News (22)

  • Trojan defence acquits British teenager

    The UK teenager accused of launching a denial of service attack on a US port was cleared by Southwark Crown Court today.

  • Feds arrest Queensland youth over ISP hack

    Australian Federal Police have arrested a 17-year-old youth for allegedly hacking into a "prominent" Australian Internet Service Provider (ISP).

  • Companies throw security out with the garbage

    Identity theft is now the largest form of white-collar crime in the western world, but not because the Internet has made it easier to steal personal information, according to Al Trujilio, president of secure destruction service provider, Recall Corporation.

  • Accused hacker denies link to 'elite' group

    The UK teenager accused of hacking a major US port's computer systems claims two hackers hijacked his PC without his knowledge.

  • Crushing the Web's dark forces

    Keeping clandestine forces at bay is no mean feat. In this special report, ZDNet Australia features five leading security experts -- from eBay to Ukraine's Computer Crime Research Center -- who pursue cyber criminals for a living.

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Features and Case Studies (7)

  • Hackers: Under the hood

    Mudge, Kevin Mitnick, Adrian Lamo, Jericho and Raven Alder speak to ZDNet Australia about the making of a hacker.

  • The hacker challenge

    Security systems continue to get more sophisticated--and so do the hackers who are seeking to break through them. How can you best combine your defences to protect your company networks?

  • 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.

  • Protecting our borders: IT stands guard

    Can a national ID card protect Australians against terrorist attacks? And can citizens' details be protected by Public Key Infrastructure? We look at the types of hardware and software employed to combat terrorism, and how ports and other critical infrastructure are protected.

  • IT managers - logs can save you

    What's the biggest security risk in enterprise? Open ports, easy passwords? It could just be something that is normally beneath your notice - poor logfiles.

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