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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.

NICTA recognised to fuel Aussie innovation

NICTA recognised to fuel Aussie innovation

National Information and Communication Technology Australia (NICTA) has been awarded the distinction of a Registered Research Agency (RRA) by the government.
Ashley Clark May 6 2008 1:04PM Strategy
Hacker hired by News Corp. testifies in corporate spying trial

Hacker hired by News Corp. testifies in corporate spying trial

A software engineer testified that he was hired by a unit of News Corp. to develop software that could reverse engineer code on satellite receiver smart cards, but denies hacking.
Jim Carr Apr 28 2008 10:51AM Security
Boffins research 'fast and slow' light

Boffins research 'fast and slow' light

Scientists have come a step closer to super-fast optical computing thanks to European research into the mysterious properties of "fast and slow" light..
Robert Jaques Apr 26 2008 10:22AM Hardware
Experts warn of 'Tornado' hacker tool

Experts warn of 'Tornado' hacker tool

Security researchers have discovered a new web-based attack tool which exploits up to 14 browser vulnerabilities and installs malware on the user's system..
Shaun Nichols Apr 24 2008 7:29AM Security
Europe leads nanotech risk research funding

Europe leads nanotech risk research funding

European nations are investing nearly twice as much as the US on research into the potential risks of nanotechnology, according to the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (Pen)..
Staff Writers Apr 22 2008 3:17PM Hardware
VeriSign pitches one-time password tool

VeriSign pitches one-time password tool

VeriSign has released a set of tools which allows firms to deploy one-time password systems..
Shaun Nichols Apr 9 2008 1:04PM Security
VeriSign pitches one-time password tool

VeriSign pitches one-time password tool

On-demand password promises extra layer of protection.
Shaun Nichols Apr 9 2008 11:34AM Security
Boffins enlist laptops in quake research

Boffins enlist laptops in quake research

Researchers at the University of California Riverside are asking PC users to help with earthquake research..
Shaun Nichols Apr 4 2008 7:18AM Hardware
Adobe releases DRM tool for Flash video

Adobe releases DRM tool for Flash video

Adobe has released a tool which allows content creators to place digital rights management (DRM) protection on Flash media files..
Shaun Nichols Mar 21 2008 9:20AM Software
Microsoft releases accessibility tool kits to developers

Microsoft releases accessibility tool kits to developers

Microsoft has released a number of accessibility tools targeted at developers that want to increase the openness of their products to people with disabilities.
Staff Writers Mar 18 2008 1:59PM Software
IBM releases secure mashup tool

IBM releases secure mashup tool

IBM has unveiled a tool designed to create mashup applications in a secure environment.
Shaun Nichols Mar 17 2008 9:48AM Security
IBM releases secure mashup tool

IBM releases secure mashup tool

IBM has unveiled a tool designed to create mashup applications in a secure environment..
Shaun Nichols Mar 16 2008 8:19PM Security
Home-grown encryption scanner mimics Princeton's "cold-boot" tool

Home-grown encryption scanner mimics Princeton's "cold-boot" tool

A scanning tool similar to the one a Princeton engineering team built last month to read encrypted data on a "cold boot" DRAM chip has been publicly released by McGrew Security, a research firm.
Sue Marquette Mar 6 2008 10:42AM Security
Microsoft unveils Singularity research OS

Microsoft unveils Singularity research OS

Microsoft has unveiled a prototype operating system for the computer science research environment dubbed Singularity..
Robert Jaques Mar 6 2008 7:00AM Software
"Goolag" search-scan tool unlikely to spawn wave of attacks

"Goolag" search-scan tool unlikely to spawn wave of attacks

A new tool that uses the Google search engine to scan websites for vulnerabilities -- released last week by the flamboyant Texas-based hacking consortium known as Cult of the Dead Cow (cDc) -- is not likely to enable a wave of new attacks from hackers, experts say.
Jack Rogers Feb 26 2008 10:16AM Security
Oracle updates its Identity Manager tool

Oracle updates its Identity Manager tool

Oracle has released a new addition of its Identity Manager, version 9.1, adding new features to increase an organisation’s ability to comply with regulation and reduce the time it takes to complete an audit.
Rosalie Marshall Feb 22 2008 3:50PM Software
Microsoft opens New England research lab

Microsoft opens New England research lab

Microsoft Research has announced plans to open a new lab in Cambridge, Massachusetts in July.

Clement James Feb 7 2008 3:26PM Software
Commercial value research unit combines business with academia

Commercial value research unit combines business with academia

A newly launched business intelligence unit in Sydney will be providing an insurance policy of sorts to organisations looking to have their data analysed.
Liz Tay Jan 25 2008 3:38PM Software
Microsoft teams with Barcelona for supercomputing research

Microsoft teams with Barcelona for supercomputing research

The Barcelona Supercomputing Centre (BSC) has joined forces with Microsoft to research the interaction of microprocessors and software over the next 10 years..
Jan 22 2008 7:05AM Hardware
Australia to US trans-Pacific 1Gbps link boosts research

Australia to US trans-Pacific 1Gbps link boosts research

Universities in the US and Australia have created a dedicated fibre-optic link to allow video-conferencing with no interference from other traffic..
Matt Chapman Jan 21 2008 6:58AM Networking

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