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  • Telstra out of the running, Terria claims

    Telstra's apparent non-compliant bid has ruled the telco out of the running for the $4.7 billion National Broadband Network, Terria chairman Michael Egan claimed this afternoon.

  • Researcher blackmails Sun, Nokia

    A Polish security researcher has claimed to have found multiple flaws in mobile Java, but is demanding 20,000 in return for full details of the vulnerabilities.

  • Rudd risks data leaks with sex and drugs screening

    Federal government ministerial staff have been asked to file details of their personal sexual history and drug habits as a measure to protect them from blackmail, leaving the government vulnerable to data leaks and hacking according to privacy advocates.

  • Telstra 'loses game of chicken' on ADSL2+ rollout

    Telstra has officially switched on over 900 ADSL2+ exchanges, amid allegations of spin by the telco over its decision to back down on the issue of regulation.

  • Cyber-extortion on the rise, warns Schneier

    Noted security expert, Bruce Schneier, has declared that cyber-extortion is on the rise, but has warned importantly that it mainly affects "fringe" industries such as online gambling, rather than critical national infrastructure and other major organisations.

Blogs (3)

  • Read the blog post - Phil Dobbie

    Do we need the legislative blackmail?

    Virtually everyone in the telecommunications industry has their say in the Senate Standing Committee's public hearing into the pending legislation to split up Telstra, in this week's Twisted Wire podcast.

  • Read the blog post - Chris Duckett

    IE8 marketing: MS takes the low road

    Microsoft's current Internet Explorer 8 marketing push continues to leave a bad lingering aftertaste.

  • Read the blog post - Angus Kidman

    Burning down the warehouse

    Getting executive sponsorship for any kind of data clean-up project isn't easy. If careful reasoning, detailed budget plans and a touch of blackmail don't work, then there may be a simpler solution: arson.

Features and Case Studies (9)

  • A globetrotter's guide to cyber crime

    Is the war on cyber crime as simple as pointing the finger at China, Russia and the US? We investigate whether these parts of the world are being unfairly blamed.

  • Crisis strikes: What do you do next?

    The corporate Web site is gone and a hacker has made off with the database. The company's reputation is at stake. What crisis management tactics should be employed?

  • The business of e-blackmail

    The Internet and e-mail have become weapons of choice as criminals take industrial espionage and blackmail to new heights.

  • Criminal gangs turn to blackmailing the average user

    While criminal gangs are more widely associated with threatening denial of service attacks unless they get a kickback of thousands of pounds, it seems some are taking a more small-scale approach to extortion: now average PC users are being targeted.

  • Google's fraud squad battles phantom clicks

    Google and others are under scrutiny as advertisers fret about phony clicks.

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