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Botnets threaten the Internet as we know it

Botnets are the biggest threat facing the Internet today and neither education, technology or the police can help, according to experts at the RSA security conference in San Francisco last week. Read more »

Virus encyclopaedia infects visitors with malware

Security vendor Trend Micro's UK and Japanese Web sites were hacked last week; attackers managed to inject malicious iFrames into their "virus encyclopaedia" pages. Read more »

Single-line attack infects thousands of Web sites

Thousands of Web sites have fallen victim to an attack using just one line of code that maliciously re-directs browsers via Javascript to servers that are hosting a variety of drive-by exploits. Multiple browsers and operating systems are affected by this code if not correctly patched. Read more »

Chinese hackers disable CNN.com for three hours

CNN.com was knocked offline for three hours shortly after Chinese hackers claimed to have called off a planned denial of service attack against the US publisher. Read more »

Mobile Trojan launches Skulls attack

A new variant of the Skulls Trojan horse that affects Symbian mobile phones has been discovered. Read more »

Storm worm botnet upgraded, prepared for attack

The owners of the Storm botnet, whose identities are as yet unknown, could be preparing to sell off the "services" of segments of the network, according to Joe Stewart, a researcher from managed security services company SecureWorks. Read more »

Web sites threatened by Samy worm

The newly-discovered Samy worm is the first to exploit a cross site scripting vulnerability, prompting security experts to fear the technique could be used to open a new front in the war against malware. Read more »

Windows Vista tool targeted by virus writers

Virus writers have published what are thought to be the first examples of malicious code targeting an expected feature of Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system, around a week after the first beta of the next-generation operating system was released. Read more »

One Web page infected every five seconds

Web threats have risen significantly in the first quarter of 2008, with one Web page being infected every five seconds, according to a new report from security vendor Sophos. Read more »

'Dangerous' Flash exploit can infect by stealth

A Flash flaw discovered this month could change the face of Web security by allowing criminals to infect users of any browser or operating system with malware — without making their browser or application crash. Read more »

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50 significant moments from internet history

We take you through 50 defining moments of the internet. Read more »

10+ things you should know about rootkits

Malware-based rootkits fuel a multibillion dollar spyware industry by stealing individual or corporate financial information. If that weren't bad enough, rootkit-based botnets generate untold amounts of spam. Here's a look at what rootkits are and what to do about them. Read more »

Removing a tricky hacker tool

Antivirus programs are good at detecting and removing many threats, but some lethal files and hackerware can slip through the cracks. How do you get rid of a hacker tool that you can't delete? Read more »

You've been hacked: What to do in the first five minutes

There's nothing quite like the mix of fear and adrenaline you get when you realise your system has been hacked. Here's how to best use that rush of energy during the first five minutes. Read more »

Knowledge is power against hacker schemes

Most IT managers neglect to tell users how to avoid falling prey to the dangerous hacker technique of social engineering. Here's what you need to know. Read more »

Keeping the door open...and shut

A Web server opens up your business to the outside world, so how do you keep out those parts of the world you don't like? Read more »

Cyber-bludging special: Acceptable usage

There's no shortage of tools to monitor and filter employees' use of the Internet and IT resources. Read more »

VPN users: The weak link in network security?

VPNs made it easier for remote workers to connect to the corporate network. But those remote workers also pose a security risk. Follow these tips to mitigate that threat. Read more »

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QuickTime and Firefox combine for insecurity

Nick Gibson [blogs:byteclub] -- A vulnerability in Apple Software's QuickTime media player can be exploited to execute remote javascript code, or by tapping into Firefox's chrome engine can execute remote code of any kind. Read more »

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  • Staff Crying, mooning and leaving

    In this week's roundup we see that continuous whining can get results, Linux users get 64-bit Flash and Moonlight previews, the latest in the Yahoo/Microsoft relationship and Senator Conroy ducks and weave in Senate Question Time. Read more »

    -- posted by Staff

  • Brendon Chase Sun eye Web developers with Netbeans 6.5

    Despite the recent employment axe hitting Sun the company has pushed out a new release of its Netbeans open source IDE with an eye to appeal more to Web developers. Read more »

    -- posted by Brendon Chase

  • Renai LeMay BarCamp buzz: Let the hacking continue

    Attending last weekend's BarCamp in Sydney, it was hard to escape the conclusion that a certain "dot-com bust" flavour had seeped into the kool aid previously being drunk by Australia's web 2.0 and early stage start-up sector. Read more »

    -- posted by Renai LeMay

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