Research Research

Coverage of new security research as it emerges from the industry trenches. You'll find articles including security conference coverage, snapshots of technical papers and videos.

New emails containing Zeus malware detected

New emails containing Zeus malware detected

Removal tool announced.
Dan Raywood Sep 20 2010 1:49PM Security
Video: Vortex beam moves particles with light

Video: Vortex beam moves particles with light

Glass beads trapped in hollow laser.
Liz Tay Sep 16 2010 6:51AM Oddware
Microsoft releases tool to defend against DLL attack

Microsoft releases tool to defend against DLL attack

Continues to probe "preloading" vulnerability.
Dan Kaplan Sep 2 2010 1:58PM Security
Engineers build climbing robotic gecko

Engineers build climbing robotic gecko

Human-scale adhesive in the works.
Staff Writers Aug 31 2010 1:30PM Oddware
Manjrasoft to launch platform-as-a-service

Manjrasoft to launch platform-as-a-service

Start-up sets sights on enterprise dollars.
Liz Tay Aug 30 2010 7:11AM Software
Researchers build quantum fidelity firmware

Researchers build quantum fidelity firmware

Sydney physicist wins part of US military grant.
Liz Tay Aug 25 2010 1:33PM Oddware
DLL hijacking issue prompts Microsoft advisory, tool

DLL hijacking issue prompts Microsoft advisory, tool

"A new take on an old attack vector".
Dan Kaplan Aug 25 2010 1:18PM Security
Blogger identifies privacy flaw in Facebook Places

Blogger identifies privacy flaw in Facebook Places

Criticises 'opt-out' feature.
Dan Raywood Aug 24 2010 1:50PM Security
Scientists rein in the commercial cloud

Scientists rein in the commercial cloud

DIRAC distributes LHC computing tasks.
Liz Tay Aug 20 2010 11:47AM Oddware
Scientists launch "game" to crowdsource place descriptions

Scientists launch "game" to crowdsource place descriptions

To facilitate human-computer communications.
Liz Tay Aug 18 2010 2:45PM Oddware
Queensland Brain Institute inks Hitachi storage contract

Queensland Brain Institute inks Hitachi storage contract

Replaces Tier1 disk.
Liz Tay Aug 18 2010 5:37AM Storage
Researchers rue cost of public cloud data haul

Researchers rue cost of public cloud data haul

Can cloud services address researchers’ computing demands?
Liz Tay Aug 12 2010 2:53PM Software
Graphene ‘nanobubbles’ could improve switches, sensors

Graphene ‘nanobubbles’ could improve switches, sensors

Potential silicon replacement exhibits ‘bizarre’ properties when strained.
Liz Tay Jul 30 2010 7:07AM Hardware
Autonomous robots to map battlefields

Autonomous robots to map battlefields

Military robots coming to Adelaide in November.
Liz Tay Jul 27 2010 3:16PM Oddware
Sophos unveils tool to cover Windows zero-day vulnerability

Sophos unveils tool to cover Windows zero-day vulnerability

As industry waits for a patch.
SC Australia Staff Jul 27 2010 2:28PM Security
Researchers to build wireless rail crossing networks

Researchers to build wireless rail crossing networks

Wireless spectrum for trains and cars within three years.
Staff Writers Jul 27 2010 11:00AM Oddware
Mozilla launches Firefox sync tool for iOS

Mozilla launches Firefox sync tool for iOS

Firefox Home allows users to transfer browser data.
Shaun Nichols Jul 19 2010 6:56AM Software
Robotic fish school the rest

Robotic fish school the rest

Researchers infiltrate underwater society.
Liz Tay Jul 2 2010 6:47AM Oddware
Researchers build quantum signal repeater

Researchers build quantum signal repeater

Crystal stores light for milliseconds.
Liz Tay Jul 1 2010 3:49PM Networking
Researchers to treat stroke victims with Wii

Researchers to treat stroke victims with Wii

Fifty patients sought in Kiama Downs NBN test area.
Ry Crozier Jun 28 2010 5:34PM Networking

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