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When it comes to network security, there are no grey areas

When it comes to network security, there are no grey areas

Millions of applications are installed on company networks each day without the permission of the IT department. These pieces of software are known as ‘Greynets’. They are multiplying constantly and, with many remaining unknown to the IT team and others difficult to locate, are damaging network performance, distracting staff, and creating a hole in network defences.
Staff Writers Oct 8 2007 12:22PM Security
Hackers exploit YouTube servers to send spam

Hackers exploit YouTube servers to send spam

Hackers are using YouTube servers to lure users of the popular video sharing site into visiting dating sites or to promote their goods online in a new spam campaign, warn security experts.
Staff Writers Oct 8 2007 11:35AM Security
Nintendo helps Wii owners get a grip

Nintendo helps Wii owners get a grip

Nintendo is providing all Wii owners with free non-slip covers for their Wii-mote controllers after complaints that the devices become slippery during use.
Staff Writers Oct 5 2007 2:40PM Hardware
IT execs slam lack of green storage

IT execs slam lack of green storage

The vast majority of UK IT departments claim that storage vendors should be doing more to improve the energy efficiency of their products, according to a survey by storage management software company BridgeHead Software.
Staff Writers Oct 5 2007 7:37AM Hardware
Scammers target online car buyers, warns ACCC

Scammers target online car buyers, warns ACCC

Fraudsters are targeting online car buyers with fake car sale advertisements on online classifieds and auction sites warns SCAMwatch the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) scam alert service.
Staff Writers Oct 4 2007 11:53AM Security
Green IT still low on CIO agenda

Green IT still low on CIO agenda

Half of IT executives admit that their firms do not monitor IT-related energy spending, according to a new report from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
Staff Writers Oct 3 2007 9:25PM Strategy
Broadband providers finalise funding as Broadband Guarantee deadline looms

Broadband providers finalise funding as Broadband Guarantee deadline looms

Federal ICT Minister, Helen Coonan, has announced another eight broadband providers have been approved under the $163 million Australian Broadband Guarantee, bringing the approved total to 14.
Staff Writers Oct 3 2007 4:41PM Telco/ISP
Westpac, IBM, and University of Ballarat launch security alliance with Victorian Gov

Westpac, IBM, and University of Ballarat launch security alliance with Victorian Gov

The Victorian Government together with Westpac Bank, IBM Australia and the University of Ballarat have launched the Internet Commerce Security Laboratory (ICSL) a research alliance to tackle cyber-crime.
Staff Writers Oct 3 2007 3:37PM Security
Gartner: Australian IT services worth $14 billion and growing

Gartner: Australian IT services worth $14 billion and growing

End-user spending in the Australian IT services market is expected to exceed $14 billion for the year, up 3.6 percent from 2006, according to a recent report from Gartner.
Staff Writers Oct 3 2007 2:41PM Strategy
Stolen Gap laptop exposes 800,000 job applicants

Stolen Gap laptop exposes 800,000 job applicants

Clothing giant Gap has admitted that a notebook containing unencrypted details of around 800,000 job applicants has been stolen from one its vendors.
Staff Writers Oct 2 2007 11:59AM Security
Optima donates additional $10,000 to SHINE for Kids

Optima donates additional $10,000 to SHINE for Kids

ASX-listed Optima Technology Solutions has made a $10,000 donation of PCs and notebooks to SHINE for Kids, a non-for-profit organisation for children with parents in prison.
Staff Writers Sep 28 2007 2:37PM Hardware
Customs to destroy 11,000 Bollywood DVDs

Customs to destroy 11,000 Bollywood DVDs

Australian Customs is this week on the verge of destroying more than 11,000 pirated Indian movies that arrived in both Sydney and Melbourne via Sea Cargo in March.
Staff Writers Sep 28 2007 12:32PM Security
Mobile advertisers treading a fine line

Mobile advertisers treading a fine line

Mobile operators stand to gain by investing in mobile advertising, but only if it is implemented correctly, according to a new report from Analysys.
Staff Writers Sep 28 2007 10:49AM Software
Protecting cardholder data in e-Commerce transactions

Protecting cardholder data in e-Commerce transactions

More and more businesses are moving towards offering their products and services in an Internet-based environment and consumers will typically use a credit or debit card for e-commerce transactions.
Staff Writers Sep 28 2007 10:48AM Security
Dell vows to save the planet

Dell vows to save the planet

Dell has announced plans to neutralise the carbon impact of its worldwide operations.
Staff Writers Sep 28 2007 6:56AM Hardware
Internode's NodePhone signs 10 000th customer

Internode's NodePhone signs 10 000th customer

Internode’s NodePhone Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephone service has signed up its 10,000th customer while sales of VoIP enabled routers are rapidly increasingly the company announced today.
Staff Writers Sep 27 2007 3:46PM Telco/ISP
Review: CP Secure Content Security Gateway 2500

Review: CP Secure Content Security Gateway 2500

The Content Security Gateway 2500 from CP Secure is an appliance-based offering. The enterprise unit we tested, which does not include the admin port, shipped with redundant power supplies, two fiber interfaces and four Ethernet ports.
Staff Writers Sep 26 2007 2:15PM Security
Sourcefire expands Aussie presence

Sourcefire expands Aussie presence

Open source security vendor, Sourcefire, is set to expand its Australian presence as it looks to recruit a new sales team and launches a new training program including a seminar series.
Staff Writers Sep 25 2007 2:30PM Training & Development
Telstra brings wireless broadband up to speed

Telstra brings wireless broadband up to speed

Telstra has turbocharged the speed of its mobile broadband services, launching new broadband cards capable of download speeds up to 6 Mbps and upload speeds up to 1.3 Mbps.
Staff Writers Sep 25 2007 1:02PM Telco/ISP
Review: eSoft ThreatWall

Review: eSoft ThreatWall

The eSoft ThreatWall is an appliance-based offering that provides SMTP mail filtering and also web traffic filtering. ThreatWall can be installed in transparent mode, which allows the device to sit inline with the mail server.
Staff Writers Sep 25 2007 12:13PM Security

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