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Register today: http://newsletters.zdnetuk.cneteu.net/t/36441/1427290/13938/0/ -------------------------------------------------------------- +Features+ IE stagnation spells trouble for all concerned Even software developers who have based their projects around Explorer's failings are starting to worry about the lack of progress with IE and the consequent rise of Firefox http://newsletters.zdnetuk.cneteu.net/t/36441/1427290/14408/0/ How to stop yourself being bitten by Bagle.az ...and how to deal with it if it has already got you http://newsletters.zdnetuk.cneteu.net/t/36441/1427290/14409/0/ +Comment+ Run! The bots are coming Or are they already here? Symantec reported that incidents involving bots have risen by 1,500 percent since January - given the current trend there could be 100 million a day by January next year http://newsletters.zdnetuk.cneteu.net/t/36441/1427290/14411/0/ +News+ Security problems 'can be conquered' IT Priorities Conference: Keynote speaker Martin Smith called for IT to be represented in the boardroom in order for companies to deal effectively with security issues http://newsletters.zdnetuk.cneteu.net/t/36441/1427290/13736/0/ MSN Messenger hit by virus, outage Microsoft has admitted that it is battling with its instant messaging service on two fronts, after a technical glitch caused service outages and a virus propagated itself over the service http://newsletters.zdnetuk.cneteu.net/t/36441/1427290/14412/0/ Anti-spyware company in court on bullying charges The owner of a company selling anti-spyware software has been taken to court in the US over the spyware he used to coerce people into buying his software http://newsletters.zdnetuk.cneteu.net/t/36441/1427290/14387/0/ Hackers can launch attacks over IM Hackers have created a 'proof-of-concept' instant messaging tool that can scan and disable networks http://newsletters.zdnetuk.cneteu.net/t/36441/1427290/14393/0/ Transatlantic anti-spam alliance mooted The Office of Fair Trading is hosting an international conference aimed at finally doing something about the growing problem of unsolicited bulk email http://newsletters.zdnetuk.cneteu.net/t/36441/1427290/14399/0/ Intrusion prevention security tipped to boom in Europe Brief: Threats such as the JPEG virus means more companies will splash out on IPS systems to protect against security vulnerabilities, vendors claim http://newsletters.zdnetuk.cneteu.net/t/36441/1427290/14414/0/ Don't pay for insecure software, says SANS The research director for SANS has attacked vendors for selling insecure software. But vendors insist they are doing as much as they can http://newsletters.zdnetuk.cneteu.net/t/36441/1427290/14415/0/ Thousands of companies are paying off online extortionists SANS conference: Despite the numbers of companies involved, victims are too embarassed to report the crime, says a UK security expert http://newsletters.zdnetuk.cneteu.net/t/36441/1427290/14313/0/ NISCC wins gong for its fight against cybercrime SANS conference: The National Infrastructure Security Co-ordination Centre was rewarded today for its efforts in government leadership in the war against cybercrime http://newsletters.zdnetuk.cneteu.net/t/36441/1427290/14314/0/ IT security thought to be 'not a CEO concern' Senior management 'neither know themselves or their enemies very well' when it comes to IT security, according to Ernst & Young http://newsletters.zdnetuk.cneteu.net/t/36441/1427290/14319/0/ 'Highly critical' security flaw found in Office A vulnerability has been found in a Microsoft's popular Office Suite -- MS Word in particular -- that could give a malicious third party control of your machine http://newsletters.zdnetuk.cneteu.net/t/36441/1427290/14417/0/ MSN 7.0 beta not smiling about smilies Rogue 'winks', or emoticons, have set back Microsoft's latest release of MSN Messenger http://newsletters.zdnetuk.cneteu.net/t/36441/1427290/14253/0/ Microsoft releases fix for SP2-adware clash Microsoft has released a 'critical update' that creates a security problem for a small number of people who've installed Windows XP SP2 -- but don't call it a patch http://newsletters.zdnetuk.cneteu.net/t/36441/1427290/14254/0/ Do-gooder Trojan has nasty bite Downloader.Lunii deletes spyware, but is less friendly than it seems http://newsletters.zdnetuk.cneteu.net/t/36441/1427290/14259/0/ ---------------------ADVERTISEMENT---------------------------- Silicon Valley is Closer than You Think Network with the hottest and fastest-growing technology companies to emerge from Silicon Valley at Cal-IT 2004, 8 & 9 November 2004, London. 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