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• Deciphering the hacker myth

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

• Symantec CEO advocates fair play and Macs

  It doesn't appear that Symantec CEO John Thompson's next computer will run Windows.

• 2004: the year of phishing

  Yet again denial-of-service attacks, spam, viruses - driven in part by an apparent war between virus writers - and cybercrime have hit the headlines over the course of the past 12 months.

• Platform-hopping virus poses new threat

  A virus that can spread between Windows and Linux machines means that antivirus programmers may have to rethink their defences.

• Virus writers ignore seasonal cheer: Aust antivirus execs

  The expected rush of viruses using social engineering techniques to capitalise on Christmas and New Years' Day has failed to materialise, with no threats utilising the tactic found by leading anti-virus companies.

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• Expert: Mobile phone virus threat is overblown

  Instances of infected smart phones are almost nonexistent, according to a mobile phone support exec.

• Know your enemy: Past threats

  SPECIAL REPORT Old viruses shouldn't be thought of as dead and gone but merely lying dormant.

• 'Legacy' viruses still a threat

  Anti virus experts speaking at the Association of anti-Virus Asia Researchers (AVAR) conference have told delegates old computer viruses are still a threat.

• 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.

• 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.

Reviews (2)

• Windows XP SP2 more secure? Not so fast

  While XP SP2 is a huge step forward for Microsoft, there are important caveats. For example, don't expect the new Windows Firewall to prevent keystroke-logging Trojans from stealing your credit card info.

• 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.

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