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Hackers hold US medical data hostage

Hackers hold US medical data hostage

Hackers have taken control of the Virginia Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) in the U.S. and are demanding a US$10 million (A$13.6 million) ransom for the return of patient’s records.
Iain Thomson May 6 2009 2:08PM Security
Hackers hold US medical data hostage

Hackers hold US medical data hostage

Hackers have taken control of the Virginia Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) and are demanding a US$10 million ransom for the return of patient’s records.
Iain Thomson May 6 2009 10:19AM Security
Researchers hijack Torpig botnet

Researchers hijack Torpig botnet

In an effort to better understand the workings of cybercrime, a group of researchers recently hijacked and dissected a massive botnet.
Shaun Nichols May 5 2009 2:46PM Security
Netbooks, cloud to be winners this year: IDC

Netbooks, cloud to be winners this year: IDC

Gazing into its crystal ball, analyst International Data Corporation predicts "pockets of opportunity" for the IT industry in an otherwise gloomy outlook this year.
Nate Cochrane May 5 2009 2:18PM Hardware
Former IT head admits guilt

Former IT head admits guilt

The former IT director at the Houston-based LifeGift Organ Donation Center has pleaded guilty to charges she illegally accessed the organisation's network to delete data, according to a US Department of Justice news release.
Dan Kaplan May 4 2009 11:43AM Security
AussieHQ to migrate Hosting Shop servers to Sydney

AussieHQ to migrate Hosting Shop servers to Sydney

AussieHQ will shift “hundreds of servers” of data virtually from Brisbane to Sydney over the next six months after acquiring Brisbane-based Hosting Shop for an amount “well into the seven figures”.
Ry Crozier May 1 2009 11:23AM Telco/ISP
Virtual data safety

Virtual data safety

Virtualisation is a technology whose time has come, and many of the primary problems in deploying a virtualised environment can be solved with proper planning, as Chuck Miller explains.
Chuck Miller Apr 30 2009 4:43PM Security
Better incentives required to stop data loss

Better incentives required to stop data loss

Organisations do not know enough about the source, reason and frequency of data leaks, and more incentives need to be put in place to encourage better data protection, according to a panel discussion at the Infosecurity Europe show in London.
Ian Williams Apr 30 2009 10:20AM Security
Tandberg Data files for bankruptcy

Tandberg Data files for bankruptcy

Local sales partners of data storage company Tandberg Data are putting on a brave face after the Norwegian-based company filed for bankruptcy.
Stuart Finlayson Apr 30 2009 12:01AM Storage
Blocking Phorm won't stop it, warns privacy group

Blocking Phorm won't stop it, warns privacy group

A data protection group has warned that opting out of Phorm will not prevent the technology from processing data that users enter through web site search portals.
Rosalie Marshall Apr 28 2009 3:45PM Telco/ISP
Big W retail stores first to benefit from HP deal

Big W retail stores first to benefit from HP deal

Woolworths has completed the first phase of an enterprise data warehousing project that will streamline information collection and operational reporting in its Big W retail stores.
Staff Writers Apr 28 2009 1:35PM Software
MI6 scrapped major drug operation after data loss

MI6 scrapped major drug operation after data loss

The UK's MI6 had to abandon a multimillion pound covert anti-drugs operation after it lost a memory stick containing the project's top secret information.
Rosalie Marshall Apr 28 2009 6:08AM Security
Google and Pirate Bay share Friday good news

Google and Pirate Bay share Friday good news

Both Google and the Pirate Bay have achieved slight victories over their legal opponents overnight.
Rosalie Marshall Apr 24 2009 6:29AM Software
Updated DB2 boosts analytics while cutting costs

Updated DB2 boosts analytics while cutting costs

IBM has announced new versions of its DB2 database platform and InfoSphere Warehouse package.
David Neal Apr 24 2009 6:29AM Software
eWay puts gateway into Macquarie data centre

eWay puts gateway into Macquarie data centre

Payment gateway provider eWay has inked a three-year, $500,000 deal with Macquarie Hosting to host its online payment system, transaction applications and encrypted customer data.
Staff Writers Apr 21 2009 3:47PM Hardware
Primus admits to blackout at Melbourne data centre

Primus admits to blackout at Melbourne data centre

Primus Telecom has admitted to a power outage in part of its Melbourne data centre Saturday, citing the “bad luck” of being between phases of a multi-million dollar upgrade to its power systems as a contributor to the issue.
Ry Crozier Apr 20 2009 4:46PM Networking
No outage in data centre, says Primus

No outage in data centre, says Primus

Primus Telecom has this morning angrily denied suggestions that its Melbourne data centre went down for up to eight hours on Saturday afternoon.
Ry Crozier Apr 20 2009 11:49AM Networking
Lenovo releases new password management tool

Lenovo releases new password management tool

Lenovo is touting a new password management tool designed to help administrators better deal with encrypted hard drive systems.
Shaun Nichols Apr 17 2009 2:01PM Security
Cloud computing too costly for enterprise

Cloud computing too costly for enterprise

A study into cloud computing by McKinsey has found that cloud computing doesn’t make financial sense for large enterprises.
Iain Thomson Apr 16 2009 11:57AM Storage
Pharmacy hackers busted in Romania

Pharmacy hackers busted in Romania

Romanian authorities, in cooperation with the FBI, have nabbed five people accused of stealing credit card information from US pharmaceutical firms.
Dan Kaplan Apr 15 2009 11:16AM Security

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