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• London's Oyster card easy to hack?

  A Dutch researcher rode free on the London transit system, having hacked the public transit's card system; he used a clone of a paying passenger's transit cards. His point? The transit smartcards, which are used by millions worldwide, are vulnerable to attack.

• NASA hacker loses legal challenge

  UK resident Gary McKinnon has lost his legal challenge against extradition to the US to face charges of hacking NASA and military installations.

• Mitnick cleared after customs scare

  Since being released from prison eight years ago, Kevin Mitnick's brushes with the law have consisted of a few parking tickets and a citation for driving without a front license plate - that is, until he returned from a trip to Colombia two weeks ago.

• China hosts nearly half of malware sites

  China is host to almost half of the world's malware-infected Web sites.

• Counting down to the iPhone SDK

  While Australia waits for the iPhone, time is quickly closing in on the beginning of a new chapter in the history of the iPhone, one that could signal just how far Apple can take its maiden voyage into the smartphone world.

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  Line up for an iPhone? Are you serious?

  So we have answers. The iPhone is coming to Oz, it's 3G, it's cheaper, and it's available via multiple carriers.

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• Exposed server--magnet for hack attacks

  The amount of hacking activity on the Internet has been revealed after one company set up an anonymous 'dummy test' server--and found it was maliciously attacked 467 times within 24 hours of being installed.

• Hackers: Under the hood

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

• Security czar: Button up or get hacked

  The United States' top adviser on cybersecurity has taken companies to task, pointing out that many spend less on computer security than they do on coffee for employees.

• Is the world ready to fight cybercrime?

  Cybercrime poses a growing threat to companies and governments around the world, yet experts are concerned law makers and judicial systems are still not equipped to provide an adequate response.

• Making the security ROI model work

  Chief Security Officers face a challenging quandary at budget-time because the traditional return on investment (ROI) model falls apart when it is applied to security products but as that is the only language budget-approvers speak, what is a CSO to do?

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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.

• Security visionary: Vigilance is the best defence

  Security expert Bruce Schneier argues that constant vigilance, not technology, is the best defence against computer break-ins.

• Security Visionary: The future is cybersecurity

  Howard Schmidt is convinced that post-Sept. 11, cybersecurity will transform the information technology world--for better or for worse. Do you agree?

• Going after GeForce3

  Graphics card manufacturers are hopping on board with Nvidia's latest GeForce3 chip, and striving to differentiate the products by price and feature set. Before you buy, you'll want to take a close look at each card and sort through the features. Here are four of the most viable contenders. Read the reviews and find out which GeForce3-based graphics best fits your needs.

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