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Microsoft issues latest round of security patches

Microsoft issues latest round of security patches

Microsoft's June security update contains ten bulletins which address some 31 bulletins in Windows, Office and Internet Explorer.
Shaun Nichols Jun 10 2009 2:21PM Security
Microsoft serves up 10 patches, including IIS and IE fixes

Microsoft serves up 10 patches, including IIS and IE fixes

Microsoft has delivered 10 patches, including fixes for a server-side bug that was being actively exploited and a much publicised client-side issue that was discovered earlier this year at a hacker conference.
Dan Kaplan Jun 10 2009 1:51PM Security
Beladen changes tactics to direct compromised users to Shkarkimi

Beladen changes tactics to direct compromised users to Shkarkimi

The payload site for the mass compromise known as Beladen has changed its name to Shkarkimi.
Dan Raywood Jun 9 2009 3:33PM Security
Microsoft readies 10 patches for next week

Microsoft readies 10 patches for next week

Microsoft next week plans to push out 10 patches, six graded "critical" by the software giant.
Dan Kaplan Jun 5 2009 11:10AM Security
Conroy to opt for tiered Internet filtering

Conroy to opt for tiered Internet filtering

Senator Conroy's office has confirmed the Government plans only to introduce mandatory internet filtering for web content that is Refused Classification (RC), with all other explicit content filtered on a voluntary basis by internet service providers.
Brett Winterford , Ben Grubb Jun 2 2009 1:04PM Telco/ISP
Unwired joins ISP-level filtering pilot

Unwired joins ISP-level filtering pilot

Fixed wireless telecommunications Internet Service Provider (ISP) Unwired is set to become the ninth confirmed ISP to participate in the Australian Governments controversial ISP-level filtering pilot.
Ben Grubb Jun 1 2009 3:09PM Telco/ISP
Conroy mulls review of ACMA blacklist

Conroy mulls review of ACMA blacklist

Senator Conroy has revealed the Government is considering appointing a panel to conduct a regular audit of ACMA's blacklist of banned web sites.
Brett Winterford May 27 2009 12:56PM Telco/ISP
Democrats launch anti-filtering site

Democrats launch anti-filtering site

The Democrats party has launched an anti-censorship web site in the hope of rallying the opponents of internet filtering to its cause.
Brett Winterford May 20 2009 11:14AM Telco/ISP
New web-based malware attack hits internet

New web-based malware attack hits internet

A new web-based malware attack is currently being found six times more often than its nearest rival.
Dan Raywood May 18 2009 11:01AM Security
Adam Internet calls for wider NBN fibre net

Adam Internet calls for wider NBN fibre net

Adam Internet has put a case forward to the Federal Government to fast-track broadband infrastructure rollout to towns on South Australia’s Fleurieu Peninsula.
Ry Crozier May 14 2009 3:02PM Telco/ISP
Mozilla predicts Firefox majority by 2013

Mozilla predicts Firefox majority by 2013

Mozilla is predicting that its Firefox browser will overtake Internet Explorer as the browser of choice by 2013.
Iain Thomson May 14 2009 2:17PM Software
US still withholding key ACTA data

US still withholding key ACTA data

The US government has been accused of paying lip service to openness over the forthcoming Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) treaty.
Iain Thomson May 7 2009 1:15PM Telco/ISP
Deloitte urges government action on cyber security

Deloitte urges government action on cyber security

Consultancy firm Deloitte has urged governments worldwide to adopt a stronger and more visionary role in securing the internet by creating security standards and partnering more effectively with the private sector.
Phil Muncaster May 7 2009 10:46AM Security
European Parliament votes in favour of internet freedom

European Parliament votes in favour of internet freedom

The European Parliament has decided that ISPs and regulators, such as Ofcom in the UK, cannot restrict individuals’ access to the internet.
Rosalie Marshall May 7 2009 6:52AM Telco/ISP
Internet threats rise by two-thirds in April

Internet threats rise by two-thirds in April

The number of web-based threats soared by nearly two-thirds in April, according to new figures from managed security vendor Network Box.
Phil Muncaster May 4 2009 3:38PM Security
Researchers look to rocks for Aussie internet cable risks

Researchers look to rocks for Aussie internet cable risks

Australian researchers are hoping to examine the sediment layers in Hawaii’s geological landscape to more accurately predict tsunami risks to submarine cables that route 70 per cent of local web traffic daily.
Ry Crozier May 1 2009 3:02PM Telco/ISP
Internet threats rise by two-thirds in April

Internet threats rise by two-thirds in April

The number of web-based threats soared by nearly two-thirds in April, according to new figures from managed security vendor Network Box, with Australian-developed threats moving up the rankings.
Phil Muncaster May 1 2009 10:18AM Security
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 11:01AM Security
Optus joins ISP net filter trials

Optus joins ISP net filter trials

Optus has won a place in the second round of the Federal Government’s controversial internet filtering trials, whilst Telstra will now also conduct non consumer-facing technical tests of filtering technology.
Staff Writers Apr 22 2009 3:46PM Telco/ISP
AAPT network upgrade boosts mid-band Ethernet

AAPT network upgrade boosts mid-band Ethernet

AAPT has completed a $30 million upgrade to its core IP network and MPLS edge that will enable more automated provisioning and guarantee performance on midband Ethernet connections.
Ry Crozier Apr 22 2009 6:00AM Telco/ISP

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