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Microsoft releases last fixes for Windows XP, Office 2003 
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Microsoft releases last fixes for Windows XP, Office 2003
Apr 9, 2014 | Comment Now 
End of support for popular products.
 
Adobe releases fix for Flash zero-day 
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Adobe releases fix for Flash zero-day Powered by SC Magazine
Feb 6, 2014 | Comment Now 
And Mozilla pushes out 4 critical patches.
 
Researcher logs Android, iOS touch gestures 
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Researcher logs Android, iOS touch gestures Powered by SC Magazine
Jan 31, 2014 | Comment Now 
Keylogging evolves.
 
Senators aim to prevent California from aiding NSA spying 
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Senators aim to prevent California from aiding NSA spying Powered by SC Magazine
Jan 10, 2014 | Comment Now 
Will other States resist?
 
App matches photos with social profiles 
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App matches photos with social profiles Powered by SC Magazine
Jan 10, 2014 | Comment Now 
Take a photo of a stranger, hook up on dating sites.
 
NSA contracted RSA to use flawed algorithm 
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NSA contracted RSA to use flawed algorithm Powered by SC Magazine
Dec 23, 2013 | Comment Now 
Leaks reveal $10m contract.
 
Washington Post breached 
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Washington Post breached Powered by SC Magazine
Dec 20, 2013 | Comment Now 
The second in recent months.
 
A million US computers infected in 2013 
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A million US computers infected in 2013 Powered by SC Magazine
Dec 19, 2013 | Comment Now 
Outpaces all other countries.
 
Apple patches eight Safari code execution flaws 
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Apple patches eight Safari code execution flaws Powered by SC Magazine
Dec 19, 2013 | Comment Now 
Credential disclosure bug squashed.
 
23 charged in counterfeit card scam 
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23 charged in counterfeit card scam Powered by SC Magazine
Dec 16, 2013 | Comment Now 
$2 million made in unauthorised purchases.
 
App intercepts 25,000 SMS messages 
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App intercepts 25,000 SMS messages Powered by SC Magazine
Dec 16, 2013 | Comment Now 
2000 mobile devices infected.
 
Malicious DLL targets e-commerce sites for customer credit card data 
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Malicious DLL targets e-commerce sites for customer credit card data Powered by SC Magazine
Dec 13, 2013 | Comment Now 
The malware, dubbed "ISN," is masked as a module for Microsoft Internet Information Services web-hosting software.
 
US legislation introduced to curb critical infrastcuture hacks 
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US legislation introduced to curb critical infrastcuture hacks Powered by SC Magazine
Dec 13, 2013 | Comment Now 
The National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 was introduced Wednesday in a bipartisan effort by four lawmakers.
 
Google eyes password alternative for unlocking Chrome screens  
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Google eyes password alternative for unlocking Chrome screens Powered by SC Magazine
Dec 12, 2013 | Comment Now 
Developers have proposed an authentication method that would allow Chrome apps to unlock users' screens in sleep mode.
 
Patch Tuesday update addresses 24 bugs, including exploited TIFF zero-day 
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Patch Tuesday update addresses 24 bugs, including exploited TIFF zero-day Powered by SC Magazine
Dec 11, 2013 | Comment Now 
With the update, users can employ a patch for a TIFF zero-day, which - when exploited - gives attackers the same user rights as targeted individuals.
 
Leading tech companies make joint call for surveillance reform 
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Leading tech companies make joint call for surveillance reform Powered by SC Magazine
Dec 10, 2013 | Comment Now 
Heavyweight software and social media firms, including Apple, Microsoft and Twitter, have joined in on the coalition.
 
"Tower dump" of consumer mobile data a popular police snooping tactic 
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"Tower dump" of consumer mobile data a popular police snooping tactic Powered by SC Magazine
Dec 10, 2013 | Comment Now 
Among 125 law enforcement agencies in 33 states, one in every four use the "tower dump" tactic, new reports reveal.
 
Russia prosecutes suspected BlackHole author and 12 cohorts 
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Russia prosecutes suspected BlackHole author and 12 cohorts Powered by SC Magazine
Dec 10, 2013 | Comment Now 
Russia's Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) has revealed that the author of the infamous BlackHole exploit kit is being prosecuted in the country.
 
Patch Tuesday to include 11 security fixes from Microsoft 
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Patch Tuesday to include 11 security fixes from Microsoft Powered by SC Magazine
Dec 9, 2013 | Comment Now 
With the monthly update, Microsoft will fix a TIFF zero-day impacting users, but not a serious Windows XP flaw under active attack.
 
BlackHole gang prosecuted 
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BlackHole gang prosecuted Powered by SC Magazine
Dec 9, 2013 | Comment Now 
Ruskies pounce on Paunch.
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The great data centre opportunity on Australia's doorstep
The great data centre opportunity on Australia's doorstep
Scott Noteboom, CEO of LitBit speaking at The Australian Data Centre Strategy Summit 2014 in the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. http://bit.ly/1qpxVfV Scott Noteboom is a data centre engineer who led builds for Apple and Yahoo in the earliest days of the cloud, and who now eyes Asia as the next big opportunity. Read more: http://www.itnews.com.au/News/372482,how-do-we-serve-three-billion-new-internet-users.aspx#ixzz2yNLmMG5C
Interview: Karl Maftoum, CIO, ACMA
Interview: Karl Maftoum, CIO, ACMA
To COTS or not to COTS? iTnews asks Karl Maftoum, CIO of the ACMA, at the CIO Strategy Summit.
Susan Sly: What is the Role of the CIO?
Susan Sly: What is the Role of the CIO?
AEMO chief information officer Susan Sly calls for more collaboration among Australia's technology leaders at the CIO Strategy Summit.
Meet the 2014 Finance CIO of the Year
Meet the 2014 Finance CIO of the Year
Credit Union Australia's David Gee awarded Finance CIO of the Year at the iTnews Benchmark Awards.
Meet the 2014 Retail CIO of the Year
Meet the 2014 Retail CIO of the Year
Damon Rees named Retail CIO of the Year at the iTnews Benchmark Awards for his work at Woolworths.
Robyn Elliott named the 2014 Utilities CIO of the Year
Robyn Elliott named the 2014 Utilities CIO of the Year
Acting Foxtel CIO David Marks accepts an iTnews Benchmark Award on behalf of Robyn Elliott.
Meet the 2014 Industrial CIO of the Year
Meet the 2014 Industrial CIO of the Year
Sanjay Mehta named Industrial CIO of the Year at the iTnews Benchmark Awards for his work at ConocoPhillips.
Meet the 2014 Healthcare CIO of the Year
Meet the 2014 Healthcare CIO of the Year
Greg Wells named Healthcare CIO of the Year at the iTnews Benchmark Awards for his work at NSW Health.
Meet the 2014 Education CIO of the Year
Meet the 2014 Education CIO of the Year
William Confalonieri named Healthcare CIO of the Year at the iTnews Benchmark Awards for his work at Deakin University.
Meet the 2014 Government CIO of the Year
Meet the 2014 Government CIO of the Year
David Johnson named Government CIO of the Year at the iTnews Benchmark Awards for his work at the Queensland Police Service.
Q and A: Coalition Broadband Policy
Q and A: Coalition Broadband Policy
Malcolm Turnbull and Tony Abbott discuss the Coalition's broadband policy with the press.
AFP scalps hacker 'leader' inside Australia's IT ranks.
AFP scalps hacker 'leader' inside Australia's IT ranks.
The Australian Federal Police have arrested a Sydney-based IT security professional for hacking a government website.
NBN Petition Delivered To Turnbull's Office
NBN Petition Delivered To Turnbull's Office
UTS CIO: IT teams of the future
UTS CIO: IT teams of the future
UTS CIO Chrissy Burns talks data.
New UTS Building: the IT within
New UTS Building: the IT within
The IT behind tomorrow's universities.
iTnews' NBN Panel
iTnews' NBN Panel
Is your enterprise NBN-ready?
Introducing iTnews Labs
Introducing iTnews Labs
See a timelapse of the iTnews labs being unboxed, set up and switched on! iTnews will produce independent testing of the latest enterprise software to hit the market after installing a purpose-built test lab in Sydney. Watch the installation of two DL380p servers, two HP StoreVirtual 4330 storage arrays and two HP ProCurve 2920 switches.
The True Cost of BYOD
The True Cost of BYOD
iTnews' Brett Winterford gives attendees of the first 'Touch Tomorrow' event in Brisbane a brief look at his research into enterprise mobility. What are the use cases and how can they be quantified? What price should you expect to pay for securing mobile access to corporate applications? What's coming around the corner?
Ghost clouds
Ghost clouds
ACMA chair Chris Chapman says there is uncertainty over whether certain classes of cloud service providers are caught by regulations.
Was the Snowden leak inevitable?
Was the Snowden leak inevitable?
Privacy experts David Vaile (UNSW Cyberspace Law and Policy Centre) and Craig Scroggie (CEO, NextDC) claim they were not surprised by the Snowden leaks about the NSA's PRISM program.
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