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Forgetful mobile devices for careless users

Forgetful mobile devices for careless users

“Blessed are the forgetful: for they shall have done with their stupidities too,” German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche once wrote.
Liz Tay Oct 16 2008 1:56PM Security
DSD approves ProtectDrive for government use

DSD approves ProtectDrive for government use

The Defence Signals Directorate (DSD) has completed a security evaluation of SafeNet’s ProtectDrive, approving it for government security use.
Staff Writers Oct 16 2008 11:58AM Security
Terria confirms NBN bid without telco AAPT

Terria confirms NBN bid without telco AAPT

Terria has confirmed it will continue its bid for the national broadband network, despite AAPT’s withdrawal from the consortium today.
Staff Writers Oct 16 2008 11:37AM Telco/ISP
Malcolm Turnbull joins Twitter community

Malcolm Turnbull joins Twitter community

Federal Opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull has joined the ranks of celebrities and influential tech leaders in getting a Twitter account -- and the results are surprisingly mundane.
Kathryn Small Oct 16 2008 10:57AM Software
MSN Messenger spam contains Trojan

MSN Messenger spam contains Trojan

A fake update claiming to be from MSN Messenger contains a malicious Trojan.
Dan Raywood Oct 16 2008 10:20AM Security
Study: Global information security improving, but far from perfect

Study: Global information security improving, but far from perfect

A global security study discusses what has improved around information security over the past year and where there is room for improvement.
Angela Moscaritolo Oct 16 2008 10:15AM Security
New Zealander allegedly responsible for masterminding major spam network

New Zealander allegedly responsible for masterminding major spam network

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has shut down what it claims was the world's largest network of spammers.
Iain Thomson Oct 16 2008 9:56AM Security
Mobile phones are vulnerable to botnets

Mobile phones are vulnerable to botnets

Security researchers at Georgia Tech have determined that mobile phones are vulnerable to hacking attacks.
Aharon Etengoff Oct 16 2008 6:48AM Security
Dell teams with Red Hat on enterprise Linux

Dell teams with Red Hat on enterprise Linux

Red Hat and Dell have announced an alliance that will see the systems giant offer the new midrange Red Hat Application Appliance.
Iain Thomson Oct 16 2008 6:40AM Hardware
HP boosts encryption for disk arrays and tapes

HP boosts encryption for disk arrays and tapes

HP has unveiled two new security features for its StorageWorks XP Disk Arrays, along with LTO-4 enterprise tape libraries.
Ian Williams Oct 16 2008 6:40AM Storage
Telstra hammers ‘ramshackle’ Terria over funding

Telstra hammers ‘ramshackle’ Terria over funding

Telstra has come out swinging at the Terria consortium claiming it has no assets, money, plan or ‘intention of ever participating in the construction process for the National Broadband Network’.
Staff Writers Oct 15 2008 5:10PM Telco/ISP
NBN costs go down, not up

NBN costs go down, not up

Federal broadband minister Stephen Conroy has weighed in on suggestions of a cost blow-out for the National Broadband Network (NBN), suggesting the cost may in fact be lower than first thought.
Ry Crozier Oct 15 2008 3:45PM Telco/ISP
Demand outstrips supply for OpenOffice

Demand outstrips supply for OpenOffice

Demand for the OpenOffice 3.0 suite has been so high that it has taken down the company’s servers.
Iain Thomson Oct 15 2008 3:37PM Software
Eleven fixes for Patch Tuesday

Eleven fixes for Patch Tuesday

Microsoft has issued the October installment of its monthly security update.
Shaun Nichols Oct 15 2008 3:37PM Security
Intel says slowdown won’t harm technology

Intel says slowdown won’t harm technology

Intel has said it is prepared for an economic downturn and will not halt development of new processors.
Iain Thomson Oct 15 2008 3:37PM Hardware
Who has your data?

Who has your data?

Businesses not only need to be focused on their intranets but they also need to be vigilant to their outsourced data flow.
Ian Castle Oct 15 2008 3:35PM Security
Qantas, Virgin prepare in-flight mobile service take-off

Qantas, Virgin prepare in-flight mobile service take-off

Qantas and V Australia are a step closer to running in-flight mobile phone systems with a recent proposal from the Australian Communications & Media Authority (ACMA) that permanent legislative changes be made.
Staff Writers Oct 15 2008 3:34PM Telco/ISP
Review: CynapsPro Suite 2008

Review: CynapsPro Suite 2008

CynapsPro Suite 2008 is another tiered protection mechanism.
Justin Peltier Oct 15 2008 3:32PM Security
Apple puts screen opening under the microscope

Apple puts screen opening under the microscope

Apple claims the designers of its new MacBooks used an electron microscope to examine ‘hundreds of versions’ of the indentation that lets users open the display.
Staff Writers Oct 15 2008 10:27AM Hardware
Oracle joins Microsoft with a major security update

Oracle joins Microsoft with a major security update

Administrators got their second dose of patches Tuesday when Oracle issued 36 fixes.
Dan Kaplan Oct 15 2008 10:10AM Security

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