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  • Digital signatures get Web standards nod

    A standards group has completed work on digital signature technology designed to ensure data authenticity between interacting Web servers.

  • Biometrics special: Who are you?

    Forgotten your password again? Read on to find out how you'll be logging on, checking in, and signing off in the very near future.

  • MasterCard bites back on Aust credit card hacking

    A rise in credit card transactions via the Internet, phone and mail-order is prompting card heavyweights to promote tougher security standards for transaction data, according to MasterCard.

  • Visa makes 'use once' password cards

    Two cards containing microprocessors that generate one-time passwords are being touted to Australian banks as possible replacements for tokens and passwords delivered by SMS and one is already being trialled by Visa.

  • Australians want what's bad for them: Biometrics

    Australians would prefer to use voice biometrics rather than PIN and password verification to prove their identity but security experts warn biometrics exposes consumers to even greater risk.

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  • Biometrics special: Who are you?

    Forgotten your password again? Read on to find out how you'll be logging on, checking in, and signing off in the very near future.

  • Banks inch towards voice authentication

    Banks are slowly moving towards deploying voice-authentication technologies in order to add an extra layer of security for their online and telephone banking customers.

  • Biometrics: Still searching for a pulse

    A few years ago, the uptake of biometric technology was considered a sure thing. But fast forward to present day and ZDNet Australia can reveal that companies are reluctant to use biometrics due to their negative stigma.

  • Why use digital signatures on macros

    Organisations that want to distribute and use macros without running headlong into a security nightmare often implement digital signatures. See how digitally signing Office macros allows users to verify that electronic content comes from a trusted source.

  • The what, why and how of security

    Right now, no topic in IT is hotter than security. And with all the acronyms and buzzwords flying around—from IDS to social engineering to PKI—it's helpful to take a step back and examine some larger questions,such as the what and why of security.

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  • Biometrics special: Who are you?

    Forgotten your password again? Read on to find out how you'll be logging on, checking in, and signing off in the very near future.

  • To know you by your touch

    One of the most annoying things that can happen when using a computer is forgetting your password or log on name. Digital Persona's, UareU Pro finger print verification system is among the first applications of biometrics security systems in mainstream personal and office computing

  • XMLSpy makes editing XML docs a breeze

    XMLSpy 5 is an easy-to-use tool that simplifies the process of manipulating XML documents. This latest release also sports a graphical Web services interface for working with WSDL files.

  • Microsoft boosts enterprise licenses

    Starting Oct. 1, Microsoft will move many of its most popular enterprise packages--including Office--to a new subscription system that could raise the price 33 to 107 percent.

  • One-touch security

    ZDNet Australia looks at some of the biometrics technologies currently available and examines how they can protect your valuable network.

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