Cutting costs by freezing or reducing IT security budgets is a risky approach, even in tight economic times, warns a leading security expert.
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Banks obviously have an interest in making consumers feel safe. They are there to protect the customers' money. They want customers to use their online services, too, because the channel offers a lower cost per transaction than a branch. But giving away free security software to make customers feel safe is probably doing more harm than good.
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Cutting costs by freezing or reducing IT security budgets is a risky approach, even in tight economic times, warns a leading security expert.
Security--both physical and electronic--are garnering increasing interest amongst Australian organisations. ZDNet Australia takes a look at some tips to getting it right.
As one analyst group predicts a boom in outsourcing, another says that few firms are prepared to hand over the security of their IT systems.
USB storage technology could become the next floppy drive. But does the small size and blazing speed pose a security risk? One member thinks so.
Heavy users of technology now employ nearly two dozen passwords to gain access to various IT systems and Web sites--but are compromising security by writing them down.
The OpenBSD project is making changes in its latest operating system release that it believes could eliminate a class of security bugs that has plagued computers for decades.
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In 2002, users and companies got a respite from the disruptive viruses of 2001. But a more sophisticated generation of worms is on the way.
Microsoft has updated its XP operating system so network managers will be able to assign each user with a separate encryption key.
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