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BBC.com mulls global media options

BBC.com mulls global media options

Australian fans of Dr Who and other BBC properties may soon have cause to rejoice.
Nate Cochrane Mar 7 2009 11:52AM Strategy
Five principles underpinning robust security strategies

Five principles underpinning robust security strategies

Forrester Research provides five best practice tips for building IT security strategies.
Khalid Kark Mar 7 2009 10:34AM Security
IBM in talks to buy Indian services firm Satyam

IBM in talks to buy Indian services firm Satyam

Reports are emerging that IBM is likely to make a bid to acquire troubled Indian outsourcing provider Satyam.
Rosalie Marshall Mar 7 2009 10:24AM Strategy
Tech stocks upgraded on the ASX

Tech stocks upgraded on the ASX

Optus parent SingTel and technology retailers JB Hi-Fi have been promoted to the Standard and Poor's ASX 100 after the ratings firm conducted a review of the shell-shocked local stockmarket.
Staff Writers Mar 7 2009 10:20AM Financial Services
Google receives support for IP address stance

Google receives support for IP address stance

A Symantec expert has sided with Google in the debate over whether an IP address can be considered personal data.
Ry Crozier Mar 6 2009 3:48PM Security
Google receives support for IP address stance

Google receives support for IP address stance

A Symantec expert has sided with Google in the debate over whether an IP address can be considered personal data.
Ry Crozier Mar 6 2009 3:26PM Security
Fixed-line decline led by young people

Fixed-line decline led by young people

Aussies aged 18 to 24 are choosing mobile over fixed line phones when they move out of home for the first time, an ACMA report shows.
Staff Writers Mar 6 2009 3:21PM Telco/ISP
Australia to sit out Blackberry app store launch

Australia to sit out Blackberry app store launch

Australian Blackberry users will have to watch our British, American and Canadian friends download mobile applications from RIM's new BlackBerry App Store from the sidelines.
Brett Winterford Mar 6 2009 3:17PM Software
New York Police Department loses as many as 80,000 records

New York Police Department loses as many as 80,000 records

A recent offline data breach may have put tens of thousands of New York City police officers at risk of identity theft.
Shaun Nichols Mar 6 2009 3:13PM Security
Phony Lord jailed over bank hacking attempt

Phony Lord jailed over bank hacking attempt

A self-styled British Lord has been jailed for eight years for his part in a plot to steal US$229 million using malicious software.
Iain Thomson Mar 6 2009 3:09PM Security
Google moves into expandable advertising

Google moves into expandable advertising

Google has announced that it is to trial a new form of advertising on its search pages..
Iain Thomson Mar 6 2009 3:08PM Financial Services
Mozilla issues new round of updates for Firefox browser

Mozilla issues new round of updates for Firefox browser

Mozilla has posted a new version of its Firefox 3 browser.
Shaun Nichols Mar 6 2009 3:08PM Security
Android could overtake iPhone by 2012 say analysts

Android could overtake iPhone by 2012 say analysts

Analysts at Informa are predicting that sales of phones using Google’s Android operating system will outpace Apple by 2012.
Iain Thomson Mar 6 2009 3:08PM Software
NYPD loses as many as 80,000 records

NYPD loses as many as 80,000 records

A recent offline data breach may have put tens of thousands of New York City police officers at risk of identity theft.
Shaun Nichols Mar 6 2009 3:08PM Security
Survey: Better systems needed to meet regulatory burden

Survey: Better systems needed to meet regulatory burden

A new survey shows most in-house legal counsels in Australia believe they lack the necessary systems and processes for an expected rise in regulatory intervention.
Brett Winterford Mar 6 2009 2:41PM Storage
Internode lays out SHDSL network expansion plans

Internode lays out SHDSL network expansion plans

Internode plans to launch symmetrical high-speed broadband services up to 40Mbps in the Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane CBDs after announcing availability in Adelaide CBD from today.
Ry Crozier Mar 6 2009 12:40PM Telco/ISP
Firefox update addresses multiple security issues

Firefox update addresses multiple security issues

Mozilla has issued Firefox 3.0.7, which fixes multiple security issues that could potentially cause an attacker to run arbitrary code on a victim's computer, cause a denial-of-service condition, obtain sensitive information, or spoof the location bar, according to an advisory from US-CERT.
Angela Moscsaritolo Mar 6 2009 11:11AM Security
Hacker forum shut down by German police internet crime unit

Hacker forum shut down by German police internet crime unit

German police have shut down a message board used by hackers.
Staff Writers Mar 6 2009 11:07AM Security
Obama appoints "first ever" federal CIO

Obama appoints "first ever" federal CIO

President Obama has appointed the first-ever federal chief information officer (CIO).
Angela Moscsaritolo Mar 6 2009 11:04AM Security
Spotify user details compromised in major hack

Spotify user details compromised in major hack

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.
Phil Muncaster Mar 6 2009 9:58AM Security

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