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  • Fraud assault sparks Aust interest in biometrics

    An intensifying assault on the security of Australians' identification and financial information should push government and industry to embrace biometric technologies, a leading expert in the area said today.

  • ISO dishes up biometrics standard for banks

    The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has released a standard for the use of biometric authentication at financial institutions but banks are unlikely to invest in the technology.

  • 'Spear phishing' hooks e-mail bait

    The marriage between electronic mail spoofing and social engineering has resulted in a new, malicious tactic dubbed 'spear phishing', which security experts say can diminish users' trust in e-mail.

  • Financial adviser sentenced over Nigerian investment scam

    A Melbourne financial adviser who got conned by a "Nigerian investment scam" has been sentenced to five years and three months jail after he took AU$1 million from his clients to pay for the fees required in the scam.

  • e-Bay vice president delivers Sydney launch of global security effort

    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.

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  • Commonwealth Bank: Michael Harte, CIO

    ZDNet Australia meets with Michael Harte, CIO of the Commonwealth Bank to find out his views on security and sourcing (both out- and open-).

  • Protecting our borders: IT stands guard

    Can a national ID card protect Australians against terrorist attacks? And can citizens' details be protected by Public Key Infrastructure? We look at the types of hardware and software employed to combat terrorism, and how ports and other critical infrastructure are protected.

  • Technology and the 9/11 Commission

    The former United States undersecretary of state for security says that identity authentication is crucial to stopping terrorists.

  • How to manage reputation risk

    Damage to a company's reputation can be much worse than a financial loss; how can IT systems protect against both types of disasters?

  • There's gold in them thar databases

    Finding hidden patterns and trends in masses of corporate data--in real time--takes up enormous processing power, but it can be very profitable.

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