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Bruce Willis to battle internet villians in 'Die Hard 4'

Bruce Willis to battle internet villians in 'Die Hard 4'

Move over, Harrison Ford, you’re not the only action hero keeping computing safe on the silver screen.
Frank Washkuch Jun 2 2006 8:15PM Security
Study: Men a bigger insider threat to U.K. businesses than women

Study: Men a bigger insider threat to U.K. businesses than women

Businesses in the U.K. face a serious security threat from their own employees, according to new research.
René Millman Jun 2 2006 2:40PM Security
McAfee to unleash 'Falcon' this summer

McAfee to unleash 'Falcon' this summer

McAfee announced this week it will release a new subscription service, available to customers within months.
Frank Washkuch May 31 2006 9:49PM Security
ACIF expands to include AVoIPA

ACIF expands to include AVoIPA

The Australian Voice over IP Association (AVoIPA) has announced that it will merge under the Australian Communications Industry Forum (ACIF).
Staff Writers May 30 2006 1:19PM Networking
FulfilNET uses Google to bring in the punters

FulfilNET uses Google to bring in the punters

FulfilNET Australia has signed on as the first local authorised reseller of Google AdWords to boost demand for its core business, website building.
Lilia Guan May 30 2006 1:18PM Software
Optus drops line rental fees, moves to bucket plans

Optus drops line rental fees, moves to bucket plans

Optus has moved to arrest falling use of its fixed line services through the scrapping of line rental fees on its new home phone plans.
Staff Writers May 30 2006 10:45AM Telco/ISP
Durie to step down as AIIA CEO

Durie to step down as AIIA CEO

The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) has announced that its CEO of six years, Rob Durie, will step down from the organisation in December.
Tim Lohman May 29 2006 1:57PM Strategy
World Cup worm sent off to email users

World Cup worm sent off to email users

Think you’ve just scored tickets for the FIFA 2006 World Cup in Germany next month? Think again – and be careful.
Frank Washkuch May 26 2006 6:21PM Security
EFF, AT&T look to next month's court battle

EFF, AT&T look to next month's court battle

Fresh off a federal court victory last week in which a judge ruled it could maintain ownership of documents it plans to use in a class-action lawsuit against AT&T, the nonprofit Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is looking forward to another day in court next month.
Dan Kaplan May 24 2006 9:49PM Security
Report: Former Red Cross worker with access to 1M SSNs charged with ID theft

Report: Former Red Cross worker with access to 1M SSNs charged with ID theft

A former employee with the American Red Cross’ St. Louis chapter – who had access to the Social Security numbers of 1 million people – has been indicted by a federal grand jury.
Frank Washkuch May 24 2006 8:40PM Security
Half of London Wi-Fi networks open to hackers

Half of London Wi-Fi networks open to hackers

Nearly half of wireless networks in London are open to attack, according to new research.
René Millman May 24 2006 2:45PM Security
Sony to launch first Blu-ray notebook

Sony to launch first Blu-ray notebook

Sony said it would offer the world's first notebook PC equipped with a next-generation Blu-ray optical disk drive in Japan in June, a month behind Toshiba's launch last week of laptop PCs with a rival drive.
Staff Writers May 17 2006 12:12PM Hardware
Social networking restrictions introduced to Congress

Social networking restrictions introduced to Congress

A Pennsylvania congressman has introduced legislation that would essentially prevent minors from legally viewing social networking websites, such as popular MySpace and Facebook, in schools and libraries.
Dan Kaplan May 12 2006 10:39PM Security
Congress tries to catch up to cyber-criminals

Congress tries to catch up to cyber-criminals

The U.S. House Judiciary Committee met today to discuss new legislation that would update cybercrime law to stay astride with current criminal activities.
Ericka Chickowski May 11 2006 10:55PM Security
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Staff Writers May 10 2006 8:04PM Security
McKinnon a step closer to U.S. extradition

McKinnon a step closer to U.S. extradition

Gary McKinnon appeared in Bow Street Magistrate's Court today to hear District Judge Evans's decision allowing his extradition to the U.S. where he will face trial for hacking into and causing damage to U.S. military computer systems.
Melissa Loveday May 10 2006 6:07PM Security
Time to welcome another acronym

Time to welcome another acronym

As a relatively recent recruit to the world of security, I have two overwhelming impressions – first, the enormous number of abbreviations and acronyms, and second, the incredible professionalism and deep knowledge of my colleagues.
Mark Hughes May 9 2006 4:24PM Security
Time to call a spade a spade

Time to call a spade a spade

If you’re paranoid like me, one of your regular daily routines will be a check of your corporate anti-virus to make sure that it is receiving updates regularly. This is not an unreasonable precaution; several times I have seen major brand products silently go into a sulk and stop talking to the update server.
Nick Barron May 9 2006 4:23PM Security
Boards need to pay the cost

Boards need to pay the cost

In our organisations, we need to take a strong lead in many areas. The first is awareness. I remember a commercial where a smirking executive tells an IT engineer that he just opened an email attachment – like he was told not to. We know that sort of thing happens somewhere in our organisations.
Peter Stephenson,CeRNS, May 9 2006 4:23PM Security
Debate: Should companies use unofficial patches to fix vulnerabilities?

Debate: Should companies use unofficial patches to fix vulnerabilities?
Alan Bentley May 9 2006 4:23PM Security

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