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KSSA-003

• The Register - Windows wipe utilities fail to shift stubborn data stains

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• What is a vulnerability? - Oddly enough this is a much ignored question.

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• Beware New Red Hat Linux Release, Expert Warns - It appears some people "get it".

• Red Hat Denies Security Flaw in `Enigma' - response, Red Hat sticks head in ... ground, later to pull it out and do the right thing.