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Credit crunch to force revamp of legacy systems

Credit crunch to force revamp of legacy systems

With IT budgets being squeezed many companies will be forced to think about improving the security of their legacy systems, Benjamin Jun, told at the RSA Conference Europe 2008.
Derek Parkinson Oct 28 2008 10:10AM Security
The future of mobile is surface

The future of mobile is surface

Forget mere touch screens - the whole surface of a mobile phone will soon act as the UI for a mobile phone according to Abhijit Kabra, a mobile guru for Accenture.
Tony Dennis Oct 23 2008 6:48AM Software
Microsoft launches aggressive pursuit of pirates

Microsoft launches aggressive pursuit of pirates

Microsoft has launched a devastating attack against alleged counterfeiters and pirates, taking simultaneous legal action in Australia and 48 countries on six continents for what they declared to be “Global Anti-Piracy Day”.
Kathryn Small Oct 22 2008 6:40AM Software
Virtual machines and the emergence of virtual threats

Virtual machines and the emergence of virtual threats

Server virtualisation continues to attract significant investment from organisations keen to save cost, power and space in the data centre through server consolidation.
Martin Courtney Oct 20 2008 3:28PM Security
Eugene Kaspersky speaks candidly about the state of security

Eugene Kaspersky speaks candidly about the state of security

He flew in and out in a flash but Eugene Kaspersky managed to paint a bleak future for the whitehats of the security industry during his Sydney visit this week.
Negar Salek Oct 16 2008 5:00PM Security
Microsoft gets off of its Cloud

Microsoft gets off of its Cloud

It looks like Microsoft does not really like the idea of being too literal about the name of its long-rumoured cloud operating system.
Nick Farrell Oct 10 2008 7:30AM Networking
Avoiding the security pitfalls of cloud computing

Avoiding the security pitfalls of cloud computing

Cloud computing has all the hallmarks of becoming a prevalent and valuable innovation that IT professionals should use to their advantage.
Steve Moyle Oct 9 2008 3:27PM Security
Q & A: DLP for the rest of us

Q & A: DLP for the rest of us

Richard Turner, CEO of Clearswift speaks about the security industry’s most hyped concepts: Data Loss Prevention (DLP).
Staff Writers Oct 8 2008 2:41PM Security
Hadron Collider churns out 15 million Gigs of data a year

Hadron Collider churns out 15 million Gigs of data a year

Three weeks have passed since everyone stood by their clocks wandering if the Large Hadron Collider was going to finish this world off for good - since we all survived it's time for the researchers to begin collecting the 15 million plus Gigabytes of data to be produced every year.
Emma Hughes Oct 5 2008 11:26PM Networking
Privacy officers to feel the brunt of privacy law changes

Privacy officers to feel the brunt of privacy law changes

A security expert is warning privacy officers to expect inevitable changes to their role during the next 18-24 months, when the federal Privacy Act reforms pass.
Negar Salek Oct 3 2008 1:03PM Security
Privacy officers to feel the brunt of privacy law changes

Privacy officers to feel the brunt of privacy law changes

A security expert is warning privacy officers to expect inevitable changes to their role during the next 18-24 months, when the federal Privacy Act reforms pass.
Negar Salek Oct 3 2008 7:52AM Security
Non-equilibrium chips could avoid overheating laptops

Non-equilibrium chips could avoid overheating laptops

Researchers are re-examining the Second Law of Thermodynamics in a bid to manage heat from laptops and other miniaturised electronics.
Liz Tay Oct 2 2008 1:52PM Hardware
Record number of active viruses measured

Record number of active viruses measured

August was the worst month for cybercrime, with threats increasing by 51 percent.
Jackie Horne and Staff Reporter Sep 23 2008 10:50AM Security
60 percent of U.S. businesses hit by cybercrime

60 percent of U.S. businesses hit by cybercrime

A recent U.S. Department of Justice survey indicates that the majority of American businesses have detected one or more cyberattacks.
Sue Sep 19 2008 9:52AM Security
3D, 1.4 GHz processor chips emerge

3D, 1.4 GHz processor chips emerge

Researchers have developed the first three-dimensional (3D) processor chip with synchronisation circuitry that runs at 1.4 gigahertz.
Staff Writers Sep 17 2008 3:10PM Hardware
Netbooks to blame for loss of revenues, says Quanta

Netbooks to blame for loss of revenues, says Quanta

Quanta Computer saw its revenues take a dive this August, something the company is apparently blaming on increased sales in netbooks.
Sylvie Barak Sep 15 2008 6:30AM Hardware
University of Sydney takes records management online

University of Sydney takes records management online

The University of Sydney has completed the second stage of a decade-long move from paper to an electronic records keeping system.
Liz Tay Sep 11 2008 2:20PM Software
Microsoft warns of 'critical' Patch Tuesday fixes

Microsoft warns of 'critical' Patch Tuesday fixes

Microsoft has confirmed that its Patch Tuesday release on 9 September will include fixes for four 'critical' remote code execution vulnerabilities.
Phil Muncaster Sep 8 2008 3:57PM Software
Cisco warns of new security risks

Cisco warns of new security risks

Attack can cripple Access Control Server, security appliances.
Shaun Nichols Sep 6 2008 12:41PM Networking
Security world makes short work of Chrome

Security world makes short work of Chrome

Less than two days into its public life, Google's Chrome browser is being put under the microscope by security researchers.
Shaun Nichols Sep 4 2008 1:50PM Security

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