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  • Westpac to serve chips with its credit cards

    Westpac Bank is set to improve its security credentials and tackle card swiping scams by issuing credit card holders with chip-embedded smartcards.

  • Ease not fraud ushers in PIN for credit cards

    Credit card users will be given the option of entering a PIN as an alternative to signing their name to authenticate a transaction under a banking industry initiative scheduled to start today.

  • Chip and PIN pushes criminals to diversify

    Retailers are being warned to expect an increase in online fraud as new initiatives to secure bricks-and-mortar transactions incent criminals to target other channels.

  • Australia exposed as card skimmers target IKEA

    A mass card skimming attack on a Swedish IKEA store has highlighted the dangers Australian consumers face while banks and retailers fight it out over who foots the bill for chip and PIN.

  • 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.

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  • Analysis: CommBank alone on voice biometrics

    The Commonwealth Bank stands alone as the only top tier bank in Australia with its sights on biometrics as a means to improve security for its customers -- but critics say the technology is still too young.

  • Photos: Telstra launches T.Life concept store

    The new interactive Telstra "flagship" store will be open from 2 November. Dubbed T.Life, the store is located at 400 George Street, on the corner of George and King on the group floor of the Telstra building.

  • The red herring of data protection

    After a rash of data breaches, one wonders why our personal data is being stored by companies at all.

  • 10 ways to avoid being the victim of identity theft

    Identity theft is on the increase, to the tune of 10 million victims in the U.S. and $50 billion in costs. Share this list of preventive measures with your end users, friends, and family members to help protect them from this escalating crime.

  • Symantec CEO says no Vista for me

    Coming off a good quarter for Symantec's consumer businesses, CEO John Thompson warns against viewing Windows Vista as a solution to security woes.

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Reviews (24)

  • Nokia turns phones into credit cards

    Nokia and MasterCard launch a US trial of a new breed of mobile phone technology that lets people use their Nokia phones as credit cards.

  • MasterCard AU monitoring US Nokia payment trial

    Australian MasterCard executives are awaiting the results of a joint trial with Nokia in the United States of new technologies that allow individuals to use their mobile phones as credit cards before implementing any local program.

  • PayPal

    Money is fast becoming the lifeblood of the Web, yet there hasn’t been a simple way for individuals to send and receive cash online. Credit cards work well for most e-commerce sites, but what about auctions, or the occasional sale from your personal Web site?

  • Norton 360

    For home and student use, we think Norton 360 represents the best value for ease of use, tools offered, and overall system performance. We recommend it over McAfee Total Protection and Microsoft Windows Live OneCare.

  • Norton Internet Security 2007

    Norton Internet Security 2007 makes significant gains over last year, including cutting-edge rootkit and behavioral monitoring features found nowhere else, but the overall package could be serious overkill for the average desktop owner.

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