EDITOR'S NOTE
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Good morning,
We begin today with a piece on how the IT security department at Australia Post estabished a business case for the use of data loss prevention (DLP) software after being turned down internally twice.
Also today, researchers challenge the idea that optical fibre has limitless capacity, casting doubt on whether it's as future-proof as the Government says it is.
And prospective student details escape a major university's systems...
-- Ry Crozier
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"Competition in core national infrastructure has seldom brought benefits, and as Ace noted, leads to cherry-picking exercises where the providers are not supporting the national requirements. (AKA: USO) National infrastructure systems require standardisation, access equity, access pricing equity and national support standards. No metro fibre provider, seeking to grab some high profit market ..."
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TODAY ON ITNEWS
Security
Australia Post plugs data leaks after privacy probe
By
Stephen Withers
| October 19, 2010
Third time lucky for Australia Post's DLP project.
Telco/ISP
Researchers challenge "limitless" fibre capacity
By
Tom Brewster
| October 19, 2010
Capacity running out?
Security
Hacker nabs 110k student details
By
Liam Tung
| October 19, 2010
Uni could have become a botnet.
Telco/ISP
S.Korea widens lead in global broadband quality
October 19, 2010
Australia ranks 21st on list.
Security
Finnish firm finds hard-to-detect online attacks
By
Tarmo Virki,
| October 19, 2010
Lab tests say undetectable by ISPs.
Oddware
Sweden rejects Assange residence
By
Liam Tung
| October 19, 2010
Safe Harbour vanishing.
Security
School settles webcam spying allegations
By
Liam Tung
| October 19, 2010
Pays out US$610,000.
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