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Bed sheets cover up widening data centre crisis

Bed sheets cover up widening data centre crisis

A Sydney data centre has resorted to hanging cotton sheets from the roof to alter in-room airflows, highlighting the cooling crisis faced by many Australian operators.
Ry Crozier Sep 9 2008 5:30PM Storage
RFID leakage is hushed up - claim

RFID leakage is hushed up - claim

Most RFID products – like passports and Oyster cards – leak data like sieves says Brit firm, Peratech.
Tony Dennis Sep 5 2008 10:07AM Security
IT administrators admit they’d steal data

IT administrators admit they’d steal data

A survey of 300 IT administrators found that 88 per cent said they would steal company secrets if they were laid off..
Iain Thomson Aug 28 2008 4:08PM Security
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
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
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
Utimaco grows A/NZ presence

Utimaco grows A/NZ presence

Data security company Utimaco has launched its first A/NZ office to support its local customer base and extend its reseller network.
Staff Writers Aug 26 2008 3:19PM Security
Hackers breach Best Western in data heist

Hackers breach Best Western in data heist

Hackers have broken into the corporate databases for Best Western Hotels and may have stolen the names, addresses and credit card information of every customer who stayed with the international group since 2007.
Iain Thomson Aug 25 2008 3:55PM Security
Privacy Commissioner releases data breach guide

Privacy Commissioner releases data breach guide

When facing up to a data breach, first contain it then evaluate the associated risk, says the Office of the Privacy Commissioner which released a new guide on handling breaches, today.
Staff Writers Aug 25 2008 2:20PM Security
Every prisoner in UK victim of data breach

Every prisoner in UK victim of data breach

The personal information of thousands of criminals in England and Wales has been lost on a USB drive.
Mark Mayne Aug 25 2008 9:59AM Security
New US laws require data encryption

New US laws require data encryption

Iowa joins states that require encryption and notification of customers should information be compromised.
Dan Raywood Aug 20 2008 10:04AM Security
New breach laws invoke mixed reactions

New breach laws invoke mixed reactions

Information security experts have given their overall thumbs-up to the ALRC’s mandatory data breach disclosure recommendations, but admit the course of action needs fine-tuning.
Negar Salek Aug 14 2008 3:58PM Security
Mandatory data breach disclosure recommended in privacy law reforms

Mandatory data breach disclosure recommended in privacy law reforms

The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) has recommended the Australian government introduces mandatory data breach disclosure laws, in its final privacy report released today.
Negar Salek Aug 12 2008 7:35AM Security
Mandatory data breach disclosure recommended in privacy law reforms

Mandatory data breach disclosure recommended in privacy law reforms

The introduction of mandatory data breach disclosure laws in Australia has been set in motion.
Negar Salek Aug 11 2008 4:49PM Security
BBC loses burglar's dream data

BBC loses burglar's dream data

The BBC has given one lucky thief the opportunity of a lifetime by becoming the latest British institution to find itself at the centre of a loss of data scandal.
Stewart Meagher Aug 11 2008 4:08PM Security
BT: Sloppy identity verification 'must make firms liable'

BT: Sloppy identity verification 'must make firms liable'

Organisations that hold personal data should be made liable for fraudulent transactions, say BT security experts.
Joy Persaud Aug 8 2008 11:06AM Security
FBI arrests Countrywide Financial analyst for data theft

FBI arrests Countrywide Financial analyst for data theft

The FBI has arrested two men and charged them with stealing customer information from the servers of US mortgage lender Countrywide Financial.
Iain Thomson Aug 5 2008 9:43AM Security
Next G data limit increase could ease iPhone headaches

Next G data limit increase could ease iPhone headaches

Telstra has increased the data download limits of its $10 and $29 Next G data plans by up to 650 percent.
Liz Tay Aug 1 2008 4:04PM Telco/ISP
Details of Australia's new data breach disclosure laws to be revealed

Details of Australia's new data breach disclosure laws to be revealed

The final report outlining the amendments to Australia’s Privacy Act will be released on August 11, possibily ending almost two years of speculation surrounding the inclusion of Australia’s inaugural mandatory data breach disclosure laws.
Negar Salek Aug 1 2008 3:34PM Security
900 laptops lost at Heathrow per week

900 laptops lost at Heathrow per week

More than 3,300 laptops are lost or go missing at the eight largest airports in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) each week, according to new research commissioned by Dell.
Staff Writers Aug 1 2008 8:01AM Hardware

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