Unless you've been living in a cave for the last week, you've witnessed the wholesale hysteria being launched over the recent Swine Flu outbreak..

Every industry has its share of villains, and the computing world is no different.

Security researchers are reporting that in the past four days a worm has infected 3.5 million Windows computers.

Next stage in data theft as researchers intercept keystrokes.

Turkish hackers take down Redtube.com.

Warns customers and issues security update.

Attack shows interesting Google hacking technique.

Not known how far infection has spread.

Beware URLs bearing gifts.

Planning that extended weekend away, or perhaps you have an overseas business trip looming? Then this list is a must-read.

From Silicon Valley to Station X during the Second World War, why Romania is teeming with software developers, and Zhongguancun in China where Microsoft is building its Chinese headquarters.

Apple has released a massive security update containing 47 fixes for a host of platforms..

FAA concerned that passengers could hack flight systems.

The head of the UN International Telecommunications Union (ITU) has told delegates at the ITU Telecom World 2009 conference that the next big war will most likely be fought online..

XSS database could cause major problems.

German security researcher deported on technicality.

New versions of browser fix several flaws.

Last week, in honour of the Windows 7 launch, we covered Microsoft's biggest successes in the computing field. This week, in the interest of balance, we're looking to the company's dark side..

The company promises that Windows 7 will be the best version of its operating system yet, critical acclaim has often eluded Redmond. We've decided to count down the ten best products ever to come out of Redmond, from DOS 5 to Flight Simulator and NT 4.0