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The scary truth about the fragile Internet

It is hardly controversial to claim that the beginning of
2005 was a fairly rough period regarding the sheer number
of new malicious programs threatening the Internet
community. New variants of Bagle, MyDoom and Sober appeared
and spread on a daily b...

http://www.zone-h.org/en/news/read/id=4462/

Cybercrime Wars

In the ethereal world of the Internet, an underground crime
war is being silently waged between the cyber-criminals and
those trying to stop them. A war that is undermining the
interests of corporations and governments worldwide and one
that bears n...

http://www.zone-h.org/en/news/read/id=4463/

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SECURITY NEWS FROM THE WORLD published on 19/04/2005

IRS security flaws expose taxpayer data to snooping, GAO finds
http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,101166,00.html?source=x73

Symantec Hops Aboard Anti-Spyware Train
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1787704,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03129TX1K0000614

Internet vs Fraud
http://www.crime-research.org/news/04.19.2005/1152/

China and the Internet
http://www.crime-research.org/news/04.19.2005/1163/

McAfee updates enterprise firewall
http://www.it-observer.com/news.php?id=4925

Mobile security improving, but VoIP is 'a danger'
http://www.it-observer.com/news.php?id=4923

Misuse of database information by insiders
http://www.it-observer.com/news.php?id=4927

Symantec's New Spyware And Adware Protection Beta
http://www.it-observer.com/news.php?id=4926

McAfee updates firewall to cover mobile threat
http://www.techworld.com/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=3511

Combine to beat crime
http://www.it-observer.com/news.php?id=4928

Sober worm shakes Windows security
http://go.theregister.com/feed/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/04/19/sober_worm_panic/

PHP falls down security hole
http://www.techworld.com/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=3514

Ex-cop's child porn shame
http://www.crime-research.org/news/04.19.2005/1165/

Attention shifts to spam containment
http://www.it-observer.com/news.php?id=4929

Opera releases latest browser
http://www.techworld.com/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=3515

Opera Software upgrades hacker defenses
http://www.it-observer.com/news.php?id=4930

Unholy trio menace Firefox
http://go.theregister.com/feed/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/04/19/firefox_security_update/

New Sober variant creating trouble
http://www.techworld.com/news/index.cfm?RSS&NewsID=3517

Symantec: spyware scrutiny
http://www.it-observer.com/news.php?id=4932

Teenagers want computer security lessons
http://go.theregister.com/feed/http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/04/19/teenagers_want_computer_security_lessons/

IM threats – going one of two ways
http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39129676,00.htm

Leader: Sex education – the IM angle
http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39129680,00.htm

ScriptLogic Adds Patch Management, Anti-Spyware Features to Remote Admin Tool
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1787822,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03129TX1K0000614

IBM Stresses App Security
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1787115,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03129TX1K0000614

Elsewhere: Virus writers turn from worms
http://www.securityfocus.com/elsewhere?ref=rss

News: Unholy trio menace Firefox
http://www.securityfocus.com/news/10945?ref=rss

Elsewhere: Flaw found in McAfee suite
http://www.securityfocus.com/elsewhere?ref=rss

Elsewhere: Opera Software upgrades hacker defences
http://www.securityfocus.com/elsewhere?ref=rss

Syngress Book Examines IPSes
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1787991,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03129TX1K0000614

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