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News (16)

• Security experts see nastier worms

  Computer worms are likely to become a more damaging combination of virus writing and hacker exploits, according to security experts.

• Gartner advises companies to scrap Microsoft IIS

  Research group Gartner is warning enterprises to "immediately" replace their Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) server software with a more secure server application, following attacks on IIS by the worms Code Red and Nimda.

• Viruses: Is the worst yet to come?

  Although the threat of computer viruses has been a latent concern for well over a decade, experts have warned that a massive viral outbreak has the potential to seriously compromise the very backbone of the Internet. ZDNet Australia takes a look at the viruses of 2001, and the threats for the future.

• Assessing the threat: Symantec's 2003 security report

  The latest in Symantec's annual threat assessments seems to suggest that we are more vulnerable, but better protected than we have ever been.

• Virus writers get slapper happy

  Internet vandals have continued to modify the recent Slapper worm and have sent at least four new variants of the hostile Linux program into the electronic wilds.

Features and Case Studies (9)

• 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?

• Viruses: Is the worst yet to come?

  Although the threat of computer viruses has been a latent concern for well over a decade, experts have warned that a massive viral outbreak has the potential to seriously compromise the very backbone of the Internet. ZDNet Australia takes a look at the viruses of 2001, and the threats for the future.

• Assessing the threat: Symantec's 2003 security report

  The latest in Symantec's annual threat assessments seems to suggest that we are more vulnerable, but better protected than we have ever been.

• Large-scale worm attacks on the horizon?

  What's changed since Code Red wreaked havoc on the Net? Worms and viruses have gotten sneakier, but your antivirus software hasn't. Here's how to prepare for future threats.

• Hauri who?

  Korean antivirus firm Hauri has kept a low profile since its inception in 1998 but things are set to change, its president and CEO told ZDNet Australia. Additional reading: Anti-virus protection tips for today's enterprise

Reviews (2)

• The end of e-mail viruses--and antivirus apps

  The MSBlast worm that wreaked havoc last week signals a sea change in the virus world. E-mail viruses are on their way out and so are antivirus solutions as we know them today.

• The Year Ahead: The future of viruses

  In 2002, users and companies got a respite from the disruptive viruses of 2001. But a more sophisticated generation of worms is on the way.

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