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  • Special Report: Cybercrime Down Under Part 2

    What's a hacker, and are they the same as a cracker? What threat are these types of people to business in Australia? Are they the key to cyber criminal activity or could they be the first line of defence for your organisation? Discover what makes a hacker and what makes them want to hack in the second half of our special report on Cybercrime Down Under.

  • 'Homeless hacker' may surrender to FBI

    Adrian Lamo, the so-called homeless hacker who claims responsibility for a series of high-profile electronic intrusions over the last two years, is negotiating with the FBI to surrender over criminal charges.

  • Local e-tailer bags employee hacker

    Disgruntled employees have always posed dangers for businesses, but in the information age, that hazard has become far more sinister. One leading Australian e-tailer learned this the hard way after its systems were violated by a trusted worker.

  • UK Home Office admits to database breaches

    The Home Office has admitted that the security of its ID and passport service database has been compromised several times, but denied that remote hackers were responsible.

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  • 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?

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