Technology

US identity theft bill set for approval

US identity theft bill set for approval

A new identity theft bill is set to become US federal law, adding stiffer penalties and stricter definitions for identity and information theft crimes.
Shaun Nichols Sep 23 2008 9:58AM Security
Japan sets out plans for space elevator

Japan sets out plans for space elevator

A consortium of scientists and industrial firms has formulated a plan to build a space elevator that would drastically lower the cost of getting into orbit.
Iain Thomson Sep 23 2008 9:34AM Hardware
Campaign against software patents kicks off

Campaign against software patents kicks off

A global petition will launch on 24 September as part of the World Day against Software Patents.
Staff Writers Sep 23 2008 9:34AM Software
Microsoft aims HPC Server 2008 at Wall Street

Microsoft aims HPC Server 2008 at Wall Street

Microsoft has set out again on the trail of significant penetration into the High Performance Computing (HPC) market with the launch of HPC Server 2008.
Dave Bailey Sep 23 2008 9:34AM Software
Palin e-mail hack raises new concerns

Palin e-mail hack raises new concerns

The bevy of personal information on the Internet could be making personal security questions a far less effective protection method.
Shaun Nichols Sep 23 2008 9:34AM Security
Japan first with commercial femtocells

Japan first with commercial femtocells

Claiming the world's first commercial deployment of a 3G femtocell based service is Japanese mobile operator, Softbank -- with a little help from NEC and Ubiquisys, of course.
Tony Dennis Sep 23 2008 9:30AM Networking
Review: Bioscrypt V-Station

Review: Bioscrypt V-Station

The V-Station is much like the V-Pass (left), but on steroids.
Peter Stephenson, Sep 22 2008 4:56PM Security
GroupTest: Biometrics

GroupTest: Biometrics

The use of biometric authentication covers a lot of territory, but we saw a lot less breadth this year than last.
Peter Stephenson, Sep 22 2008 4:46PM Security
GroupTest: Endpoint security

GroupTest: Endpoint security

Recently a colleague told me of an organisation that was abandoning its tape back-up system and was distributing USB drives instead.
Justin Peltier Sep 22 2008 4:28PM Security
What you need to know to keep Mac OS X secure

What you need to know to keep Mac OS X secure

Just a few years ago, Apple commanded only a small fraction of the computer market.
Amol Sarwate, Sep 22 2008 4:12PM Security
Gartner touts enhanced security for virtual environments

Gartner touts enhanced security for virtual environments

Social network providers should enhance the security controls that are available to their users, analysts say.
Staff Writers Sep 22 2008 4:09PM Security
MEDIA CAREERS: News in brief

MEDIA CAREERS: News in brief

Texon Media recently created a new position - director of sales and

marketing - a post filled by Mr Adrian Lai. Mr Lai makes the move

following a two-year tenure as deputy GM with Associated Advertisers. He

has also taken on Mr Michael Denmark's responsibilities who, as former

Texon director of sales, left the company in December to join Space Asia

Media.



Sep 22 2008 4:07PM Software
MEDIA CAREERS: News in brief

MEDIA CAREERS: News in brief

Sparked by his Texon to Space Asia Media move, Mr Denmark is joined

by Mr Marc Miller, also a former sales director at Texon. After gaining

an MBA from the University of Perth, Mr Miller recently opened Space

Asia's Singapore office, as GM. Mr Denmark has stepped into Space Asia

as sales director, overseeing the development of all North Asian

regional sales.



Sep 22 2008 4:07PM Software
ACCC puts Websites through truth test

ACCC puts Websites through truth test

The Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC) has sent out a warning to Websites as they will be busted for providing false information.
Staff Writers Sep 22 2008 3:59PM Software
Video game GPUs find use in biological modelling

Video game GPUs find use in biological modelling

Forget supercomputers -- researchers have devised a method of using graphics processing technology from video games in complex biological modelling.
Liz Tay Sep 22 2008 12:21PM Software
Sourcefire launch real time virtualisation monitoring tool

Sourcefire launch real time virtualisation monitoring tool

The virtualisation arena has been boosted by the launch of Sourcefire's RNA.
Dan Raywood Sep 22 2008 9:57AM Security
BusinessWeek hit by hackers

BusinessWeek hit by hackers

The website of BusinessWeek has been hacked in an attempt to infect the visitors with malware.
Dan Raywood Sep 22 2008 9:57AM Security
Cybercrime bill passes House, awaits Bush signature

Cybercrime bill passes House, awaits Bush signature

The president's signature is the only thing standing in the way of a rare event: an IT-security related bill becoming law.
Dan Kaplan Sep 22 2008 9:42AM Security
Protection program defeats keyloggers

Protection program defeats keyloggers

A technology has been developed that claims to protect against software that steals keyboard ID entry.
Jackie Horne and Staff Reporter Sep 22 2008 9:42AM Security
Hosted Lotus Notes set for take off

Hosted Lotus Notes set for take off

IBM is set to launch a hosted version of its Lotus Notes collaboration software.
Phil Muncaster Sep 22 2008 9:13AM Software

Log In

  |  Forgot your password?