• Malware infects TIO site

    The telecomms industry ombudsman (TIO) confirmed today that its website was infected by malware yesterday, forcing the website offline.

    09 February 2010 02:31 PM

  • Review damns Vic Police info security

    A review into Victorian Police information security following a 2008 breach found that it was predominantly due to "good luck" that more serious breaches hadn't occurred.

    05 February 2010 03:30 PM

  • SA bans anonymous online commentary

    The South Australian Government passed a Bill late last year which makes it illegal during election time to post political views on a blog or comment without also including a name and address.

    02 February 2010 03:20 PM

  • Kaspersky: Target zombie servers too

    Russian antivirus tsar, Eugene Kaspersky, says Australian ISPs should not only cut off malware-infected personal computers but also infected web servers run by businesses.

    02 February 2010 01:23 PM

  • UN calls for global cyber treaty

    The world needs a treaty to prevent cyber attacks becoming an all-out war, the head of the main UN communications and technology agency has warned.

    01 February 2010 10:07 AM

  • Privacy Commissioner delays zombie code

    The finishing touches to an e-security code of conduct which will prevent compromised computers, also called "zombies", from accessing the internet is being delayed following concerns flagged by the Privacy Commissioner.

    27 January 2010 05:01 PM

John Linton's comments are firmly on the pulse when it comes to mobility and price.

From: Exetel on ACMA: No demand for 100Mbps

Read it here, then discuss it in Talkback.

  • Gates calls China censorship 'limited'

    Microsoft founder Bill Gates has weighed in on a row between China and web giant Google over cyber attacks, saying that Beijing's efforts to censor the internet were "fortunately ...very limited."

    27 January 2010 09:02 AM

  • China denies Google hacks

    China has denied any state involvement in cyber attacks on Google and defended internet censorship as necessary, as a row with Washington over the US firm's threat to leave the country rumbled on.

    25 January 2010 09:49 AM

  • Bolton's cork pops at Bottle

    Embattled domain name registrar Bottle Domains today apologised for a mistake that saw it send emails to customers yesterday alerting them that they had transferred their domain name to another registrar associated with owner Nicholas Bolton.

    22 January 2010 04:56 PM

  • Boobs ad creator was 'on the town'

    The man who was behind changing a Border Express job advertisement was out with mates when he included the sexist attributes.

    21 January 2010 11:21 AM

  • Google removes Encyclopedia Dramatica link

    Google has agreed to remove from its search index links to a satirical website that allegedly promotes racist views of indigenous Australians.

    15 January 2010 04:48 PM

  • Inside the Defence Signals Directorate

    For the first time in its 63 year history, Australia's Defence Signals Directorate has opened its doors to the media. The intelligence organisation is home to the government's latest effort to combat the growing tide of cyber crime and online espionage.

    15 January 2010 04:38 PM

  • Tough filter campaign ahead: Black

    Opponents of the government's proposed internet filtering legislation face tough challenges, according to Peter Black, the recently appointed manager of Electronic Frontiers Australia's (EFA) anti-filter campaign.

    14 January 2010 04:06 PM

  • NSW RTA facial recognition goes live

    The NSW Roads and Traffic Authority has deployed facial recognition technology in an attempt to block licence fraud, the state's assistant Transport Minister David Borger announced today.

    11 January 2010 12:08 PM

  • Shielded wallets not necessary: Banks

    Commonwealth Bank of Australia has said it was not necessary for customers to enclose their new contactless payment cards in a wallet that stops the card from being read by rogue scanners on the street.

    11 January 2010 02:49 PM

  • 15,000 PIN-free CBA EFTPOS terminals

    Commonwealth Bank of Australia said today that it intended to extend its network of contactless payment terminals by 15,000 before the end of the year.

    08 January 2010 01:37 PM

  • EDS' BoQ disaster: The fallout

    There was a time when EDS Australia contractor Reecson Denford was living the dream. After taking advantage of his position to steal $2.9 million from EDS client Bank of Queensland (BoQ), Reecson spent $450,000 on French champagne, bought himself a $100,000 BMW and his wife $320,000 worth of jewellery.

    06 January 2010 03:35 PM

  • IT execs worst off for pay

    The Federal Government's Productivity Commission has found that chief executives in Australia's listed IT industry are amongst the worst paid on paper compared to their peers in other sectors, while telco CEOs are paid among the best.

    04 January 2010 03:12 PM

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