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Further security flaws found in Java Runtime Environment 
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Further security flaws found in Java Runtime Environment
By Juha Saarinen | Apr 24, 2013 | Comment Now 
Oracle framework once again found vulnerable.
 
Virus hits Qatari natural gas giant 
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Virus hits Qatari natural gas giant
By Danielle Walker | Sep 3, 2012 | Comment Now 
RasGas website and email servers shut down.
 
Hackers breach Battle.net gaming community 
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Hackers breach Battle.net gaming community
By Darren Pauli | Aug 13, 2012 | Comment Now 
Aussie encrypted passwords, email details stolen.
 
Dropbox pins spam attack on breached staff account 
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Dropbox pins spam attack on breached staff account
By Fahmida Y. Rashid | Aug 6, 2012 | Comment Now 
Hackers steal customer email details.
 
Yahoo! breach exposes 400,000 passwords 
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Yahoo! breach exposes 400,000 passwords
By Jim Finkle, Darren Pauli | Jul 13, 2012 | Comment Now 
Yahoo! Voices compromised.
 
AusCERT loses passwords to Govt service 
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AusCERT loses passwords to Govt service
By Darren Pauli | Jul 9, 2012 | Comment Now 
Encryption method unknown.
 
Experts warn of MySQL password flaw 
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By Darren Pauli | Jun 12, 2012 | Comment Now 
Brute force breaks authentication in one second.
 
Flawed Apple update traps passwords in plain text 
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Flawed Apple update traps passwords in plain text
By Darren Pauli | May 7, 2012 | Comment Now 
OS X Lion users affected.
 
Analysis: Good passw0rd security 
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By Darren Pauli | Sep 12, 2011 | Comment Now 
Who does your password lock out?
 
Auditor calls for Government ban on Gmail, Hotmail 
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Auditor calls for Government ban on Gmail, Hotmail
By John Hilvert | Mar 23, 2011 | 15 Comments 
Vector for attack or accidental leaks.
 
Audit finds holes in Canberra's finance systems 
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Audit finds holes in Canberra's finance systems
By Brett Winterford, John Hilvert | Dec 23, 2010 | 9 Comments 
Lack of DR, weak passwords and no audit trails in some systems.
 
Facebook users get one time passwords 
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Facebook users get one time passwords
By Liam Tung | Oct 14, 2010 | Comment Now 
Down with OTP?
 
TrustDefender scores $16m on the back of bank wins 
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By Charis Palmer | Mar 18, 2010 | 2 Comments 
Deal with large Australian bank in the works.
 
SSH server attacks resurface 
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SSH server attacks resurface
By Shaun Nichols | Apr 20, 2009 | Comment Now 
Security researchers are warning administrators to secure their servers in the wake of new Secure Shell (SSH) attacks.
 
Spotify user details compromised in major hack 
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Spotify user details compromised in major hack
By Phil Muncaster | Mar 6, 2009 | Comment Now 
Online music service Spotify has become the latest web firm to suffer a major hack, after revealing yesterday that criminals may have accessed user registration details.
 
Microsoft takes aim at security 'myths' 
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Microsoft takes aim at security 'myths'
By Fleur Doidge | Sep 13, 2005 | Comment Now 
Microsoft pushed security to the front of its Tech.Ed agenda on the Gold Coast this month, aiming to debunk what it claimed were common myths about IT security.
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