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ACCC puts the telco industry "on notice"

ACCC puts the telco industry "on notice"

Australia’s consumer regulator the ACCC is warning telecommunications operators they will soon face fines of up to $1 million if they do not clean up their act.
Brett Winterford Mar 16 2009 6:04AM Telco/ISP
Symbian fleshes out release strategy

Symbian fleshes out release strategy

The Symbian Foundation is laying out a roadmap for future releases of its open-source smartphone operating system.
Shaun Nichols Mar 14 2009 9:04AM Software
Mozilla releases third beta of Firefox 3.1

Mozilla releases third beta of Firefox 3.1

Mozilla has released the third beta of Firefox 3.1, which boasts improved performance, web compatibility and speed.
Rosalie Marshall Mar 14 2009 9:04AM Software
Conroy requests faith in net filter scheme

Conroy requests faith in net filter scheme

Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has urged detractors of the Government's proposed Internet Filtering scheme to have faith in their elected parliamentarians to pass the right legislation.
Brett Winterford Mar 13 2009 3:27PM Telco/ISP
Give us time to make NBN decision, says Government

Give us time to make NBN decision, says Government

Broadband Minister Stephen Conroy won’t be coerced into fast-tracking a decision on the NBN, more or less telling delegates of the ATUG conference in Sydney today to give the Government the time required to make the right decision.
Brett Winterford Mar 13 2009 3:21PM Telco/ISP
BBC builds 22,000 system botnet

BBC builds 22,000 system botnet

A team of journalists and security experts from the BBC said that it has managed to purchase itself a botnet containing more than 22,000 infected PCs.
Shaun Nichols Mar 13 2009 2:52PM Security
New malware attack spoofs Facebook

New malware attack spoofs Facebook

A new fake video malware attack is circulating under the guise of a Facebook messages.
Shaun Nichols Mar 13 2009 2:40PM Security
Apple posts iTunes 8.1 update, fixes bug

Apple posts iTunes 8.1 update, fixes bug

Apple has released an updated version of its iTunes media player application, adding an extra layer of security.
Shaun Nichols Mar 13 2009 2:35PM Security
Westpac joins CBA with SMS security expansion

Westpac joins CBA with SMS security expansion

Westpac has quietly expanded its use of SMS to authenticate its personal banking customers.
Ry Crozier Mar 13 2009 2:15PM Security
Victims of HackersBlog claim that it is overstating its achievements

Victims of HackersBlog claim that it is overstating its achievements

Various victims of the HackersBlog have claimed that the vulnerability discoveries may be overstated.
Dan Raywood Mar 13 2009 1:35PM Security
Sunbelt names top ten malware threats in February

Sunbelt names top ten malware threats in February

Sunbelt Software has announced the top ten most prevalent spyware and malware threats in February.
Dan Raywood Mar 13 2009 1:22PM Security
Internet filtering ineffective in fight against terror

Internet filtering ineffective in fight against terror

Cross "fighting terrorism" off the list of reasons Senator Stephen Conroy wants to introduce mandatory ISP-level Internet Filtering.
Brett Winterford Mar 13 2009 12:09PM Security
Google's interest-based advertising sparks privacy debate

Google's interest-based advertising sparks privacy debate

Google has launched an “interest-based” advertising service, sparking a larger discussion among privacy-advocacy groups over data collection concerns.
Angela Moscaritolo Mar 13 2009 12:07PM Security
Networks to become increasingly identity aware

Networks to become increasingly identity aware

Identity and access management (IAM) will undergo a series of key changes over the next few years, particularly around the development of smartcard authentication, identity-aware networks, hosted IAM and out-of-band authentication.
Ian Williams Mar 13 2009 11:36AM Security
BOQ re-examines call centre authentication

BOQ re-examines call centre authentication

The Bank of Queensland has revealed it programmed a challenge-response application into existing internet banking security tokens that could be used in the future for call centre authentication.
Ry Crozier Mar 13 2009 11:30AM Security
Apple to unveil iPhone 3.0 software upgrade

Apple to unveil iPhone 3.0 software upgrade

Apple has said that it plans to preview the new version of its operating system, iPhone 3.0, at a special event on March 17.
Iain Thomson Mar 13 2009 11:29AM Software
Microsoft exec hired to secure America’s computers

Microsoft exec hired to secure America’s computers

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has hired a Microsoft executive to ensure that the government’s computing infrastructure is secure.
Iain Thomson Mar 13 2009 11:29AM Security
Telstra Wholesale goes hunting for a boss

Telstra Wholesale goes hunting for a boss

Telstra Wholesale is looking for a group managing director after the telco announced Kate McKenzie would move into strategic marketing, replacing Bill Stewart who returns to the US.
Staff Writers Mar 13 2009 10:56AM Telco/ISP
Westpac joins CBA with SMS security expansion

Westpac joins CBA with SMS security expansion

Westpac has quietly expanded its use of SMS to authenticate its personal banking customers.
Ry Crozier Mar 13 2009 10:34AM Security
Worldwide web turns 20

Worldwide web turns 20

In March 1989, CERN researcher Tim Berners-Lee proposed a revolutionary new system for sharing information, and unwittingly changed the world forever.
Martin Courtney Mar 13 2009 6:15AM Telco/ISP

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