories, conspiracy theories and the end of the world as we know it. ZDNet talks to Paul Ducklin, head of global support at anti-virus software vendor Sophos about the online and offline threats of viruses.

• Managing security: Building a defence

  Reducing the threat of viruses to a corporate network is no longer a simple task. But how do you manage the multiple layers necessary, and keep them up to date?

• Zotob suspects linked to underground network

  One of the virus writers suspected of creating the Zotob and Mytob worms has been linked to a notorious network of malware creators called 0x90-team.

Features and Case Studies (9)

• Kevin Mitnick on hacking's evolution

  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.

• Managing security: Building a defence

  Reducing the threat of viruses to a corporate network is no longer a simple task. But how do you manage the multiple layers necessary, and keep them up to date?

• A globetrotter's guide to cyber crime

  Is the war on cyber crime as simple as pointing the finger at China, Russia and the US? We investigate whether these parts of the world are being unfairly blamed.

• Russia's cybercrime-fighting Bond villain

  Antivirus guru Eugene Kaspersky says the lure of fame and fortune have resulted in a higher number of criminal activity on the Internet.

• Symantec and Sophos ANZ square off

  The men at the helm of two of Australia's largest security software companies check each other's defences. Additional reading: Microsoft launches Australian security effort

Reviews (2)

• Virus writers: If we can't kill them (and we can't), then what?

  From the reaction to Friday's column --in which I kiddingly called for death to virus writers--it's easy to tell who has had to deal with viruses and who hasn't. People who've spent hours, even days, undoing the work of these computer terrorists, whose crimes inflict tremendous damage on people they can't possibly know, seem to appreciate my viewpoint more than most.

• Microsoft's security chief gets serious

  Scott Charney's carreer has taken him from prosecutor in Bronx County to vice chairman of the President's Critical Infrastructure Protection Board. Now he's literally looking for trouble as Microsoft's chief security strategist.

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