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Retailers lagging behind in security

Retailers lagging behind in security

New Deloitte survey shows consumer businesses are still implementing PCI
Phil Muncaster Feb 4 2008 10:07AM Security
Google founders in 20-year pact

Google founders in 20-year pact

The co-founders of Google made a pact pledging to work together for 20 years shortly before the company's IPO in August 2004, according to a report in Fortune magazine..
Guy Dixon Feb 4 2008 7:31AM Financial Services
UK lags behind in Firefox take-up

UK lags behind in Firefox take-up

The UK has one of the lowest rates of Firefox take-up in Europe, according to figures from French analyst firm XiTi Monitor.
Iain Thomson Jan 31 2008 2:38PM Software
Hacker arrested accused of stealing and selling weapons data

Hacker arrested accused of stealing and selling weapons data

Authorities have arrested a 58-year-old man in Greece they said hacked into computer systems of France's Dassault Group for more than five years, stole sensitive weapons technology data, and sold it to a variety of countries.
Jim Carr Jan 31 2008 10:22AM Security
Barracuda bites back in ClamAV spat

Barracuda bites back in ClamAV spat

Security vendor Barracuda Networks has vowed to defend itself against a patent infringement accusation by Trend Micro..
Clement James Jan 31 2008 7:20AM Security
Commander in debt; cuts staff, sells non-core businesses

Commander in debt; cuts staff, sells non-core businesses

IT voice and data integrator, Commander Communications will cut 600 staff members in a bid to ensure costs savings and return profitability to the company.
Staff Writers Jan 30 2008 3:29PM Networking
US search activity dips in December

US search activity dips in December

US web users conducted 9.6 billion searches at the core search engines during December 2007, representing a 3.9 per cent decline on November, according to market research firm comScore.
Clement James Jan 25 2008 3:07PM Software
Baidu aims to be big in Japan

Baidu aims to be big in Japan

Leading Chinese language search firm Baidu has launched a Japanese language version of its search engine.
Clement James Jan 25 2008 3:05PM Software
Visa: Most merchants in compliance with PCI security standard

Visa: Most merchants in compliance with PCI security standard

More than three-quarters of large U.S. merchants, and nearly two-thirds of medium-sized retailers, are in compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), according to Visa.
Jim Carr Jan 25 2008 9:47AM Security
Space Station in paper plane stunt

Space Station in paper plane stunt

The International Space Station is to conduct a series of 'experiments', including flying a paper aeroplane and throwing a boomerang in a vacuum..
Iain Thomson Jan 25 2008 7:50AM Hardware
Office 2007 users go back in time

Office 2007 users go back in time

Software developer Addintools has created the Classic Menu for Office 2007, which overrides the Microsoft Office Fluent user interface..
Staff Writers Jan 25 2008 7:50AM Software
ACCC settles Telstra and Optus mobile access disputes

ACCC settles Telstra and Optus mobile access disputes

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has made its final determinations for four access disputes relating to the Mobile Terminating Access Service (MTAS).
Staff Writers Jan 24 2008 1:47PM Telco/ISP
Five million go for a Wii in Japan

Five million go for a Wii in Japan

Nintendo's Wii console has now sold over five million units in Japan, according to the latest sales figures.
Staff Writers Jan 24 2008 1:03PM Hardware
Drive-by pharming attacks seen in the wild

Drive-by pharming attacks seen in the wild

The first drive-by pharming attacks have been spotted in the wild, researchers said this week.
Frank Washkuch Jan 24 2008 10:35AM Security
Demand for more IT services in WA

Demand for more IT services in WA

To cash in on the high demand for IT services and products in Western Australia, IT provider Westway Nominees has gone on the acquisition trail, netting its first buy with another WA IT service provider, Reynolds Technology.
Lilia Guan Jan 23 2008 1:48PM Strategy
US Indian Affairs Bureau stuck in pre-internet age

US Indian Affairs Bureau stuck in pre-internet age

Staff at the US Federal Bureau of Indian Affairs have been unable to access the internet or use email for the past six years, according to a report in The Boston Globe.
Iain Thomson Jan 21 2008 2:46PM Software
Software pirate in crabs for games scam

Software pirate in crabs for games scam

A UK man who sold counterfeit games, films and music to trawlermen in exchange for a box of crabs has been fined £3,000.
Matt Chapman Jan 21 2008 2:35PM Security
Facebook application developers meet in Sydney

Facebook application developers meet in Sydney

Australian application developers for the popular social networking site, Facebook, will meet for the first time at a Facebook Developer Garage in Sydney this Thursday. The event will be the first of its kind to be held in Australia, and has attracted nationwide interest from developers and talent-seekers, organisers claim.
Liz Tay Jan 21 2008 2:33PM Software
Andreessen has his head in the clouds

Andreessen has his head in the clouds

The next great wave in computing will comprise hosted platforms and services, according to Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen..
Shaun Nichols Jan 21 2008 6:58AM Software
U.S. in middle of cyber war with China, Russia?

U.S. in middle of cyber war with China, Russia?

The Cold War may be over, but the global battle over information security is heating up, as U.S. intelligence experts struggle to fend off relentless cyber attacks emanating from China and Russia on critical databases.
Jan 18 2008 4:14PM Security

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