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InternetNews February 11, 2004 Michael Singer	Sun Plays New Security Card with VeriSign Sun Microsystems Tuesday said it is taking a fresh look at how its products can help to secure networked systems. As part of a multi-tiered revamp of its product lines, the company signed a "strategic alliance" with digital security firm VeriSign.
InternetNews February 10, 2004 Roy Mark	House Panel Broadens Web Pharmacies Probe Three more doctors have been targeted in an investigation of illicit Internet drug stores.
InternetNews February 10, 2004 Ryan Naraine	Microsoft Patches 'Critical' ASN.1 Vulnerability Buffer overflows could give malicious hackers complete control of unpatched machines.
Insurance & Technology February 7, 2004 Anthony O'Donnell	The Hazards of Wireless LANs While insurers cautiously assess potential benefits, the deployment of rogue devices can open critical vulnerabilities.
InternetNews February 9, 2004 Sharon Gaudin	Stripped-Down MyDoom Hits Microsoft.... Again A new variant of the virulent MyDoom worm has been found in the wild, launching what one analyst fears may be a vicious attack against Microsoft Corp.'s Web site.
InternetNews February 4, 2004 Robyn Greenspan	The Deadly Duo: Spam and Viruses, January 2004 E-mail inboxes groaned under the 60 percent spam volume, along with the most financially destructive worm the Internet has known.
InternetNews February 3, 2004 Roy Mark	Coalition Targets Digital Divide A new group hopes tax credits will encourage developers to integrate high-speed Internet access into their housing plans.
InternetNews February 3, 2004 Janis Mara	Major ISPs Ponder 'Postage' To Stem Spam Online giants like Microsoft and Yahoo! consider a small e-mail 'postage' fee to senders as a possible spam stopper.
InternetNews February 3, 2004 Sharon Gaudin	MyDoom Leads Damaging January Attacks Racking up approximately $38.5 million in economic damages around the world, the virulent MyDoom worm easily took the top spot in January's list of worst viruses.
InternetNews February 3, 2004 Chris Nerney	Virus Writing: Not Fun, Not Funny Whatever your feelings about SCO or Microsoft, MyDoom hurts thousands of other companies, the global economy and the Internet in general.
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