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Weekly Roundup: The Olympics are here! But watch your back

Weekly Roundup: The Olympics are here! But watch your back

In the week-long countdown to the Olympics, online fraudsters have stepped up their efforts to swindle sports fans out of thousands of dollars, while human rights advocates cried foul over online Chinese censorship.
Staff Writers Aug 9 2008 4:53PM Software
Last-ditch warning: 'think before you click', during Olympics

Last-ditch warning: 'think before you click', during Olympics

The opening ceremony for the much anticipated Beijing Olympic Games is only hours away and security experts have sent out an eleventh hour warning to internet users – ‘think twice before you click.’
Negar Salek Aug 8 2008 3:09PM Security
Emerging countries to take spam lead

Emerging countries to take spam lead

The majority of the world's spam continued to be sent from the US during the second quarter of 2008 but experts predict it won’t be long till developing nations take the lead.
Negar Salek Aug 7 2008 4:28PM Security
Emerging countries to take spam lead

Emerging countries to take spam lead

The majority of spam is currently sent from the US but experts predict it won’t be long till developing nations take the lead.
Negar Salek Aug 7 2008 12:09PM Security
Malware writers go for your gold during the Olympics

Malware writers go for your gold during the Olympics

Malware purveyors are embracing the upcoming Olympic games wholeheartedly.
Shaun Nichols Aug 7 2008 10:37AM Security
Australians lose millions to fraud annually not just during Olympics

Australians lose millions to fraud annually not just during Olympics

Australians have lost nearly $120,000 to the Olympic ticket scammers, according to the NSW Office of Fair Trading's latest update.
Negar Salek Aug 5 2008 2:45PM Security
Push-ups proving popular in China

Push-ups proving popular in China

Bloggers in China have come up with a novel way of fighting censorship.
Nick Farrell Aug 5 2008 7:38AM Security
China lifts Olympics internet censorship

China lifts Olympics internet censorship

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has moved quickly to quell media furore surrounding internet censorship imposed on Beijing-based journalists.
Guy Dixon Aug 4 2008 9:18AM Security
Great Firewall of China remains strong

Great Firewall of China remains strong

Amnesty International was last week granted freedom in China, but says the country’s promise remains broken.
Emma Hughes Aug 4 2008 8:12AM Security
China to censor journalists' Net access during Olympics

China to censor journalists' Net access during Olympics

No bricks removed from great firewall
Egan Orion Aug 1 2008 10:01AM Security
China launches UFO document software

China launches UFO document software

Mainland China's government will promote home-grown office productivity software in at least six ministries this year that uses a uniquely Chinese document format standard.
Egan Orion Jul 29 2008 1:29PM Software
China blamed for cyber-terrorism

China blamed for cyber-terrorism

China has been accused of sponsoring cyber-terrorism at a conference organised by the UK Home Office.
Robert Blincoe Jul 29 2008 7:39AM Security
China VCs raise US$3bn in second quarter

China VCs raise US$3bn in second quarter

Chinese venture capital firms had a record US$3bn in funds available to invest during the second quarter of 2008, according to a new survey.
Simon Burns Jul 24 2008 9:11AM Financial Services
China spends big on the internet

China spends big on the internet

Online spending in China rose almost 60 per cent in the first six months of the year, new research reveals.
Simon Burns Jul 18 2008 9:10AM Networking
China denies probe into Microsoft

China denies probe into Microsoft

China has officially denied reports that it is planning an investigation into the market position of Microsoft in the country..
Iain Thomson Jun 23 2008 7:41AM Security
China to investigate Microsoft for monopoly power

China to investigate Microsoft for monopoly power

China is investigating Microsoft’s market position in the country to make sure it is not abusing its position..
Iain Thomson Jun 19 2008 7:59AM Software
Your broken computer is China's garbage dump

Your broken computer is China's garbage dump

There’s no doubting that Australia loves technology. We’re often hailed as an early adopter of technology and if our voracious appetite for anything and everything new – Blu-Ray, iPhone, plasma televisions, computers – is anything to go by, the assessments are spot on. But what happens when today’s toys turn into tomorrow’s trash?
Mitchell Bingemann Jun 16 2008 4:43PM Hardware
China key to $11bn Asia WiMax bonanza

China key to $11bn Asia WiMax bonanza

The Asia-Pacific region could have as many as 43 million WiMax subscribers by the end of 2013, according to new forecasts..
Simon Burns Jun 7 2008 11:42AM Telco/ISP
Third of web threats emanate from US and China

Third of web threats emanate from US and China

Akamai highlights global web threat
Dave Bailey Jun 3 2008 4:26PM Security
Potential security breach by China?

Potential security breach by China?

A government laptop used by Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez may have been breached during a visit to Bejing last December.
Sue Marquette Poremba Jun 3 2008 11:59AM Security

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