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  • Phishers cash in on ATM cards

    Phishing attacks have led to an estimated US$2.75 billion in losses related to ATM and debit cards over the past 12 months, according to a new Gartner report.

  • PayPal: Risky for eBay and users alike?

    As eBay continues to promote its move to a single payment system &mdash PayPal &mdash as being in the best interests of its users, one security specialist believes it may be asking for trouble.

  • Do e-payments mean lower payments?

    E-payments may bring convenience to shoppers and retailers alike -- but do they also boost the wallet?

  • Flagship funding will not face Razor Gang slash-up

    Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard has pledged the government's ongoing support for a substantial CSIRO innovation program, after reports late last week that it intended to lower the organisations budget by cutting hundreds of millions of dollars out the initiative.

  • BEA to take on Asia thanks to Oracle

    Oracle's acquisition of BEA will boost the latter's presence in Asia Pacific, as well as strengthening Oracle's foothold in the telecommunications space, but there will be no serious ramifications on the local market, according to analysts.

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  • When will virtual worlds become a business tool?

    Reality has been cruel to virtual worlds, with most failing to live up to expectations, especially in business environments. Did analysts get that right or are they also guilty of second-degree Second Life hyping?

  • Developers must take personal responsibility: Gartner

    We sat down with security analyst Andrew Walls at Gartner ITExpo and asked him how Web 2.0 affects application security. He talked to us about how traditional desktop security measures are falling short in a Web 2.0 world and how developers need to take more personal responsibility for the security of their code.

  • Managing your move into mobility

    With the benefits of mobile data access well and truly taken for granted, the spectre of several false starts is finally far behind the market for smaller smartphone and PDA styled mobile devices.

  • Facebook: The Google of social networks?

    Since lifting its university-only restrictions in September 2006, Facebook has become the poster child for social networks and attracted more than 65 million users. But will it survive 'the next big thing'?

  • Securing Microsoft: From the Blaster worm to Blue Hat

    From Blaster Worm to Blue Hat, we bring you a complete retrospective on the evolution of Microsoft's security strategy over the last decade. Step onboard as we chart the triumphs and tragedies as the Microsoft engineers battled the tides of internet hackers, transforming them from adversaries to unlikely allies.

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  • Can SMS save mobile commerce?

    Let's face it, mobile commerce never delivered on the hype that surrounded it over the last few years. But that doesn't mean mobile commerce is dead, thanks to a new use of an old technology.

  • Mobile phones to get Palladium-style chips

    ARM is to integrate security into its popular processor cores for mobile devices, paving the way for Palladium-style secure systems.

  • 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.

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