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• EXCLUSIVE: Alston hits back

  In the first instalment of this two part series, Federal IT Minister Senator Richard Alston talks exclusively to ZDNet Australia about broadband pricing, Telstra's service levels and Australia’s cyber-terrorism initiatives.

• What harm could come from cyberterrorism?

  In the bygone flower-power days, peace activists asked: "What if we held a war and nobody came?" However, last week's RSA Security Conference showed that we won't need an invitation to cyberwar--it's as close as our Internet connections.

• The myth of cybersecurity

  Is the technology industry acting irresponsibly in selling computer network devices that remain remarkably easy to attack?

• Keeping hackers from the 'dark side'

  FBI security consultant Laura Chappell talks to ZDNet Australia about cyber threats for 2002, how script kiddies and junior hackers can bring down your network, why there is safety in grey hair, and how to train hackers without losing them to the ‘dark side’.

• Are companies really ready for e-terrorism?

  Since Sept. 11, anything related to terrorism has grabbed headlines. The computer world says that incidents of cyberterrorism are just waiting to happen. But will traditional terrorists really go on to attack the electronic world?

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• Terrorism threat to Net overblown

  Security expert Bruce Schneier says the danger from cyberterrorism is "overblown."

• Developing an Australian culture of security

  Sydney has been the host city for recent discussions between the OECD expert group on global information security, Australia's Internet Industry Association and the US Internet Industry Association on how the new security environment will impact the Internet in Australia, and how our information infrastructure can be made more secure from terrorist attacks.

• Cyberterrorists will be after you

  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.

• Security pros: Our defenses need work

  Though most corporate security professionals see network protection as critical, they have only made modest gains in securing their companies, according to a report.

• Report: Net attacks on businesses down

  Attacks on corporate networks have gone down, but cyber-vandals now have a much larger pool of software vulnerabilities to attack, a report has warned.

Reviews (5)

• Security Visionary: 'Clipper chick' chats about encryption

  Despite her unpopular stance on encryption, Dorothy Denning's dedication to security has earned her respect. What does she think is in store for security?

• Security visionary: Vigilance is the best defence

  Security expert Bruce Schneier argues that constant vigilance, not technology, is the best defence against computer break-ins.

• Security Visionary: The future is cybersecurity

  Howard Schmidt is convinced that post-Sept. 11, cybersecurity will transform the information technology world--for better or for worse. Do you agree?

• Cyberterrorism: Get ready to become a hard target

  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.

• Microsoft's security chief gets serious

  Scott Charney's carreer has taken him from prosecutor in Bronx County to vice chairman of the President's Critical Infrastructure Protection Board. Now he's literally looking for trouble as Microsoft's chief security strategist.

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