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Cybercriminals keeping up with banking safeguards

Cybercriminals keeping up with banking safeguards

Threats are becoming more sophisticated, and cybercriminals are getting smarter at evading new authentication controls, according to an RSA Conference panel of security practitioners representing three major financial institutions.
Dan Kaplan Apr 23 2009 10:38AM Security
RSA: IT security budgets faring well

RSA: IT security budgets faring well

Driven by compliance demands and the threat environment, budgets for IT security have fared better than most other sectors during the economic downturn, according to a panel of analysts at the RSA Conference.
Greg Masters Apr 23 2009 10:27AM Security
SAP R/3 users face upgrade pain

SAP R/3 users face upgrade pain

Nine out of 10 SAP users report facing challenges to upgrade their systems over the coming years, according to new research.
Dave Bailey Apr 23 2009 6:12AM Software
Schwartz seeks to reassure staff over Oracle deal

Schwartz seeks to reassure staff over Oracle deal

Sun chief executive Jonathan Schwartz has sent an email to workers at the company to calm nerves over the recently agreed buyout by Oracle.
David Neal Apr 23 2009 6:06AM Software
Mozilla fixes critical Firefox flaws

Mozilla fixes critical Firefox flaws

Mozilla has announced a number of fixes for its Firefox browser, warning that four of the flaws are critical.
David Neal Apr 23 2009 6:06AM Software
Massive UK and US botnet uncovered

Massive UK and US botnet uncovered

A botnet of nearly two million compromised computers, most of them in the UK and US, has been discovered by web security firm Finjan.
Phil Muncaster Apr 23 2009 6:06AM Security
Inside the DOE’s power-hungry supercomputer

Inside the DOE’s power-hungry supercomputer

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has reduced the power consumption of its supercomputing facility by using warmer chilled water to cool the machine.
Liz Tay Apr 23 2009 5:54AM Hardware
Optus joins ISP net filter trials

Optus joins ISP net filter trials

Optus has won a place in the second round of the Federal Government’s controversial internet filtering trials, whilst Telstra will now also conduct non consumer-facing technical tests of filtering technology.
Staff Writers Apr 22 2009 3:46PM Telco/ISP
Bottle claims upper hand in auDA case

Bottle claims upper hand in auDA case

Bottle Domains has reportedly received another “favourable” outcome in its case against the Australian domain name regulator over .AU accreditation.
Ry Crozier Apr 22 2009 3:09PM Telco/ISP
CCC hopes Concept Economics' NBN costs ‘are their last’

CCC hopes Concept Economics' NBN costs ‘are their last’

The Competitive Carriers Coalition has slammed a report by Concept Economics released today that claims the NBN could cost up to $70 billion to build while offering little benefit to consumers.
Ry Crozier Apr 22 2009 3:08PM Telco/ISP
Concern as Microsoft fails to patch PowerPoint flaw

Concern as Microsoft fails to patch PowerPoint flaw

Security experts are expressing concern at Microsoft's failure to patch a flaw in PowerPoint that is already being exploited by malware writers.
Iain Thomson Apr 22 2009 3:07PM Security
Apple users at risk as Mac malware mushrooms

Apple users at risk as Mac malware mushrooms

The days of Apple users not getting targeted by malware are coming to an end, according to experts.
Iain Thomson Apr 22 2009 2:37PM Security
Telstra scoops $1bn CBA telco services deal

Telstra scoops $1bn CBA telco services deal

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has awarded a $1 billion managed services contract to Telstra as part of a planned network upgrade.
Staff Writers Apr 22 2009 12:05PM Telco/ISP
Xstrata Technology signs $1.5m deal with DiData

Xstrata Technology signs $1.5m deal with DiData

The two year deal will see DiData take care of Xstrata Technology's managed services for its unified communications infrastructure.
Jenny Eagle Apr 22 2009 12:03PM Software
RSA boss calls for “inventive collaboration” in industry

RSA boss calls for “inventive collaboration” in industry

The security industry needs to adapt itself into an ecosystem that matches the criminals attacking it, RSA president Art Coviello told delegates at RSA 2009 in San Francisco.
Iain Thomson Apr 22 2009 10:20AM Security
Microsoft looks to build on End-to-End platform

Microsoft looks to build on End-to-End platform

Microsoft has revealed a planned expansion to its future security approach.
Shaun Nichols Apr 22 2009 10:16AM Security
Symantec boss pushes “reputational security”

Symantec boss pushes “reputational security”

The new head of Symantec has used his keynote at the RSA 2009 conference to call for a new method of security operations.
Iain Thomson Apr 22 2009 6:31AM Security
Joint Strike Fighter defence project hacked

Joint Strike Fighter defence project hacked

Hackers have broken into the US Department of Defense’s US$300 billion Joint Strike Fighter program, which is partly funded by the UK and also counts Australia as a development partner.
Rosalie Marshall Apr 22 2009 6:31AM Security
Top ten predictions from the Oracle-Sun merger

Top ten predictions from the Oracle-Sun merger

Oracle is expected to exit hardware businesses, cut staff, exit open source and focus on Java, MySQL and Solaris as part of its US$7.4 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems.
Brett Winterford Apr 22 2009 6:24AM Hardware
Analysts weigh up costs of Telstra split

Analysts weigh up costs of Telstra split

Macquarie Research estimates functional separation would cost Telstra five per cent in product margins and a 33 cent hit to its share price, but the forced sale of its HFC network is a greater risk to the carrier.
Brett Winterford Apr 22 2009 6:11AM Telco/ISP

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