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  • IT managers ignorant of emerging net threats: Websense

    Most information technology managers are ignorant of emerging Internet threats, a survey by employee Internet management software provider Websense said today.

  • MyDoom downs SCO site

    The MyDoom computer virus knocked out SCO Group's Web site on Sunday in the U.S., and the company expects the massive denial-of-service attack to continue until February 12.

  • Web ripe for massive worm attack

    Recently uncovered security flaws in Apache and Microsoft IIS software makes the Web 'pregnant for exploitation' according to network security firm Netcraft.

  • Year of the Worm

    Early indications in suggest that worms will account for at least eight of the top 10 slots in 2001, with AnnaKournikova, Hybris and LoveLetter variants leading the list.

  • Virus variant doing the Australian rounds

    Variants of the destructive MyLife virus continue to be reported in Australia.

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    If you recently signed up with Microsoft's OneCare Live antivirus service -- and you use Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express -- there is a chance that your stored e-mails have been wiped out.

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  • 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.

  • US-CERT to unveil global worm-naming plan

    Zotob.E, Tpbot-A, Rbot.CBQ and IRCbot.worm: all names given to a single worm that wreaked havoc in Windows 2000 systems last month. Among the plethora of identifiers, perhaps the most useful -- CME-540 -- didn't make an impact.

  • Out-hacking the Fizzer virus?

    Internet relay chat network administrators have found several possible ways of stopping the Fizzer worm, but they might run afoul of US hacking laws.

  • Continued lax security allowing worm infiltration

    Businesses continue to be lax about taking basic practical steps to stop e-mail worms wreaking havoc with their networks, according to anti-virus experts.

  • The state of security: It ain't pretty

    In a recent survey, almost every company polled said their businesses suffered financial and operational impact from worms, and 14 percent of users said this impact was severe.

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  • Happy New Worm

    Anti-virus experts are warning of a troublesome, Christmas-themed e-mail worm and a virus that spreads via MSN Messenger, the popular instant-messaging application.

  • Microsoft warns of a score of security holes

    Microsoft released on Tuesday fixes that cover at least 20 Windows flaws, several of which could make versions of the operating system vulnerable to new worms or viruses.

  • Head to head: VirusScan 8.0 vs NAV 2004

    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.

  • Sophos AntiVirus 3.7

    Sophos Anti-Virus makes no bones about its corporate orientation; you couldn't buy a single-user copy even if you wanted to.

  • Antivirus software must be free. Here's why.

    One big reason viruses are still rampant on the Net: Too many people don't use antivirus software. The way to get them to change their ways is to make that software free.

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