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• Westpac accepts no blame in security breach

  Westpac has admitted that the details of around 1,400 Virgin credit card customers were exposed last week when its system security was breached, but Australia's fourth largest bank has washed its hands of any blame.

• Alleged US hackers charged

  Eleven people have been charged with hacking major US retailers, including TJX, and compromising the credit- and debit-card details of over 40 million people.

• Credit card theft feared in Windows flaw

  Microsoft says a security flaw in a component that certifies the authenticity of a Web site or of software code could leave user passwords and credit card numbers open to theft.

• Passport flaw threatens users' accounts

  A serious security flaw in Microsoft's Passport service put users' accounts, including their personal information and credit card numbers, at risk of being hijacked.

• 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.

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  Job security and data security

  Scared of being swept out in a round of redundancies? Then join a security company, where your misery is the industry's opportunity to protect intellectual property.

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  It's phishers, Doctor Jones!

  The new film Firewall is the latest in a long line of Hollywood hacker movies. But how do they rate in terms of accuracy and entertainment value?

Features and Case Studies (21)

• 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.

• Is a digital doomsday around the corner?

  With hackers developing new methods of targeting us as quickly as we come up with defences, just how fragile is our wired economy?

• VeriSign says online fraud growing fast

  A report released Monday by VeriSign, the company that maintains the Internet's .com and .net domain registry, indicates that attempted site hacks, online fraud and identity theft are growing rapidly, as e-commerce proliferates.

• Security: Companies asleep at the wheel?

  IT observer Jon Oltsik says corporate network defenses protect against the wrong enemy. Additional reading: Microsoft's bounty hunter

• Who's really responsible for hacker attacks

  A new book postulates that it's human error--not hardware or software glitches--that leaves networks vulnerable to attack.

Reviews (10)

• Old hard drives yield data bonanza

  Two MIT graduate students say they found personal and corporate information on used disk drives bought off the Internet and at swap meets.

• Intruder alert

  Your data is important to you, but do you know if others are trying to get at it? ZDNet Australia investigates.

• Tech Guide: Overhaul your Pocket PC for free

  Annoyed by your sluggish Pocket PC performance? Tune up your device with these 10 tips to keep it running in tip-top condition.

• Trend Micro PcCillin Internet Security 2005

  Trend Micro's PC-cillin Internet Security is an excellent all-in-one antivirus/firewall solution that won't break the bank.

• The post-Santa guide to life with your gadgets

  Festive gizmo not living up to expectations? Don't panic - follow our tinsel-flavoured troubleshooting checklist.

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