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  • 'Alternative' security conference set to return

    The organisers of the Ruxcon security conference, which drew over 300 attendees from all over Australia to the University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) campus in May, will run a second conference in 2004, an organiser has told ZDNet Australia.

  • Open source security flaw threatens havoc

    A critical vulnerability has been found in the Concurrent Versions System (CVS), which is used by the vast majority of open source projects to update and maintain source code.

  • Vigilante hacking out of order in AU

    Vigilante hacking remains illegal under Australian law, although a recent report suggests it may be legal in the United States under that country's nuisance statutes.

  • Cisco flaw could expose networks

    A potentially critical vulnerability has been found in Cisco Systems' Secure Access Control Server (ACS) for Windows servers, which is used to control devices such as routers in large networks.

  • UPDATE: Al-Jazeera Web site suffers hits

    The Web sites of Arab news agency Al-Jazeera have been taken offline, with a denial of service attack one possible cause.

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  • Hackers: Under the hood

    Mudge, Kevin Mitnick, Adrian Lamo, Jericho and Raven Alder speak to ZDNet Australia about the making of a hacker.

  • Cisco flaw could expose networks

    A potentially critical vulnerability has been found in Cisco Systems' Secure Access Control Server (ACS) for Windows servers, which is used to control devices such as routers in large networks.

  • Microsoft meets the hackers

    In the name of education, Microsoft invites security researchers to infiltrate Windows systems.

  • Win NT: Enhancing reliability and scalability

    Find out how to make your old Windows NT server more reliable and able to handle a larger load by installing Windows Load Balancing Service in Windows NT Enterprise Edition.

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  • 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.

  • PC army tackles Xbox security code

    A growing army of PC owners is hoping to use the power of the masses to crack the main security code of Microsoft's Xbox and claim $100,000 in the process.

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