11.   Even so, the security flaw underscores the untried nature of Internet software.

12.   ExciteAtHome concedes there were major security flaws when cable modem service first became available a few years ago.

13.   Four years ago Spafford began building his own open database of computer security flaws, but found few companies could agree on organizing criteria.

14.   Good said he had discovered the new security flaw while setting up the computer of a friend who was a computer novice.

15.   He publicly announced the smart-card security flaw two weeks ago, only after The Australian Financial Review published an article about his break-in technique.

16.   In some cases, he said, wireless users may have to replace their systems entirely to repair the security flaws.

17.   Kocher said his team had spent at least as much time looking for solutions as it had in identifying the security flaw.

18.   Last week saw announcements of newly discovered security flaws in Unix and Linux that could serve as catnip to ambitious computer vandals.

19.   New computer security flaws have been discovered in a popular wireless local area networking standard increasingly used by both corporations and consumers.

20.   Netscape Communications Corp. said another security flaw was found in its updated browser that would let malicious programmers collect user information, including credit-card numbers.