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Kaminsky details DNS flaw

Security researcher Dan Kaminsky has offered more details about a fundamental flaw in the Domain Name System and the extent of the vulnerability. Read more »

OpenID at risk due to DNS flaw, warns researcher

A fundamental issue affects the OpenID authentication system, due to its reliance on the Domain Name System, a Sun identity-technology specialist has warned. Read more »

DNS disaster: first attacks reported

The first attacks that are likely to have stemmed from a serious Domain Name System flaw have been reported. Read more »

Flaw turns Google into spam spewing machine

A "serious security flaw" in Gmail turns Google's e-mail service into a spamming machine, according to a recent security report. Read more »

DNS exploits are happening

A fatal flaw with the DNS (Domain Name System) was currently being exploited in internet attacks and more attacks were likely, the security researcher who discovered the flaw said on Thursday in the US Read more »

Hackers step up search for unpatched servers

Organisations that have not patched their Microsoft servers against the WINS flaw need to act fast, says SANS. Read more »

Microsoft fixes DNS flaw but warns of Word attacks

Microsoft is warning that a Word flaw is being used for targeted attacks, and has also issued four 'important' patches, including one for a potentially serious DNS flaw in the latest Patch Tuesday bulletin. Read more »

Flaw opens crack in Windows servers

A flaw in popular Windows server software could allow remote attacks to be launched against systems, Microsoft has confirmed. Read more »

20,000 Web pages help exploit 'patched' Flash flaw

A possible zero day exploit has been discovered for a flaw in Flash thought to have been patched by Adobe a month ago. Read more »

OpenBSD hit by 'critical' IPv6 flaw

A vulnerability in the way OpenBSD handles IPv6 data packets exposes systems running the traditionally secure open-source operating system to serious attack. Read more »

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Get a grip on your site traffic with ClickTracks

The market is flooded with click-stream analysis tools, and each one claims to provide you with data. See why ClickTracks may be head and shoulders above the rest. 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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    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 »

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    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 »

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