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Best Western downplays hack attack

Best Western downplays hack attack

Hotel chain Best Western has downplayed concerns over a recent hack attack that was reported to have put at risk the personal details of all its customers since 2007.
Madeline Bennett Aug 28 2008 7:42AM Security
Contactless mobile payments trialled in Melbourne

Contactless mobile payments trialled in Melbourne

Telstra, NAB and Visa are trialling a new contactless mobile phone payment system with 200 consumers and 12 merchants in Melbourne.
Staff Writers Aug 28 2008 7:37AM Software
Ubuntu gets major security fix

Ubuntu gets major security fix

Update patches kernel flaws.
Shaun Nichols Aug 27 2008 1:59PM Software
iPrimus trumps Telstra wireless broadband data limit

iPrimus trumps Telstra wireless broadband data limit

It only took five days, but Telstra’s 10 GB wireless broadband limit has already been trumped by iPrimus with a newer, cheaper 12 GB plan.
Staff Writers Aug 27 2008 1:58PM Telco/ISP
Mozilla steps up Firefox 3 push

Mozilla steps up Firefox 3 push

Mozilla is stepping up its efforts to drive users to Firefox 3.
Shaun Nichols Aug 27 2008 1:58PM Software
Symantec execs encourage using Facebook at work

Symantec execs encourage using Facebook at work

Organisations that block access to sites such as Facebook are limiting the use of critical business tools necessary to a Generation Y workforce, argued Symantec executives in Sydney on Tuesday.
Negar Salek Aug 27 2008 1:56PM Security
Mobile plan trades cash for ads

Mobile plan trades cash for ads

A new mobile plan offers customers a 65 percent monthly discount for customers who agree to receive mobile advertisements.
Ashley Clark Aug 27 2008 1:29PM Financial Services
Browser security plug-in protects against DNS flaw

Browser security plug-in protects against DNS flaw

Researchers have developed a browser security system that protects against the recently-revealed DNS vulnerability and other Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attacks.
Liz Tay Aug 27 2008 11:39AM Security
ESX production deployments under pressure

ESX production deployments under pressure

Server virtualisation appears to be fragmenting with more customers putting hypervisors other than ESX into production, a survey reveals.
Staff Writers Aug 27 2008 11:32AM Software
Major record labels target blogosphere

Major record labels target blogosphere

D-Star is extending its digital music promotion delivery service to bloggers following a successful trial of the technology by Aussie radio stations.
Ry Crozier Aug 27 2008 10:36AM Strategy
NBN: Telstra tells Terria to get real or get out

NBN: Telstra tells Terria to get real or get out

Australian telecommunications incumbent, Telstra has fired off a warning to Terria to get serious about building a National Broadband Network (NBN), or get out of the way.
Lilia Guan Aug 27 2008 10:25AM Telco/ISP
Data breaches already surpass 2007 total

Data breaches already surpass 2007 total

The number of reported data breaches has already surpassed last year's total, according to a report from Identity Theft Resource Center.
Sue Marquette Poremba Aug 27 2008 8:40AM Security
Microsoft re-releases security patch

Microsoft re-releases security patch

Microsoft has re-released a critical security update known as MS08-051.
Aharon Etengoff Aug 27 2008 8:36AM Security
Best Western insists massive database wasn't stolen

Best Western insists massive database wasn't stolen

An article that appeared in last weekend's Glasgow Sunday Herald claiming personal information belonging to eight million travellers had been winkled has been denounced.
Egan Orion Aug 27 2008 8:36AM Security
IT should adopt social trend trackers

IT should adopt social trend trackers

IT should assign a group to keep watch of societal trends as social factors become increasingly important in business and commercial systems, according to new research from analyst Gartner.
Rosalie Marshall Aug 27 2008 7:50AM Training & Development
Employers slack on Web 2.0 security

Employers slack on Web 2.0 security

Organisations should do more to police their employee’s use of social networking sites and instant messaging (IM) applications, according to recent research conducted by FaceTime Communications, a Web 2.0 security firm.
Rosalie Marshall Aug 27 2008 7:50AM Security
PC holding bank data sold on ebay

PC holding bank data sold on ebay

A computer holding bank customers' credit card data has been sold on eBay for US$75.
Rosalie Marshall Aug 27 2008 7:50AM Security
Facebook shuts down Scrabulous internationally

Facebook shuts down Scrabulous internationally

Facebook has removed the popular application Scrabulous from its servers for international users, nearly a month after it banned users in the US from using it.
Iain Thomson Aug 27 2008 7:50AM Software
Democrats can't run Linux

Democrats can't run Linux

The U.S. Democratic Party has been touting its IT credentials as proof that it is a better bet than luddite John McCain who has never turned on a computer.
Nick Farrell Aug 27 2008 7:46AM Software
HP completes EDS purchase

HP completes EDS purchase

Deal will help vendor compete with IBM for IT services market.
Tom Young Aug 27 2008 7:43AM Strategy

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