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Phishing emails disguised as U.S. Department of Treasury complaints

Phishing emails disguised as U.S. Department of Treasury complaints

A new round of targeted phishing is underway with attackers again trying to trick recipients into opening malware-laden attachments falsely claiming to originate from the federal government, researchers warned today.
Dan Kaplan Dec 14 2007 9:58AM Security
Wabbadabba gets into the spirit of Christmas

Wabbadabba gets into the spirit of Christmas

Yahoo-powered search engine wabbadabba has launched headlong into the spirit of Christmas with what could be the silliest Christmas prize give-away based on the 'Twelve Days of Christmas' rhyme.
Staff Writers Dec 13 2007 1:19PM Software
Privacy commissioner: Businesses be wary of new anti-money laundering laws

Privacy commissioner: Businesses be wary of new anti-money laundering laws

Privacy commissioner Karen Curtis has urged businesses to consider the privacy of consumers when collecting personal information under the Anti-Money Laundering/Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (AML/CTF), amendments which came into effect yesterday.
Staff Writers Dec 13 2007 11:43AM Security
nCipher purchases most of insolvent NeoScale

nCipher purchases most of insolvent NeoScale

U.K.-based encryption and key management provider nCipher announced today it acquired most of the intellectual property and assets of NeoScale Systems, an appliance-based enterprise storage security firm that recently ceased operations.
Dan Kaplan Dec 12 2007 10:04AM Security
Expert predicts Google will offer 50GB of free web storage

Expert predicts Google will offer 50GB of free web storage

Google's rumoured plan to offer a virtual Hard Disk Drive (HDD) service could make the search giant higher margins than those enjoyed by suppliers of physical hard disks such as Seagate Technology, experts calculate..
Robert Jaques Dec 12 2007 7:10AM Storage
Broadcast Australia buys Hostworks for $68.9 million

Broadcast Australia buys Hostworks for $68.9 million

Managed service provider Hostworks Group Limited has entered into an agreement to allow Broadcast Australia to acquire all of its shares, for the princely sum of $68.9 million dollars.
Lilia Guan Dec 11 2007 1:39PM Strategy
Online love seekers warned of flirt-bots

Online love seekers warned of flirt-bots

Online security firm PC Tools has warned of a new software program developed in Russia, which flirts with people seeking relationships online in order to collect their personal data..
Staff Writers Dec 11 2007 7:03AM Security
Gartner: Victims of online phishing up nearly 40 percent in 2007

Gartner: Victims of online phishing up nearly 40 percent in 2007

An annual study by Gartner will report that the number of consumers who were taken in by bogus online offerings increased by nearly 40 percent in 2007 compared to the previous year.
Jack Rogers Dec 10 2007 9:57AM Security
Mobile services will survive rise of Wi-Fi

Mobile services will survive rise of Wi-Fi

Mobile phone services will co-exist with wireless VoIP rather than being wiped out, according to a Wi-Fi management company..
Matt Chapman Dec 10 2007 7:11AM Telco/ISP
Xerox hits green goals ahead of schedule

Xerox hits green goals ahead of schedule

Xerox claims to have already met its target to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 18 percent by 2012..
a Staff Writer Dec 7 2007 7:14AM Hardware
Microsoft accused of causing Blu-ray/HD-DVD war

Microsoft accused of causing Blu-ray/HD-DVD war

A Hollywood director has accused Microsoftof deliberately stoking a format war between Blu-ray and HD-DVD..
Iain Thomson Dec 7 2007 7:14AM Hardware
Comms body wants quality of service for VoIP

Comms body wants quality of service for VoIP

Independent body, Communications Alliance has released two industry guidelines developed to assist operators meet Quality of Service (QoS) performance objectives when delivering VoIP services and Internet Protocol (IP) networks.

Staff Writers Dec 5 2007 3:22PM Telco/ISP
China accused of Trojan onslaught

China accused of Trojan onslaught

China is to blame for a wave of Trojans infecting PCs around the world, according to a new study..
Matt Chapman Dec 5 2007 10:31AM Security
Microsoft warns of web proxy flaw

Microsoft warns of web proxy flaw

Microsoft has reported a flaw in the way Windows and Internet Explorer handle web proxy auto discover (WPAD) connections..
Shaun Nichols Dec 5 2007 7:10AM Security
Social effects of the web still unclear

Social effects of the web still unclear

Mankind is still coming to terms with the social effects of the internet, according to Vint Cerf, one of its founding fathers.
Matt Chapman Dec 4 2007 9:36PM Software
FBI 'Bot Roast' scores string of arrests

FBI 'Bot Roast' scores string of arrests

The FBI has claimed that the second phase of 'Operation Bot Roast' has uncovered $20m in illegal activity and led to eight arrests.
Shaun Nichols Dec 4 2007 7:21AM Security
MI5 warns of Chinese hack attacks

MI5 warns of Chinese hack attacks

MI5 has sent a letter to 300 UK chief executives and security experts warning of an increased risk from Chinese hackers.
Iain Thomson Dec 4 2007 7:21AM Security
Under half of IT managers using encryption

Under half of IT managers using encryption

IT security firm Check Point found that under half have deployed data encryption, and fewer than 40 per cent have any endpoint security deployed on PCs, laptops and mobile devices.
Staff Writers Dec 3 2007 10:40AM Security
Delivering broadband network top of Labor's list

Delivering broadband network top of Labor's list

While there are many things on Labor's Policy agenda, implementing a national broadband network to deliver minimum speeds of 12 Mbps to 98 percent of Australians and improving broadband services for all Australians is top of its list.
Staff Writers Nov 30 2007 3:34PM Hardware
Half of online shoppers 'disappointed'

Half of online shoppers 'disappointed'

Nearly half of the UK's shoppers have bought goods online which have turned out to be not what they ordered, according to research by a video review site.

Staff Writers Nov 30 2007 1:24PM Financial Services

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