1.   But companies seldom make public a breach of their computer or telecommunications systems, as disclosures of security weaknesses could tarnish a corporate image.

2.   It detects hackers probing your computer for security weakness, and it blocks those attacks.

3.   It will act like an X-ray on computer systems and networks, pinpointing all security weaknesses.

4.   Java backers often snipe at the security weaknesses of ActiveX.

5.   Just as the terrorist hijackings forced improvement in airport security that should have been implemented long ago, they also expose long-standing security weaknesses on the borders.

6.   The discovery is the second reported security weakness in the Netscape program to be posted on the Cypherpunks list in the last month.

7.   Unlike other network security products, such as encryption software that tries to prevent hackers from gaining access to computer systems, ISS software tests networks for security weaknesses.

8.   While software viruses are quickly studied and named, the security weaknesses they attack vary widely and are far more difficult to classify.

9.   With the program, anyone can find the security weaknesses of a computer system, even if they are physically thousands of miles away.

10.   Without a higher profile, the industry is unlikely to spend the money to correct security weaknesses, aviation experts said.