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• Identity fraud costs Australia AU$1 billion a year

  Identity fraud cost the Australian community AU$1.1 billion in 2001/02, according to a report released by a senior Minister, who also acknowledged the rapid subsequent growth of the problem.

• NSW Govt seeks new ID fraud laws

  Tough new laws aimed at clamping down on identity fraud are being drafted by the NSW government.

• Access Card will not stop Centrelink fraud: ANAO

  The government's welfare Access Card will not prevent benefit crimes, according to a report by the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO).

• Qld picks driver's licence suppliers

  Queensland Transport (QT) has selected three core technology suppliers for the state's chip-embedded drivers' licences, which will use public key infrastructure (PKI) to encrypt drivers' biometric information.

• Australia needs ID-theft laws: Minister

  The Federal Minister for Home Affairs, Bob Debus has encouraged state and territory governments to introduce new laws to combat identity theft but observers have cast doubt over their potential effectiveness.

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  Lovesick money mules or guilty conspirators?

  It's official: Australia is an easy target for Russian crime gangs some are even turning Aussie lonely hearts into money mules. But are those "victims" actually guilty?

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  Is my bank the biggest scammer out there?

  Does the improved credit card security offered by chip and PIN-embedded credit cards mean a future of greater personal liability?

Features and Case Studies (42)

• Identity fraud costs Australia AU$1 billion a year

  Identity fraud cost the Australian community AU$1.1 billion in 2001/02, according to a report released by a senior Minister, who also acknowledged the rapid subsequent growth of the problem.

• ID theft: Separating myth from reality

  Is online identity theft as rife as the widespread media reports would suggest? We find out whether the risks are real.

• Establish a strategy for security breach notification

  Even if your organisation takes every possible precaution to protect its data, a security breach is often inevitable. What do you do if it happens? Mike Mullins offers some pointers for notifying those affected.

• New Trojan menaces Aust online bank users

  Security weaknesses in Microsoft's server and browser software are taking their toll on Australian Internet banking sites.

• Did Australian Police raid a script kiddie?

  The footage Four Corners displayed of a suspected Melbourne fraudster's house and technology during a police raid last week hardly fits the profile of a master fraudster.

Reviews (9)

• Old hard drives yield data bonanza

  Two MIT graduate students say they found personal and corporate information on used disk drives bought off the Internet and at swap meets.

• AVG Internet Security 9.0

  The feature-rich versions of popular security program AVG have been updated, with AVG Technologies claiming faster scan times, faster boot times and other under-the-hood improvements.

• ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 2009

  ZoneAlarm Internet Security 2009 provides top-notch security protection that is light on system resources, allowing you to work unencumbered.

• ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 6.5

  In the boldest security-software move we've seen, ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 6.5 has partnered with an identity management solutions provider to provide both offline and online identity-theft protection, making this suite well worth the price.

• ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 7

  ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 7 offers a balance between best-of-breed security protection and ease of use, providing the home user with superior protection that's light on system resources.

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