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• South American hacker exposes privacy flaws

  An anonymous hacker has posted six million details of Chilean residents online in a bid to highlight data-protection problems in the country.

• Chinese hackers attack Australian govt networks

  Chinese computer hackers have once again been accused of launching attacks on classified Australian government computer networks.

• Government targets itself with phishing attack

  Governments have had to target themselves with phishing attacks in order to highlight weak points in their security and protect national secrets from espionage, according to a report published this week by Sans.

• 'Dumb users' not to blame for data slip-ups

  Security breaches that can be traced back to the actions of one individual are not the fault of one "stupid" employee but rather a failure to educate and engage the whole workforce around the importance of good security practice, according to a leading academic.

• Public info kiosk running Citrix hacked in demo

  A consultant from McAfee Foundstone has shown how to map the internal network on a public kiosk running Citrix XenApp.

Features and Case Studies (36)

• 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.

• Linux hacker: What the future holds for Linux

  Part I: A Linux 'kernel hacker' gives his views on the GPL, 64-bit computing and why grandmothers should want to use Linux.

• Terrorism threat to Net overblown

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

• An eye for an aye

  Australia is keeping pace with other governments in biometric usage but are we operating in a policy vacuum with technology that is far from perfect?

• Security vendor survey: Will they side with the government?

  Security software vendors may soon side with US government authorities and intentionally fail to report "certain spyware" to customers if ordered by a court to remain quiet, according to a survey of leading firms.

Reviews (15)

• Wireless crackdown

  The spread of convenient wireless LANs has delighted hackers, who find many WLANs vulnerable. Managing and securing a wireless network is therefore vital, but rarely done well. ZDNet Australia compares the offerings from AirDefense and AirMagnet.

• Faster and stronger: Six ADSL firewall routers tested

  Distributed companies increasingly use VPN connections to access and share information. We test ADSL firewall routers that are designed for this purpose.

• Contact management packages reviewed

  We look at which product can help improve customer satisfaction.

• Tuning out wireless chaos

  Security for wireless could end up more of a mess than security on our PCs, unless we act soon.

• Voice over IP: Security, stability, success

  If you're thinking about voice over IP, we take a look at the steps involved in getting it set up and what's on offer from four major vendors.

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