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Anti-virus defences even shakier than feared
Security firms attack 'flawed' tests
Updated Anti-virus technologies may be even more ineffective than feared, if a controversial new study is to be believed.…
Corrupt repair engineer jailed for bank fraud attempt
Candid camera outs opportunistic hacker
A corrupt laptop repair engineer has gone to jail for nine months after he was convicted of hacking into the laptop of one of his customers.…
DNS Made Easy rallies after punishing DDoS attack
50Gbps of botnet-powered badness
DNS Made Easy has restored services following a vicious denial of service that peaked at 50Gbps on Saturday.…
Big vendors get deadline to fix holes, or face the music
Full, responsible, coordinated or no disclosure - take your pick
Analysis TippingPoint has upped the ante on vulnerability disclosure by giving vendors six months to fix bugs before it goes public with information on flaws.…