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ACSC chief Rachel Noble ascends to head ASD
Facebook delays naming oversight board members until 2020
US regulator weighs action against Facebook over how its apps interact
NSW govt told to urgently improve cyber security resilience
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UK ISPs must comply with snooping law from Sunday
UK ISPs will be required to hand over records of customers’ internet surfing habits, including IP addresses and times of use, to police and intelligence agencies from Sunday.
Mar 12 2009 1:25PM
Cloud offers shelter from financial storm
Cloud computing’s pay-as-you-go model offers the best hope for collaboration initiatives.
Dec 19 2008 12:37PM
At risk from grudge bearers?
The bitter reality of tough times can be made more sour by bad relations with the employees who can do real damage.
Dec 10 2008 3:58PM
Firms switch from outsourcing to homeshoring
Outsourcing is so last season. The new trend in tech is 'homeshoring', or contracting customer service employees to work from the comforts of their own homes using only their Internet connection and VOIP phones.
Dec 2 2008 6:44AM
Study: Global information security improving, but far from perfect
A global security study discusses what has improved around information security over the past year and where there is room for improvement.
Oct 16 2008 10:15AM
Eleven fixes from Microsoft on Patch Tuesday
Microsoft on Tuesday pushed out 11 patches for 20 vulnerabilities.
Oct 15 2008 10:10AM
FEMA foots big bill from phone phreak
A hacker who compromised phone systems for the US Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) left the government with a US$12,000 phone bill..
Aug 22 2008 3:11PM
Internet users buy jewellery from spam
Internet users still make irresponsible online purchasing decisions despite ongoing warnings about the dangers of responding to unsolicited emails, a new survey has found.
Aug 20 2008 12:34PM
Single mum wins US$107, 951 from RIAA
Disabled single mother Tanya Andersen has won over one hundred thousand dollars in legal fees after fighting the false accusation that she illegally shared music files..
Aug 18 2008 8:02AM
Journalists expelled from Black Hat for hacking competitors
Three French journalists from Global Security Magazine have been thrown out of the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas for hacking into fellow journalist’s computers.
Aug 9 2008 4:58PM
O2 still reeling from iPhone rush
Mobile service provider O2 is warning users that the iPhone 3G handset will be in short supply for some time..
Jul 28 2008 1:56PM
Convicted spammer escapes from prison
Convicted spammer Edward "Eddie" Davidson has escaped from a federal prison camp after serving just five weeks of a 21 month sentence..
Jul 23 2008 4:48PM
Convicted spammer escapes from prison
Convicted spammer Edward "Eddie" Davidson has escaped from a federal prison camp after serving just five weeks of a 21 month sentence.
Jul 23 2008 1:24PM
Kiwi hacker walks free from court
A teenager from New Zealand accused of writing malware that could have stolen millions of pounds has walked free from court and may be recruited by the local police.
Jul 17 2008 7:52AM
New Zealand hacker walks free from court
A teen hacker who admitted taking down a US university's computer, was allowed to walk free from court yesterday.
Jul 16 2008 9:59AM
AMD still smarting from ATI buy
Chipmaker AMD plans to receive an $880 million hit this quarter as the aftermath of its purchase of ATI still lingers.
Jul 14 2008 9:14AM
IBM steals back server lead from HP
IBM has stolen back the lead in the worldwide server market after losing out to HP earlier this year, according to new research..
Jul 8 2008 9:04AM
Rudd retreats from Communications Fund raid, claim Libs
The Federal Government has backpedalled on its bite into the Federal Communications Fund, according to Opposition claims.
Jun 18 2008 4:42PM
Yahoo turned down US$40 per share offer from Microsoft
Documents unsealed in a court case have shown that Yahoo turned down an offer from Microsoft in 2007 valuing the company's shares at US$40 each..
Jun 5 2008 4:17PM
Icahn vows to yank Yang from Yahoo
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has vowed to remove Yahoo chief executive Jerry Yang if his proposed shareholder takeover of the company goes through..
Jun 5 2008 8:08AM
