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Firefox tops app vulnerability list

Firefox tops app vulnerability list

Mozilla's open-source Firefox browser recorded the highest number of severe vulnerabilities among popular consumer applications this year, according to new research from whitelisting firm Bit9 released today.
Phil Muncaster Dec 13 2008 1:16AM Security
Suncorp goes Agile for 19k desktop integration project

Suncorp goes Agile for 19k desktop integration project

Suncorp has revealed that, as part of its merger with Promina, it used a variation of the Agile software development methodology to deliver a major desktop integration project covering 19,000 computers.
Staff Writers Dec 13 2008 1:05AM Hardware
IronPort opens Sydney support centre

IronPort opens Sydney support centre

IronPort, the security arm of Cisco, has opened a new support centre in Sydney to deliver a local and more personal level of technical support to customers.
Staff Writers Dec 12 2008 2:45PM Security
F-Secure Christmas warning: watch your phone

F-Secure Christmas warning: watch your phone

Two thirds of people surveyed by F-Secure said they would not resist the temptation to leave a co-workers phone untouched if they found it unattended at the staff Christmas party.
Staff Writers Dec 12 2008 2:44PM Security
Developers complain about Apple’s applications pricing policy

Developers complain about Apple’s applications pricing policy

One of the largest independent developers for the Apple iPhone has written an open letter to Steve Jobs complaining that the App Store is harming larger development projects.
Iain Thomson Dec 12 2008 2:44PM Software
Microsoft still in race for Australian school laptops: VIC

Microsoft still in race for Australian school laptops: VIC

Microsoft-based laptops aren’t too expensive to meet the Federal government’s promise of a computer for every school-aged student, according to the Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development.
Ry Crozier Dec 12 2008 2:40PM Hardware
How to avoid IT price rises and renegotiate Microsoft licenses

How to avoid IT price rises and renegotiate Microsoft licenses

IT managers are being urged to renegotiate product and service costs with major suppliers for next year to beat an imminent local price rise of between five to 20 percent.
Ry Crozier Dec 12 2008 2:36PM Software
WA apprenticeship administrator places Microsoft CRM

WA apprenticeship administrator places Microsoft CRM

Australian Technical College South Perth has deployed a Microsoft Dynamics CRM system to help manage information on student offers and placements made under the Australian school-based apprenticeship scheme.
Ry Crozier Dec 12 2008 12:14PM Software
New DNS changing malware detected

New DNS changing malware detected

Trend Micro has detected a new DNS changing form of malware, which poisons other hosts on the local subnet installing a rogue Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server on the network.
Dan Raywood Dec 12 2008 11:13AM Security
New zero-day Internet Explorer exploit uncovered

New zero-day Internet Explorer exploit uncovered

Microsoft has issued a new security advisory, warning about potential attacks against a newly uncovered vulnerability in Internet Explorer.
Chuck Miller Dec 12 2008 11:09AM Security
SC World Congress: A budget crisis is a terrible thing to waste

SC World Congress: A budget crisis is a terrible thing to waste

Even faced with tough budget times, there is still an opportunity, says one CISO.
Angela Moscaritolo Dec 12 2008 11:09AM Security
FBI warns of VoIP spoofing threat

FBI warns of VoIP spoofing threat

The FBI has issued a warning to companies about scammers spoofing voice over IP (VoIP) calls by exploiting PBX exchanges.
Iain Thomson Dec 12 2008 10:35AM Security
Firefox tops app vulnerability list

Firefox tops app vulnerability list

Bit9 research reports 40 known severe vulnerabilities this year for the popular browser.
Phil Muncaster Dec 12 2008 10:34AM Security
Inside the manageNET ASIO T4 data centre

Inside the manageNET ASIO T4 data centre

iTnews takes a look at how the old Baltimore Technologies data centre in northern Sydney is getting a new lease on life.
Ry Crozier Dec 12 2008 12:20AM Hardware
Firms missing out on big telecoms savings

Firms missing out on big telecoms savings

Large multinationals could be missing out on up to 15 per cent total cost of ownership savings on their global telecommunications portfolio, according to new figures released by consultancy Hudson & Yorke today.
Phil Muncaster Dec 12 2008 12:13AM Telco/ISP
HP touts better batteries for notebooks

HP touts better batteries for notebooks

HP is planning to offer a new line of long-life notebook batteries.
Shaun Nichols Dec 12 2008 12:13AM Hardware
Motorola sees all LANs wireless in future

Motorola sees all LANs wireless in future

Wireless technology has reached a tipping point where corporate networks will increasingly be deployed using wireless rather than cabled Ethernet, according to Motorola's Enterprise Mobility business.
Daniel Robinson Dec 12 2008 12:13AM Networking
Symantec offers disaster recovery for virtual machines

Symantec offers disaster recovery for virtual machines

Symantec is collaborating with VMware to deliver enhanced high availability and disaster recovery (HA/DR) systems for virtualisation environments.
Ian Williams Dec 12 2008 12:13AM Software
IT admins need to power down PCs

IT admins need to power down PCs

A report by analyst house Forrester has concluded that IT managers are going to have to manage PCs differently if they are to cut power usage and hit green targets.
Iain Thomson Dec 11 2008 1:56PM Hardware
IE zero-day flaw under attack

IE zero-day flaw under attack

A new attack targeting Internet Explorer 7 has been reported. The attack is said to target an unpatched flaw in IE7 and is carried out by way of a specially-crafted XML file.
Shaun Nichols Dec 11 2008 1:56PM Security

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