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Spammers exploit hosted services

Spammers exploit hosted services

The percentage of new web sites harbouring malware and other potentially unwanted programs has increased by almost 50 per cent this month, according to the latest figures from security firm MessageLabs released today.
Phil Muncaster Oct 31 2008 10:24AM Security
NSW Department of Corrective Services eyes-off local biometrics product

NSW Department of Corrective Services eyes-off local biometrics product

Australian biometrics specialist, Argus Solutions, has won an order from the NSW Department of Corrective Services (NSW DCS) for the supply of its identity management solution.
Lilia Guan Oct 31 2008 12:27AM Security
China's Evermore Office suite takes off

China's Evermore Office suite takes off

Chinese software vendor Evermore says individual downloads of its Office 2009 suite have taken off recently to reach 5.3 million units, local media in China reported Thursday.
Egan Orion Oct 31 2008 12:15AM Software
Alfresco makes collaboration simple

Alfresco makes collaboration simple

Open-source enterprise content management (ECM) vendor Alfresco has launched the latest version of its flagship product, designed to give customers more user-friendly document collaboration functionality.
Phil Muncaster Oct 31 2008 12:10AM Software
Microsoft shows off future technologies

Microsoft shows off future technologies

On the third day of Microsoft's Professional Developers Conference, Rick Rashid, senior vice president of Microsoft Research, showcased some of the projects the company is working on.
Daniel Robinson Oct 31 2008 12:10AM Software
Javascript to be next core malware language

Javascript to be next core malware language

The demand that the development of web 2.0 has placed on browsers to become more interactive and act as a portal rather than just a viewing platform is opening up new vulnerabilities to unsuspecting users, Itzik Kotler, team leader of the Security Operation Center at Radware, has warned.
Ian Williams Oct 31 2008 12:10AM Security
DSTO shows off two new Land Warfare robots

DSTO shows off two new Land Warfare robots

The Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) demonstrated two new robots at the Land Warfare Conference in Brisbane this week.
Staff Writers Oct 31 2008 12:03AM Hardware
Haley to become the next Oracle business unit

Haley to become the next Oracle business unit

Aussie business rules and compliance software developer Haley is the latest firm to be acquired by Oracle.
Staff Writers Oct 31 2008 12:02AM Software
EstDomains fighting for life

EstDomains fighting for life

ICANN threatens to pull accreditation from notorious registrar.
Shaun Nichols Oct 30 2008 3:13PM Telco/ISP
Asus crowdsources new PC design

Asus crowdsources new PC design

Asus is asking users to design the company's next notebooks.
Shaun Nichols Oct 30 2008 3:13PM Hardware
Telstra stands ready to build NBN

Telstra stands ready to build NBN

Telstra has conducted ‘detailed planning’ and secured financing to build what they claim is ‘Australia’s most urgent and important infrastructure project’, but has stopped short of committing to actually bid for it.
Staff Writers Oct 30 2008 2:52PM Telco/ISP
mBlox cops $11,000 of ACMA’s wrath

mBlox cops $11,000 of ACMA’s wrath

mBlox has been fined $11,000 by the Australian Communications and Media Authority for spamming phones with ringtone download offers without a way to unsubscribe.
Staff Writers Oct 30 2008 2:49PM Telco/ISP
Vodafone buys more SAS software

Vodafone buys more SAS software

Vodafone Australia is hoping a move to SAS analytics software will help it cut its multi-million dollar direct marketing costs by as much as 30 percent.
Staff Writers Oct 30 2008 2:48PM Software
Feature: How to cut energy costs at the node

Feature: How to cut energy costs at the node

Socket-level monitoring is this year’s hot button topic in power management. iTNews takes an in-depth look at how much power your servers are really drawing and the costs involved.
Ry Crozier Oct 30 2008 12:37PM Networking
UK had 277 serious data breaches this year alone

UK had 277 serious data breaches this year alone

This year has not been a good one in terms of data breaches – from the loss of child benefit details to the loss of top secret information on known terrorists.
Emma Hughes Oct 30 2008 10:54AM Security
MXI Security announces portable anti-phishing tool

MXI Security announces portable anti-phishing tool

AT RSA Europe, MXI Security™ announced it is collaborating with financial institutions worldwide to give customers with a portable anti-phishing tool to combat the threat posed by spear-phishing and man-in-the middle online security attacks.
SC Australia Staff Oct 30 2008 9:49AM Security
Banks instructed to take greater care over data in turbulent times

Banks instructed to take greater care over data in turbulent times

Secerno has warned banks to take tighter control over customer data.
Dan Raywood Oct 30 2008 9:49AM Security
Patched Opera browser faces new vulnerability

Patched Opera browser faces new vulnerability

Security researchers have already discovered security vulnerability in Opera Software's 9.61 browser version that was released last week.
Angela Moscaritolo Oct 30 2008 9:36AM Security
OpenOffice releases patches for two vulnerabilities

OpenOffice releases patches for two vulnerabilities

The open-source alternative to Microsoft Office has released patches to rectify two critical flaws.
Dan Kaplan Oct 30 2008 9:36AM Security
Companies have security to consider with in-the-cloud Office

Companies have security to consider with in-the-cloud Office

Security professionals weigh in on concerns of the next version of Microsoft Office, which will include components available in the cloud.
Angela Moscaritolo Oct 30 2008 9:36AM Security

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