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Progress has been made on the US government's strategy for protecting the Internet and securing information systems, but the work is not done, a panel of experts said on Tuesday.
Network Associates have launched an online security service for Australian consumers that allows its customers to use its software by paying a subscription fee.
Australia's critical infrastructure is still under threat due to a shortage of educational resources, according to researchers and security experts.
The former vice chairman of the US president's Critical Infrastructure Protection Board (CIPB), Howard Schmidt, has announced the formation of a coalition tasked with fighting identity theft.
Network Associates have launched an online security service for Australian consumers that allows its customers to use its software by paying a subscription fee.
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During the next few years, heightened security will change the Internet, and the office network on which many of you work. In fact, you'll probably see changes first at the office as companies try to "harden" their information assets against a wide variety of threats.
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