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Conficker now expected to spread email spam and host spyware

Conficker now expected to spread email spam and host spyware

The Conficker worm is expected to see malware being spread by the infected botnet.
Dan Raywood Apr 28 2009 11:15AM 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
Swine flu causes spam fever

Swine flu causes spam fever

Just days after news surfaced of a swine flu outbreak in Mexico, spammers are exploiting the news to advertise online pharmacies.
Shaun Nichols Apr 28 2009 10:52AM Security
Windows 7 to get XP Mode for compatibility

Windows 7 to get XP Mode for compatibility

Microsoft is planning a new virtualisation tool to provide better application compatibility for businesses migrating from Windows XP to the forthcoming Windows 7 operating system.
Daniel Robinson Apr 28 2009 6:08AM Software
First Android netbook due out this winter

First Android netbook due out this winter

The first netbook computer running Google's Android operating system will be released this winter.
David Neal Apr 28 2009 6:08AM Hardware
MI6 scrapped major drug operation after data loss

MI6 scrapped major drug operation after data loss

The UK's MI6 had to abandon a multimillion pound covert anti-drugs operation after it lost a memory stick containing the project's top secret information.
Rosalie Marshall Apr 28 2009 6:08AM Security
WebCentral takes on T-Suite with online backup

WebCentral takes on T-Suite with online backup

Melbourne IT-owned hosting business WebCentral is taking on Telstra T-Suite with a new cloud-based backup service for small business customers.
Brett Winterford Apr 28 2009 5:52AM Storage
Internode to resell Optus 3G wireless broadband

Internode to resell Optus 3G wireless broadband

Adelaide ISP Internode is the latest service provider to offer a 3G data service using the Optus network.
Ry Crozier Apr 27 2009 2:50PM Telco/ISP
Aussies snap up Virgin Galactic space tickets

Aussies snap up Virgin Galactic space tickets

A 56-year-old Brisbane businesswoman, Glenys Ambe, will be the first Australian woman to be a Virgin Galactic space tourist – one of 11 Aussies to put down a deposit on a $280,000 ticket.
Ry Crozier Apr 27 2009 2:49PM Hardware
Apple charged US$19m for patent infringement

Apple charged US$19m for patent infringement

Apple has been found guilty of patent infringement and charged $19m by a US court in Texas.
Rosalie Marshall Apr 27 2009 2:06PM Hardware
Handset makers suffer in the recession

Handset makers suffer in the recession

Handset manufacturers showed they are not immune to the effects of the recession, recording an 11 per cent year-on-year decline in the last quarter, but signs of recovery are appearing, according to new figures from analyst firm ABI Research.
Phil Muncaster Apr 27 2009 2:06PM Hardware
Basslink makes contact, preps June launch

Basslink makes contact, preps June launch

Basslink Telecoms won't let the Government’s $250m backhaul blackspot scheme divert its focus from the go-live of its much anticipated Bass Strait cable in June.
Ry Crozier Apr 27 2009 1:55PM Telco/ISP
Fujitsu acquires SAP integrator for $48 million

Fujitsu acquires SAP integrator for $48 million

Fujitsu Australia will pay $48 million to acquire the SAP business of Sydney-based Supply Chain Consulting, just one week after the Foreign Investment Review Board approved its $200 million acquisition of KAZ.
Brett Winterford Apr 27 2009 12:47PM Software
FBI deploys cyber agents worldwide

FBI deploys cyber agents worldwide

The FBI has made cybercrime one of its top three priorities and currently has full time cyber officers deployed in 60 countries, Shawn Henry, assistant director for the agency's Cyber Division, said at the RSA conference last week.
Angela Moscaritolo Apr 27 2009 11:11AM Security
Businesses at risk from e-commerce vulnerabilities: WhiteHat

Businesses at risk from e-commerce vulnerabilities: WhiteHat

E-commerce vendors need to tighten up their systems to avoid being ripped off by canny scammers, the RSA 2009 conference was told.
Iain Thomson Apr 27 2009 11:05AM Security
Facebook opts for change in terms of use despite low number of votes received

Facebook opts for change in terms of use despite low number of votes received

Facebook is likely to adopt the new Principles and Statement of Rights and Responsibilities over the existing Terms of Use.
Dan Raywood Apr 27 2009 10:55AM Security
UK's Information Commissioner rejects Privacy International claims over Google Street View

UK's Information Commissioner rejects Privacy International claims over Google Street View

The UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has rejected a complaint from Privacy International that Google's Street View tool breached the Data Protection Act.
Dan Raywood Apr 27 2009 10:52AM Security
IBM wins $70m wireless services contract

IBM wins $70m wireless services contract

IBM has won a $70m services contract by NSW Department of Education and Training to install wireless connectivity across 463 secondary schools.
Staff Writers Apr 27 2009 10:47AM Hardware
Apple: No plans for "junky" netbooks

Apple: No plans for "junky" netbooks

Apple chief operating officer Tim Cook has thrown cold water on rumours the company was looking to manufacture netbooks, calling the tiny PC's "junky".
Sylvie Barak Apr 27 2009 10:32AM Hardware
Why do Brits love open source?

Why do Brits love open source?

UK is the sixth most open-source software-friendly country in the world - behind Australia, according to research.
Martin Courtney Apr 27 2009 6:52AM Software

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