Tag: error

Oddware

Scientists raise quantum error threshold

By Liz Tay | Nov 15, 2010 | 1 Comment

New design allows up to a quarter of qubits to be lost.

Software

UniSuper finds errors in one in ten accounts

By Liz Tay | Oct 29, 2010 | Comment Now

Superannuation provider to spend 18 months on a fix.

Telco/ISP

ISPs cop customer angst over outbound emails

By Ry Crozier | Oct 8, 2010 | 6 Comments

Anti-spam blacklist bombs.

Software

Google fixes Gmail's spam-like error

By Liam Tung | Aug 27, 2010 | 3 Comments

One last Groundhog Day.

Oddware

Researchers build quantum fidelity firmware

By Liz Tay | Aug 25, 2010 | Comment Now

Sydney physicist wins part of US military grant.

Hardware

Computer memory errors on the rise

By V3.co.uk staff | Oct 14, 2009 | Comment Now

Research shows causes of system crashes.

Finance

CommBank takes blame for Centrelink payment delay

By Lilia Guan | Sep 14, 2009 | 2 Comments

Problem not due to "sinister" activity.

Technology

Visa computer error leads to US$23 quadrillion overdraft

By Iain Thomson | Jul 16, 2009 | Comment Now

Pack of cigarettes costs US$23,148,855,308,184,500.

Software

DSTO asks for better recognition of 'bad' images

By Ry Crozier | May 29, 2009 | Comment Now

The Defence Science and Technology Organisation has called on facial recognition system makers to build in more intelligence and improve recognition of low-resolution and ...

Software

Google owns up to service outage

By Shaun Nichols | May 15, 2009 | Comment Now

Google is blaming an error in its traffic routing system for causing a service outage that lasted several hours overnight.

Security

Human error becomes biggest security fear

By Phil Muncaster | Nov 15, 2008 | Comment Now

Human error has become the biggest security concern for IT directors, according to new research from gateway security firm Secure Computing.

Security

Human error and complacency biggest IT security threats

By Lilia Guan | May 7, 2008 | Comment Now

Human error and complacency remain the biggest threats to an organisation's IT security.

Security

Web banking risk down to human error

By Robert Jaques | Nov 9, 2007 | Comment Now

The vast majority of internet banking users are not taking even basic steps to protect themselves online, according to a new study..

Software

Microsoft 'error' shuts out .Mac

By Shaun Nichols | Sep 24, 2007 | Comment Now

An "internal error" last week caused Microsoft's Windows Live Messenger to tell Macintosh users to switch out of Apple's e-mail service in order to access the messaging ...

Telco/ISP

PlusNet error deletes users' email

By Matt Chapman | Aug 28, 2007 | Comment Now

UK-based Internet service provider PlusNet has accidentally deleted around 10 percent of its customers' emails following an upgrade to its spam system.

Security

Some websites reporting common error code contain adware

By Dan Kaplan | Dec 5, 2006 | Comment Now

Hackers are using 404 error messages to their advantage by creating fake sites containing the message to load spyware and adware, security researchers said today.

Software

Police to investigate email error

By Vivienne Fisher | Nov 26, 2004 | Comment Now

NSW Police have admitted to mistakenly emailing partial images of child pornography to 1800 government school principals across the state.

Software

Idol error redirects TV fans to porn site

By Darren Ellis | Nov 22, 2004 | Comment Now

An unfortunate blunder has left online fans of TV's Australian Idol potentially accessing a porn site.