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Newly discovered TCP flaw brings devices to their knees

Newly discovered TCP flaw brings devices to their knees

A Swedish security company announced Wednesday that two of its researchers have discovered a 'generic' flaw in the TCP stack that could result in denial-of-service attacks.
Dan Kaplan Oct 3 2008 10:35AM Security
Privacy officers to feel the brunt of privacy law changes

Privacy officers to feel the brunt of privacy law changes

A security expert is warning privacy officers to expect inevitable changes to their role during the next 18-24 months, when the federal Privacy Act reforms pass.
Negar Salek Oct 3 2008 7:52AM Security
Quantum leap for photonic modulation

Quantum leap for photonic modulation

Researchers at Stanford have made a breakthrough which could give quantum cryptography, information processing, and even memory storage a big boost, by modulating the time profile of a single photon.
Sylvie Barak Oct 3 2008 7:40AM Security
IBM adds shared storage to BladeCenter

IBM adds shared storage to BladeCenter

IBM is adding shared storage to its BladeCenter S systems aimed at delivering a simplified IT environment for small and medium-sized business customers.
Daniel Robinson Oct 3 2008 7:27AM Hardware
Mobiles get enterprise-grade remote control

Mobiles get enterprise-grade remote control

RealVNC is to release a two-way remote control tool for mobile devices in versions for Symbian, Windows Mobile, Apple's iPhone, Linux and Blackberry platforms.
Daniel Robinson Oct 3 2008 7:27AM Software
Telstra advertising bucks trend, up 50 per cent

Telstra advertising bucks trend, up 50 per cent

Telstra BigPond has reported a 50 per cent growth in advertising revenue this year, in contrast to traditional print and television outlets.
Staff Writers Oct 3 2008 7:18AM Financial Services
Hollywood sues RealNetworks over DVD copying software

Hollywood sues RealNetworks over DVD copying software

Six Hollywood studios have filed a legal suit against RealNetworks for releasing RealDVD, which allows users to copy commercial DVDs.
Iain Thomson Oct 2 2008 2:46PM Software
Computer game industry safe from economic downturn

Computer game industry safe from economic downturn

Game Group announced yesterday that the current economic downturn would not affect the ever-strong consumer demand for computer games.

Emma Hughes Oct 2 2008 2:33PM Software
Apple releases developers from NDA

Apple releases developers from NDA

Apple has said that developers of applications for the iPhone no longer need to sign the restrictive non-disclosure agreement (NDA) that previously accompanied its software developer kit (SDK).
Iain Thomson Oct 2 2008 2:30PM Software
Amazon announces Windows cloud computing

Amazon announces Windows cloud computing

Amazon Web Services plans to add support for Windows and SQL Server code to its cloud computing service, while Microsoft said a new cloud computing product would be launched within the month.
Shaun Nichols Oct 2 2008 2:30PM Software
Record investment misses mobile devices

Record investment misses mobile devices

Records managers appear to be giving mobile access to records the thumbs-down despite recognising the need to provide information to users in real-time, a survey reveals.
Staff Writers Oct 2 2008 2:02PM Software
Non-equilibrium chips could avoid overheating laptops

Non-equilibrium chips could avoid overheating laptops

Researchers are re-examining the Second Law of Thermodynamics in a bid to manage heat from laptops and other miniaturised electronics.
Liz Tay Oct 2 2008 1:52PM Hardware
Telstra launches MNOC in Sydney

Telstra launches MNOC in Sydney

Telstra has taken the wraps off a new ‘multi-million dollar’ managed network operations centre located in Sydney’s central business district.
Ry Crozier Oct 2 2008 1:44PM Networking
Yahoo Mail has huge hole

Yahoo Mail has huge hole

Yahoo's Zimbra client has a security hole so big you can fly an entire Borg collective through the middle of it and not worry about the cubes touching the sides.
Nick Farrell Oct 2 2008 12:15PM Security
UK bank concerns lead to increase in spam

UK bank concerns lead to increase in spam

There has been a vast increase in spam making reference to troubled high street banks.
Dan Raywood Oct 2 2008 10:13AM Security
Study: Employees engage in risky computing

Study: Employees engage in risky computing

Common employee behaviour may result in data loss or leakage of a company's intellectual property, a new study concludes.
Angela Moscaritolo Oct 2 2008 10:08AM Security
California laws will increase penalties for patient data snoopers

California laws will increase penalties for patient data snoopers

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger this week signed legislation into law that will pose harsher penalties for hospital workers who pry into sensitive patient data.
Dan Kaplan Oct 2 2008 10:08AM Security
PCI DSS v1.2 tackles wireless security

PCI DSS v1.2 tackles wireless security

The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council has released version 1.2 of its Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).
Angelica Mari Oct 2 2008 10:02AM Security
RogueSecurity Trojan dominates September attacks

RogueSecurity Trojan dominates September attacks

Malware responsible for 60 per cent of all attacks during the month.
Iain Thomson Oct 2 2008 10:02AM Security
Security firms fail on Windows Server

Security firms fail on Windows Server

Some of the biggest names in the security industry have failed the latest Virus Bulletin VB100 test.
Shaun Nichols Oct 2 2008 10:02AM Security

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