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  • Security experts slam tech analysts

    Established analysis houses have been attacked by security professionals who claim the companies don't have the specific expertise required to gain a meaningful insight into security technologies.

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    A new mass mailing worm has begun spreading through Australia, and despite its lack of social smarts, is still managing to spread rapidly - partly because there is no virus signature for it.

  • Acxiom uses personal questions for authentication

    US data warehouse company Acxiom last week announced FactCheck-X Authenticate, a new biographical authentication service that asks users random questions based on their personal lives.

  • Physical security: An IT domain?

    Security goes beyond protecting an enterprise's network and servers. How involved should Australian CIOs be in other aspects of a company's security?

  • Security: No place for double standards

    A series of follies by antivirus provider Symantec could well lead customers deeper into a quagmire of confusion and panic, says Fran Foo.

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  • UPDATED: New worm threat upgraded

    A new mass mailing worm has begun spreading through Australia, and despite its lack of social smarts, is still managing to spread rapidly - partly because there is no virus signature for it.

  • Corporate workstation to go

    A miniature personal server hopes to land in mobile workers' pockets.

  • Cisco's new security target: consumers

    Cisco Systems, a multibillion-dollar player in security tools for businesses, is planning to move into the consumer market.

  • Physical security: An IT domain?

    Security goes beyond protecting an enterprise's network and servers. How involved should Australian CIOs be in other aspects of a company's security?

  • Security: No place for double standards

    A series of follies by antivirus provider Symantec could well lead customers deeper into a quagmire of confusion and panic, says Fran Foo.

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  • Security: No place for double standards

    A series of follies by antivirus provider Symantec could well lead customers deeper into a quagmire of confusion and panic, says Fran Foo.

  • Mobile phone hacking set to spread: AU experts

    United States-based security company @stake (atstake.com) has released a security advisory detailing a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in the Nokia 6210 GSM mobile phone, and although the flaw isn't serious it could be a sign of worse things to come.

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