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  • Bolton loses auDA court battle

    The Supreme Court of Victoria has ruled that the Australian Domain Name Administrator (auDA) acted correctly when it decided earlier this year to terminate the registrar accreditation of Nicholas Bolton's registry company Australian Style, trading as Bottle Domains.

  • Defence hauled in over PM website attack

    Security experts from Defence have been called in to assist agencies that were targeted by last night's attack on the Prime Minister's and other agency websites. More attacks are expected, according to sources.

  • End users weakest security link: AFP

    Fewer than half of all home computer users protect their systems from viruses, cyber-crime and other hacking, Australian Federal Police e-crime chief Neil Gaughan told federal parliament this week in a wide-ranging testimony.

  • AFP investigates govt cyber attack

    The Australian Federal Police has been called in to investigate a planned denial-of-service attack on Australian government web servers due to occur at 7pm tonight.

  • Still no arrests from AFP raid

    A raid carried out by the Australian Federal Police on a home in Melbourne whose inhabitant was suspected of attempting to obtain credit card details via an online forum has not yet led to any arrests or charges.

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    Australian Federal Police (AFP) boss Mick Keelty is the latest to voice concern about India becoming an outsourcing no-go zone, but how real is the risk?

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  • AFP's high-tech unit let Rome burn

    The "Anonymous" hacker group gave Australia's police forces a month's warning that it was going to attack the Federal Government. Why didn't the Australian Federal Police's electronic crimes unit do anything about it?

  • Did Australian Police raid a script kiddie?

    The footage Four Corners displayed of a suspected Melbourne fraudster's house and technology during a police raid last week hardly fits the profile of a master fraudster.

  • Conroy's paternalism misses target

    Our great Communications Minister's limited focus on scary dangers like Facebook leaves many real net nasties unaddressed in Safer Internet Day activities.

  • 2007: How was it for security?

    Security researchers worked overtime in 2007, which turned out to be a nightmare for software vendors from day one.

  • Photos: Robots on parade

    A robot that plays the Violin? ZDNet Australia visited NICTA's Neville Roach Laboratory to see what all the fuss was about. We also discover what other amazing things today's robots can do.

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  • Westpac CISO on defence-in-depth

    In this special report, ZDNet Australia presents a three-part exclusive video interview with Westpac Bank chief information security officer, David Backley, in addition to tips and reviews for businesses to thwart security attacks.

  • Westpac CISO on halting phishing

    In this special report, ZDNet Australia presents a three-part exclusive video interview with Westpac Bank chief information security officer, David Backley, in addition to tips and reviews for businesses to thwart security attacks.

  • Westpac CISO on identity theft

    In this special report, ZDNet Australia presents a three-part exclusive video interview with Westpac Bank chief information security officer, David Backley, in addition to tips and reviews for businesses to thwart security attacks.

  • Access Card not a general ID card: Keelty

    The success of the proposed Access Card rests on how the private sector puts it to use, according to Australian Federal Police Commissioner Mick Keelty. Also: watch the video.

  • Keelty: India key to ID theft wars

    The Australian Federal Police will expand its fight against identity crime and theft internationally when it opens an office in India some time this year, AFP Commissioner Mick Keelty said.

Reviews (15)

  • Thecus N5500

    Thecus' N5500 is, like all of Thecus' lines, best suited to the professional user who doesn't mind tweaking the unit to get the most out of it.

  • Promise SmartStor NS4600

    The SmartStor NS4600 ticks the required feature boxes for being a NAS, but is in dire need of an interface overhaul and some features simply don't work.

  • Thecus N7700

    The N7700 is one heck of a NAS box if you need something to take seven drives and have nowhere to put a rack mount unit.

  • Netgear ReadyNAS NVX

    The ReadyNAS NVX is a highly capable network storage appliance that will work equally well in a small or medium-sized business or at home.

  • QNAP TS-509 Pro

    The QNAP TS-509 Pro comes highly recommended it's a flexible NAS with an interface that's gaining usability as time goes on.

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