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Duplicate content filter will hurt family-friendly ISPs

Duplicate content filter will hurt family-friendly ISPs

The federal government’s proposed Internet content filtering scheme duplicates substantial existing efforts by the Internet Industry Association (IIA) and will adversely impact participants in that scheme, the System Administrators Guild of Australia (SAGE-AU) has warned.
Staff Writers Nov 10 2008 12:35PM Telco/ISP
Did the Chinese government sponsor White House cyberattacks?

Did the Chinese government sponsor White House cyberattacks?

Chinese hackers have been able to successfully attack the White House computer network and obtain email messages between United States'government officials, the Financial Times reported Friday, citing a senior U.S. official.
Angela Moscaritolo Nov 10 2008 11:07AM Security
Hackers cracked McCain and Obama networks

Hackers cracked McCain and Obama networks

Foreign hackers infiltrated the networks of John McCain and Barack Obama during the US presidential campaign, according to reports.
Shaun Nichols Nov 10 2008 10:59AM Security
Microsoft-only patchers will be hit by the Adobe vulnerability

Microsoft-only patchers will be hit by the Adobe vulnerability

Shavlik Technologies has claimed that organisations that rely on patch management solutions limited to Microsoft-only applications will be hit by the Adobe vulnerability.
Dan Raywood Nov 10 2008 10:36AM Security
Microsoft reports new malware attacking vulnerability

Microsoft reports new malware attacking vulnerability

Microsoft has reported 'strong deployments' of the MS08-067 Security Bulletin.
SC Australia Staff Nov 10 2008 10:36AM Security
First Shanghai benchmark numbers tip up

First Shanghai benchmark numbers tip up

It seems the first numbers from AMD’s soon to be launched Shanghai have tipped up online, although AMD is keeping them very quiet indeed.
Sylvie Barak Nov 10 2008 1:21AM Hardware
Hack paves way for unlocked Android

Hack paves way for unlocked Android

Google's first foray into the world of mobile phones, the Android G1, has been hacked just days after being released into the wild.
Stewart Meagher Nov 10 2008 1:21AM Software
OASIS approves Chinese software standard

OASIS approves Chinese software standard

The International Organisation for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) has approved the China Electronics Standardisation Association (CESA) Unstructured Operation Markup Language (UOML) as the first ever international standard developed in China, local Chinese media reported today.
INQUIRER Staff Nov 10 2008 1:21AM Software
The top 10 greatest geeks of all time

The top 10 greatest geeks of all time

Behind every great technology there’s almost always a great geek, the men and women whose vision and invention helped create the world and its technology as we know it.
Iain Thomson , Shaun Nichols Nov 10 2008 1:15AM Software
Microsoft to deliver a pair of November fixes

Microsoft to deliver a pair of November fixes

Microsoft is preparing to release a pair of updates next Tuesday.
Shaun Nichols Nov 10 2008 1:15AM Security
Lack of IT standards hampering UK war effort

Lack of IT standards hampering UK war effort

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has warned that differing US suppliers' proprietary software standards are hampering the ability of British forces in Afghanistan to make full use of data from unmanned air-reconnaissance vehicles (UAVs).
Parliamentary reporter Nov 8 2008 7:22AM Software
Rambus tries to ban Nvidia imports

Rambus tries to ban Nvidia imports

Rambus has a long history of being rather prickly about what it perceives to be its IP, and now it is aiming that perception at Nvidia again. This time the legal eagles are urging the ITC to go after imports of NV products.
Charlie Demerjian Nov 8 2008 7:20AM Hardware
BBC suffers DDOS attack

BBC suffers DDOS attack

All BBC web services including its most useful iPlayer were subjected to a DDoS attack last night.
Paul Hales Nov 8 2008 7:20AM Security
High-performance computing enters the mainstream

High-performance computing enters the mainstream

High-performance computing (HPC) is increasingly moving into the mainstream, according to specialists in the field.
Iain Thomson Nov 8 2008 7:15AM Hardware
Special report: Huawei steps out of the shadows

Special report: Huawei steps out of the shadows

Telecoms network provider Huawei recently took a handful of journalists to its headquarters in Shenzhen, China for a chance to speak to some of the company's executives and check out the scope of the business.
Ian Williams Nov 8 2008 7:15AM Telco/ISP
Researchers crack WPA encryption

Researchers crack WPA encryption

Pair break code used on half of all wireless traffic.
Staff Writers Nov 8 2008 7:15AM Security
Dell planning 'white space' networking

Dell planning 'white space' networking

Dell has revealed plans to add wireless 'white space' connections to its future laptops and ultra-mobile systems.
Shaun Nichols Nov 8 2008 7:15AM Hardware
HP rolls out new storage platform

HP rolls out new storage platform

HP has announced details of its SAN Virtualization Services Platform (SVSP) which will allow enterprises to run completely virtualised storage-area network systems.
Shaun Nichols Nov 8 2008 7:15AM Software
Software holding back container computing

Software holding back container computing

Container computing, where mini-data centres are housed within standard shipping containers, is being held back by poor software integration according to system builders.
Iain Thomson Nov 7 2008 3:19PM Hardware
Computer buyers becoming risk averse

Computer buyers becoming risk averse

The worsening economic climate is leading many computer buyers to become much more risk averse in their buying decisions according to system builders.
Iain Thomson Nov 7 2008 3:19PM Hardware

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