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  • Virus-writer bounty no 'silver bullet': AU police

    The Australian Federal Police today welcomed Microsoft's virus-writer bounty initiative, but warned it is not a 'silver bullet' in the war against the authors and distributors of viruses.

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    Virus writers are combining their efforts with hackers and spammers to launch Swiss Army knife-like malware attacks on users, Kaspersky Labs warned this week.

  • Brad Pitt virus targets Microsoft

    Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and Britney Spears are subjects of a virus scam that is attempting to recruit computers for a denial-of-service attack on Microsoft.

  • Mobile malware to triple in 2006

    Mobile security threats are expected to triple next year as smartphones and other mobile devices become more prevalent, according to a study released on Monday by McAfee Avert Labs.

  • 'Socks' help virus sneak into corporate PCs

    A new variant of the Bagle virus incorporates a Socks proxy and Web services technology aimed at bypassing corporate firewalls, security experts have warned.

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  • Who are these virus writers?

    commentary Who takes the time and effort to pull off malicious stunts, like viruses, malware, worms, Trojans, or any other deliberately damaging actions? And why?

  • 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.

  • Messagelabs: Clean up Net effluent now

    Messagelabs CTO Mark Sunner claims that ISPs allowing unfiltered traffic to flow to customers is like a water authority pumping out raw sewage. Additional reading: Microsoft reward snags suspected Sasser author

  • Post-election Bin Laden video spreads a worm for the Hobbit

    Security experts are warning that an email claiming to contain a video of Osama Bin Laden's reaction to the US election result contains a worm. The email is signed by The Hobbit.

  • Managing enterprise-level security threats

    This guide on threat management is aimed at showing companies how to heighten their security awareness and strengthen their perimeter.

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Reviews (1)

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    Security patches are a big worry: they come out at odd times, they suck up your bandwidth, and just occasionally they break things. We look at patch management packages to ease the burden.

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