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Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 8

Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 8

Microsoft has officially released Internet Explorer 8 (IE8), the latest version of its web browser, adding improved compliance with web standards, greater security features and improved performance.
Daniel Robinson Mar 19 2009 3:18PM Software
Cloud security: Is it raining in the cloud?

Cloud security: Is it raining in the cloud?

Chuck Miller looks at the ins and outs of security in the cloud.
Chuck Miller Mar 19 2009 3:04PM Security
Anti-virus is alive and kicking

Anti-virus is alive and kicking

Rumours of anti-virus software's death are exaggerated. It still packs a punch, as Jessica Twentyman explains.
Jessica Twentyman Mar 19 2009 2:53PM Security
NBN debate looks more like Opel discussion

NBN debate looks more like Opel discussion

The Government is losing focus on the NBN to the point where debate is starting to follow the same lines as the previous Government’s canned Opel project, according to the Australian Computer Society.
Ry Crozier Mar 19 2009 2:43PM Telco/ISP
Nehalem server chips tipped to launch March 30

Nehalem server chips tipped to launch March 30

In one of the worst kept secrets in the technology industry, Intel is certain to announce the launch of the long-awaited Nehalem-based Xeon processor for servers on March 30.
Brett Winterford Mar 19 2009 1:49PM Hardware
Facebook changes privacy settings

Facebook changes privacy settings

Facebook has changed its privacy controls to allow users to choose exactly what they share and with whom.
Dan Raywood Mar 19 2009 1:40PM Security
BOM-ANU deploy $30m Sun supercomputer

BOM-ANU deploy $30m Sun supercomputer

The Australian Bureau of Meteorology will be the first major weather forecasting site worldwide to run on an open source stack as part of a $30 million-plus supercomputer rollout.
Staff Writers Mar 19 2009 1:32PM Hardware
Doubts expressed over ACMA blacklist leak

Doubts expressed over ACMA blacklist leak

Doubts continue to mount over the authenticity of a leaked list of URL's purported to be ACMA's blacklist of banned websites.
Brett Winterford Mar 19 2009 1:13PM Telco/ISP
3G broadband uptake pushes operators to stealth

3G broadband uptake pushes operators to stealth

Mobile telcos have stopped advertising loss-making 3G wireless broadband services and may have to cut off high-use customers to improve quality of service.
Ry Crozier Mar 19 2009 1:08PM Telco/ISP
Web apps account for 80 percent of internet vulnerabilities

Web apps account for 80 percent of internet vulnerabilities

Vulnerabilities in web applications made up 80 percent of all web-related flaws in the second half of 2008 and rose in prevalence by about eight percent from the first half of the year, according to a report released by Cenzic.
Angela Moscaritolo Mar 19 2009 11:31AM Security
Privacy group up in arms over Google's cloud services

Privacy group up in arms over Google's cloud services

The Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), a privacy advocacy group, filed a complaint with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Tuesday urging an investigation of Google's cloud computing services to determine the adequacy of its privacy and security safeguards.
Angela Moscaritolo Mar 19 2009 11:26AM Security
ATM malware appears, Diebold issues security update

ATM malware appears, Diebold issues security update

Diebold, which has fielded recent criticism over the reported insecurity of its voting machines, is now fighting off news that its ATMs also can be compromised.
Dan Kaplan Mar 19 2009 11:13AM Security
Unsecured mobiles leaving owners open to ID theft

Unsecured mobiles leaving owners open to ID theft

Personal information stored on unsecured mobile phones is leaving millions of users exposed to the risk of identity theft and fraud, according to a recent report by data protection firm Credant Technologies.
Staff Writers Mar 19 2009 11:06AM Security
Wikipedia removes ACMA-censored link

Wikipedia removes ACMA-censored link

Editors at Wikipedia have removed a link to an ACMA-blacklisted web site that sat uncontested for over 24 hours in the main body of ACMA's Wikipedia entry.
Brett Winterford Mar 19 2009 10:37AM Security
MIX09: Microsoft adds new features to Virtual Earth

MIX09: Microsoft adds new features to Virtual Earth

Microsoft has announced it is opening up its Virtual Earth offering to let businesses add imagery, video or written material to locations on a map.
Rosalie Marshall Mar 19 2009 6:21AM Software
Privacy group slams Google's cloud services

Privacy group slams Google's cloud services

The non-profit Electronic Privacy Information Center (Epic) has filed a complaint with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) about the security standards of Google's cloud computing services.
Rosalie Marshall Mar 19 2009 6:21AM Security
Wikipedia removes ACMA-censored link

Wikipedia removes ACMA-censored link

Editors at Wikipedia have removed a link to an ACMA-blacklisted web site that sat uncontested for over 24 hours in the main body of ACMA's Wikipedia entry.
Brett Winterford Mar 19 2009 6:08AM Telco/ISP
QUT Silverlight fruits seeded in syllabus

QUT Silverlight fruits seeded in syllabus

Silverlight tools that help researchers make sense of complex genome data and patterns are being included in the advanced bioinformatics syllabus at the Queensland University of Technology.
Ry Crozier Mar 19 2009 12:21AM Software
Activists use Wikipedia to bait blacklist regulator

Activists use Wikipedia to bait blacklist regulator

The Wikipedia page for the Australian Communications and Media Authority holds a link to a site on the authority's blacklist in a further test to the regulator's ability to censor the internet.
Brett Winterford Mar 18 2009 3:20PM Security
Comms Alliance submits Mobile Premium Services Code

Comms Alliance submits Mobile Premium Services Code

Under increasing pressure from the ACCC and ACMA, industry self-regulator Communications Alliance has finally released a code of conduct around the provision of Mobile Premium Services.
Brett Winterford Mar 18 2009 3:16PM Telco/ISP

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