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Most of Australia's major banks are just beginning massive IT projects which will see them refresh their core banking systems. But as HSBC's Australian CIO Brenton Hush tells ZDNet.com.au, the global bank's local operation is already ahead.
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Despite improvements to the security of Symbian's third edition of its operating system, the Series 60, spyware still poses a major threat to mobile phone security, says F-Secure's senior security specialist, Patrik Runald.
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