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WikiLeaks maps intercept money mines 
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WikiLeaks maps intercept money mines
By Liam Tung | Dec 2, 2011 | Comment Now 
Assange accuses Australia of developing and selling spy systems.
 
Privacy is about 'managing expectations': eBay 
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Privacy is about 'managing expectations': eBay
By Liz Tay | Dec 2, 2011 | Comment Now 
Should financial institutions offer location-based deals?
 
The case for effective internet filtering 
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The case for effective internet filtering
By Ian Appleby | Nov 30, 2011 | Comment Now 
Comment: How to balance access and risk.
 
Twitter buys Marlinspike's crypto start up 
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Twitter buys Marlinspike's crypto start up
By Liam Tung | Nov 29, 2011 | Comment Now 
Twitter recruits leading cryptographer.
 
Hackers steal details of 13m South Korean gamers 
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Hackers steal details of 13m South Korean gamers
Nov 28, 2011 | Comment Now 
Communications regulator reveals breach.
 
Is security vendor lock-in harming the industry? 
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Is security vendor lock-in harming the industry?
By Darren Pauli | Nov 28, 2011 | Comment Now 
Schneier: Vendors in a race to the bottom.
 
Police claim four hackers funded by militant Saudi group 
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Police claim four hackers funded by militant Saudi group
Nov 28, 2011 | Comment Now 
Philippine police and the FBI arrest four.
 
Government shuns ethical hacker safeguards 
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Government shuns ethical hacker safeguards
By Darren Pauli | Nov 28, 2011 | Comment Now 
Strict rules needed for removing malware without users' consent.
 
Australia's eHealth record a security 'disaster' 
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Australia's eHealth record a security 'disaster'
By Brett Winterford | Nov 28, 2011 | Comment Now 
AusCERT chief warns of need for new approach.
 
Police use hacker forum material as training manuals 
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Police use hacker forum material as training manuals
By Liz Tay | Nov 24, 2011 | Comment Now 
Strike forces identify 'plenty of young Aussies' underground.
 
Agencies told to rule out public cloud 
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Agencies told to rule out public cloud
By John Hilvert | Nov 23, 2011 | Comment Now 
Livingstone weighs in on AGIMO's cloud computing strategy.
 
BIND 9 DNS servers crash 
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BIND 9 DNS servers crash
By Tom Brewster | Nov 23, 2011 | Comment Now 
Suspected zero-day flaw.
 
Hackers hit water treatment plant 
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Hackers hit water treatment plant
By Nicole Kobie | Nov 22, 2011 | Comment Now 
Targeted SCADA through 'astonishing' weak point.
 
Kiwi pen tester hacks Hollywood 
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Kiwi pen tester hacks Hollywood
By James Hutchinson | Nov 21, 2011 | Comment Now 
Vulnerabilities in every part of the video editing process.
 
How AFP smashed Bottle hackers 
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How AFP smashed Bottle hackers
By Darren Pauli | Nov 21, 2011 | Comment Now 
No honour among thieves.
 
Palo Alto Networks eyes one-hour malware turnaround 
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Palo Alto Networks eyes one-hour malware turnaround
By James Hutchinson | Nov 21, 2011 | Comment Now 
Fires up cloud-charged detection.
 
Zero-day attack fingered for global DNS crashes 
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Zero-day attack fingered for global DNS crashes
By Tom Brewster | Nov 21, 2011 | Comment Now 
Internet Systems Consortium releases temporary patch.
 
DDoS attacks, mapped 
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DDoS attacks, mapped
By Darren Pauli | Nov 21, 2011 | Comment Now 
Attacks quadruple.
 
Nasdaq investigation reveals lax cyber security 
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Nasdaq investigation reveals lax cyber security
By Andrea Shalal-Esa and Jim Finkle | Nov 21, 2011 | Comment Now 
Exchange operator an easy target for hackers, FBI finds.
 
Hacker breaks Windows 8 Secure Boot 
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Hacker breaks Windows 8 Secure Boot
By Stewart Mitchell | Nov 21, 2011 | Comment Now 
Bootkit to be unveiled at international malware conference.
 
Blue Coat plans email, web sandbox for iPad 
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Blue Coat plans email, web sandbox for iPad
By James Hutchinson | Nov 17, 2011 | Comment Now 
Addresses BYO device market.
 
Huawei to buy out Symantec stake in joint venture 
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Huawei to buy out Symantec stake in joint venture
By Lee Chyen Yee and Sinead Carew | Nov 16, 2011 | Comment Now 
Puts $530 million on table.
 
Micron21 deploys tokens to virtual server users 
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Micron21 deploys tokens to virtual server users
By Ry Crozier | Nov 14, 2011 | Comment Now 
Chooses non-RSA system after technical evaluation.
 
Researchers release Duqu detection kit 
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Researchers release Duqu detection kit
By Greg Masters | Nov 14, 2011 | Comment Now 
Open source toolkit scours networks for traces of trojan.
 
Iran confirms Duqu virus attack 
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Iran confirms Duqu virus attack
Nov 14, 2011 | Comment Now 
Stuxnet-flavoured threat.
 
Microsoft patches Windows vulnerabilities 
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Microsoft patches Windows vulnerabilities
By Angela Moscaritolo | Nov 14, 2011 | Comment Now 
Patches four vulnerabilities but not Duqu.
 
Hacker posts Aussie Govt email list, usernames 
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Hacker posts Aussie Govt email list, usernames
By Darren Pauli | Nov 14, 2011 | Comment Now 
Attacks 'third world' government systems.
 
US charges 7 in alleged click fraud scam 
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US charges 7 in alleged click fraud scam
Nov 11, 2011 | Comment Now 
Investigated over NASA computer infections.
 
Fear of China masks the work of other web spies 
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Fear of China masks the work of other web spies
By Ry Crozier | Nov 10, 2011 | Comment Now 
Mikko Hypponen urges IT managers to quit Adobe Reader.
 
Apple security expert finds iOS bug 
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Apple security expert finds iOS bug
Nov 9, 2011 | Comment Now 
Could be exploited to get malware into App Store.
 
DoS attack takes Palestinians offline 
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DoS attack takes Palestinians offline
By Darren Pauli | Nov 7, 2011 | Comment Now 
Banking systems air-gapped to avoid damage.
 
Defence loses secret documents to foreign USB thief 
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Defence loses secret documents to foreign USB thief
By Darren Pauli | Nov 7, 2011 | Comment Now 
Encrypted drive likely stolen by foreign intelligence agents at airport.
 
Taste.com.au users spammed after database breach 
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Taste.com.au users spammed after database breach
By Darren Pauli | Nov 7, 2011 | Comment Now 
Attackers steal "old version" of subscriber database.
 
Hacker mistakes rugby club for stock index 
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Hacker mistakes rugby club for stock index
Nov 7, 2011 | Comment Now 
French rugby club Dax recovers from two-week outage.
 
Chinese tech firms back social media controls 
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Chinese tech firms back social media controls
Nov 7, 2011 | Comment Now 
Government plans to "stop the spread of harmful information".
 
Stuxnet copycat hackers move to Belgium 
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Stuxnet copycat hackers move to Belgium
By Jim Finkle | Nov 7, 2011 | Comment Now 
Hacking operation moves after Indian raid.
 
Apple delays Mac App sandboxing 
Security
Apple delays Mac App sandboxing
By Stewart Mitchell | Nov 4, 2011 | Comment Now 
Developers might have to cull app features to comply.
 
Analysis: Risks of an Open Government 
Strategy
Analysis: Risks of an Open Government
By John Hilvert | Nov 2, 2011 | Comment Now 
Gov 2.0 activists counsel on liability and cultural concerns.
 
Police: Pen tests could thwart 90 percent of breaches 
Security
Police: Pen tests could thwart 90 percent of breaches
By Darren Pauli | Oct 31, 2011 | Comment Now 
But more resources needed.
 
Microsoft drops Czech botnet suit 
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Microsoft drops Czech botnet suit
By Dan Kaplan | Oct 31, 2011 | Comment Now 
Asks former defendant for help.
 
Chrome vulnerability 'strange' but not a flaw: Google 
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Chrome vulnerability 'strange' but not a flaw: Google
By Angela Moscaritolo | Oct 31, 2011 | Comment Now 
Leads to remote code execution.
 
Email trojan infects Japanese parliament 
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Email trojan infects Japanese parliament
By Darren Pauli | Oct 31, 2011 | Comment Now 
Log-in information possibly compromised.
 
DSD wins US cybersecurity award 
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DSD wins US cybersecurity award
By Darren Pauli | Oct 31, 2011 | Comment Now 
Australian security standards found cheaper and more effective than US.
 
Amazon fixes cloud computing hole 
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Amazon fixes cloud computing hole
By Darren Pauli | Oct 31, 2011 | Comment Now 
Customer accounts could be accessed.
 
Aussie security pros more cloud-averse 
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Aussie security pros more cloud-averse
By Darren Pauli | Oct 31, 2011 | Comment Now 
Forum finds security professionals more influential in Australia.
 
Addressing internet insecurity 
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Addressing internet insecurity
By Mark Gregory | Oct 28, 2011 | Comment Now 
Comment: All connected computers should be registered.
 
CERT Australia chief replaced 
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CERT Australia chief replaced
By Darren Pauli | Oct 28, 2011 | Comment Now 
Headcount doubles.
 
Agreement seen distant at London cyber conference 
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Agreement seen distant at London cyber conference
By Peter Apps, Political Risk Correspondent | Oct 27, 2011 | Comment Now 
Dialogue is a start.
 
Adelaide office hit by flash SMS hack 
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Adelaide office hit by flash SMS hack
By Darren Pauli | Oct 24, 2011 | Comment Now 
Attack siphons information from iPhones.
 
Turning good Android apps bad 
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Turning good Android apps bad
By Dan Raywood | Oct 24, 2011 | Comment Now 
Unregulated market a dangerous place.
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