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

SecureWave

• Protecting your investment in IIS and NT/2000 - short but sweet.

NewsBytes

• 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.