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Staying secure at the Olympics

Staying secure at the Olympics

Is it safe to take your mobile devices with you to the Beijing Olympic Games?
Negar Salek Aug 5 2008 10:06AM Security
Games bring Olympic-sized security breaches

Games bring Olympic-sized security breaches

With the opening ceremony only four days away, online fraudsters are using the hype of the Beijing Olympics to trick consumers out of thousands of dollars.
Staff Writers Aug 4 2008 3:12PM Security
China lifts Olympics internet censorship

China lifts Olympics internet censorship

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has moved quickly to quell media furore surrounding internet censorship imposed on Beijing-based journalists.
Guy Dixon Aug 4 2008 9:18AM Security
China to censor journalists' Net access during Olympics

China to censor journalists' Net access during Olympics

No bricks removed from great firewall
Egan Orion Aug 1 2008 10:01AM Security
First analogue computer used to predict Olympics

First analogue computer used to predict Olympics

A new analysis of the Antikythera Mechanism, which is thought to be the first analogue computer, has shown it was used to not only predict solar movements but also plan for the Olympics.
Iain Thomson Aug 1 2008 8:01AM Hardware
Olympics could cost Australian businesses $186m in lost productivity

Olympics could cost Australian businesses $186m in lost productivity

Public interest in the Beijing Olympics could hit staff productivity to the tune of $186 million during the two-week event, according to e-mail and Internet content security provider, Marshal.
Staff Writers Jul 14 2008 3:48PM Training & Development
Warning over Olympics Storm virus

Warning over Olympics Storm virus

Security organisations are warning of a new virus attack that uses the upcoming Chinese Olympics to spread a new variant of the Storm malware..
Iain Thomson Jun 20 2008 7:59AM Security
Malware writers cash in on Olympics

Malware writers cash in on Olympics

A video file laced with a malicious rootkit is the latest attempt by hackers to cash in on the Beijing Olympics..
Shaun Nichols Apr 16 2008 7:45AM Security
Olympics website hosting 'pirated' games

Olympics website hosting 'pirated' games

The Beijing Olympics Organizing Committee has removed a game from its official website after complaints that it was substantially copied from an independent US developer's work..
Simon Burns Mar 11 2008 7:51AM Software
Olympic spam carries malicious code: MessageLabs

Olympic spam carries malicious code: MessageLabs

A legitimate attachment containing information about security for the upcoming Beijing Summer Games is also masking a trojan, researchers at MessageLabs said.
Sue Marquette Feb 26 2008 10:16AM Security
IT security testing begins on Olympics systems

IT security testing begins on Olympics systems

Security tests will commence this month on the IT infrastructure for next year's Olympics hosted in Beijing.
Fiona Raisbeck Aug 8 2007 10:04AM Security
Online protest starts over 2012 Olympics logo

Online protest starts over 2012 Olympics logo

An online petition to scrap the proposed logo for the London Olympics in 2012 is proving very popular.
Iain Thomson Jun 7 2007 2:59PM Oddware
Olympics to boost China online travel bookings

Olympics to boost China online travel bookings

But switch to e-tickets causes confusion.
Simon Burns Dec 6 2006 8:57AM Financial Services
Olympics drive Chinese broadband development

Olympics drive Chinese broadband development

Every house in Beijing promised broadband by 2008.
Robert Jaques Nov 16 2006 11:52AM Networking
An eventful - but secure - Olympics

An eventful - but secure - Olympics

Bode Miller may have flopped on the slopes, but the Olympics’ IT security staff succeeded all the way to the finish at the recently concluded Winter Games.
Dan Kaplan Mar 23 2006 10:46PM Security
Lenovo may fly resellers to Beijing Games

Lenovo may fly resellers to Beijing Games

Australian resellers may soon be competing for a special once-in-a-lifetime prize being considered by major Olympic Games sponsor Lenovo -- a trip to Beijing to enjoy the next summer Olympiad in 2008.
Fleur Doidge Aug 26 2005 3:45PM Hardware
Germans use biometrics at Olympics

Germans use biometrics at Olympics

Visitors to the German Olympic village in Athens will be issued with biometric ID cards.
Dan Ilett Aug 13 2004 4:58AM Security

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