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    The group responsible for maintaining the internet's most popular domain name software BIND has admitted it caused problems by fast-tracking a security patch designed to fix the widescale DNS flaw discovered by researcher Dan Kaminsky this month.

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    Security researchers worked overtime in 2007, which turned out to be a nightmare for software vendors from day one.

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    From today, Microsoft will no longer issue security updates or provide support for Windows 98 and Windows ME, which could lead users to trying alternative operating systems such as Linux.

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    McAfee, without realising it, has fixed a serious flaw in its popular product for managing security software, the security vendor said on Friday.

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    It's not really an option to omit virus protection, but which vendor should you entrust your protection to? We test two of the leading candidates.

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    Would you put the security of your company into someone else's hands? ZDNet Australia finds out what benefits and peace of mind a managed service can provide.

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    Microsoft's Hyper-V is a solid virtualisation platform that's compatible with a wide range of modern server hardware.

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