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Aussie stumbles on 19,000 exposed credit card numbers

Aussie stumbles on 19,000 exposed credit card numbers

A defunct payment gateway has exposed as many as 19,000 credit card numbers, including up to 60 Australian numbers.
Ry Crozier Mar 20 2009 3:36PM Security
Adobe marches on with Reader/Acrobat patches

Adobe marches on with Reader/Acrobat patches

Adobe has issued a second fix for a vulnerability in its Reader and Acrobat PDF viewers.
Shaun Nichols Mar 20 2009 3:01PM Security
Cisco snaps up video camera firm

Cisco snaps up video camera firm

Cisco is making good on its promise to bolster its consumer technology business.
Shaun Nichols Mar 20 2009 2:52PM Hardware
Samsung ships first 16GB DDR3 modules

Samsung ships first 16GB DDR3 modules

South Korean chipmaker Samsung said that it has shipped its first 16GB DDR3 memory modules.
Shaun Nichols Mar 20 2009 2:52PM Hardware
Hacker cracks Mac in two minutes flat

Hacker cracks Mac in two minutes flat

A hacking competition at the CanSecWest security conference in Canada has seen a multitude of hacking techniques demonstrated that get through fully patched browsers.
Iain Thomson Mar 20 2009 2:52PM Security
AFL's Demons recruit Kaspersky

AFL's Demons recruit Kaspersky

Russian anti-virus vendor Kaspersky Lab has inked a three-year sponsorship deal with the Melbourne AFL team, the Demons.
Staff Writers Mar 20 2009 12:06PM Security
Visa risk chief: Reports of PCI's death exaggerated

Visa risk chief: Reports of PCI's death exaggerated

Visa's top risk official has defended payment industry security guidelines, but also called on organisations to invest in constant monitoring, information sharing and new technology -- while not letting the sour economy get in the way of security spending.
Dan Kaplan Mar 20 2009 11:55AM Security
Virtumundo, now a worm, spreading via USB stick

Virtumundo, now a worm, spreading via USB stick

A long-standing trojan that serves as a malware-distribution service has found a new way to infect computers: via a USB stick or other removable device.
Greg Masters Mar 20 2009 11:45AM Security
Microsoft introduces 'security focused' Internet Explorer 8

Microsoft introduces 'security focused' Internet Explorer 8

Microsoft has launched the latest version of Internet Explorer, which it claims has 'leading-edge security features in direct response to people's increasing concerns about online safety'.
Dan Raywood Mar 20 2009 11:35AM Security
Mac platform cracked by hacker in just ten seconds

Mac platform cracked by hacker in just ten seconds

The security of the Mac platform has been rocked after a hacker cracked it in just ten seconds.
Dan Raywood Mar 20 2009 11:21AM Security
Hackers use Natasha Richardson news to spread fake anti-virus software

Hackers use Natasha Richardson news to spread fake anti-virus software

Hackers are using the news of actress Natasha Richardson's death to spread malicious fake anti-virus products.
Dan Raywood Mar 20 2009 11:01AM Security
Opinion: Age is withering the mainframe's support

Opinion: Age is withering the mainframe's support

To the surprise of many, mainframes are still going strong. But can the same be said for that breed of IT worker who specialises in supporting them?
Dave Bailey Mar 20 2009 6:33AM Hardware
Foiling a thoroughly modern bank heist

Foiling a thoroughly modern bank heist

Computing reveals the amazing inside story of the investigation into the £229m (US$326m) attempted fraud at Sumitomo Mitsui bank, and how the gang were caught by their own technology.
Tom Young Mar 20 2009 6:33AM Security
Corporate Express builds new data centre

Corporate Express builds new data centre

Corporate Express has built a new 121 square metre data centre within its Sydney south headquarters and has virtualised almost 90 per cent of company IT systems.
Ry Crozier Mar 20 2009 6:26AM Networking
MIX09: Microsoft announces Silverlight 3 beta

MIX09: Microsoft announces Silverlight 3 beta

Microsoft has unveiled a beta version of its Silverlight 3 browser plug-in at its MIX09 developer conference in Las Vegas.
Ian Williams Mar 20 2009 6:19AM Software
NetSuite rounds out SuiteCloud Ecosystem

NetSuite rounds out SuiteCloud Ecosystem

NetSuite today officially launched its SuiteCloud Ecosystem, designed to encourage customers and independent software vendors (ISVs) to maximise NetSuite investments, and make the firm the preeminent platform-as-a-service provider.
Phil Muncaster Mar 20 2009 6:19AM Software
Amazon faces new legal challenge over Kindle

Amazon faces new legal challenge over Kindle

Amazon's Kindle 2 electronic book reader is the target of a new lawsuit from the company behind the Discovery Channel.
Shaun Nichols Mar 20 2009 6:19AM Hardware
ACCC sues Telstra over exchange access

ACCC sues Telstra over exchange access

Competitors have welcomed Federal Court proceedings brought against Telstra by the ACCC alleging the incumbent refused access seeker requests for interconnection.
Staff Writers Mar 19 2009 3:32PM Telco/ISP
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

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