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News (1879)

• Qld Police: net fraud worsening

  An international forum in Brisbane has heard no business is immune to cyber crime and it is only going to get worse.

• Hacker reverse-engineered ACMA blacklist

  An Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) executive has told a Senate Estimates hearing that the alleged leak of its blacklist in March was the result of a hacker reverse-engineering a Family Friendly filter.

• Kaspersky impressed by botnet slickness

  Cybercrime fighter Eugene Kaspersky can't help but be impressed by the slick operations behind the Conficker botnet, and says that it could have been worse had the botnet been after more than just money.

• Customs security chief paints sober picture

  Hackers have started to target specific government personnel, as opposed to simply using broad scattergun approaches, the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service warned this week.

• Melbourne IT's Hnarakis loses 'wing man'

  Melbourne IT's chief operating officer Andrew Field has been poached by an unknown company, leaving chief executive Theo Hnarakis bereft of the executive he described today as his "wing man".

Blogs (20)

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  If PHP then goto is the future

  Few things can spark more religious fervour amongst programmers than the mention of a goto statement.

• Confessions of a naked Mac user

  I caved in. I had all intentions of pre-emptively spending my $900 government handout on a $700 HP netbook this weekend. But I was pwned by a shiny little MacBook in about the time it took white hat Charlie Miller to hack its upscale brother, the MacBook Air.

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  McKinnon's magician

  Who exactly is new Westpac IT executive Sarv Girn, who has newly been poached from Commonwealth Bank of Australia? Is he just a point man for the IT integration of St George, or is he "McKinnon's magician", the boy genius who will lead the bank to its IT nirvana?

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  Kevin Rudd is a cyber agent of KAOS

  This week the Australian online banking system was tested by an agent of KAOS Kevin Rudd and his $10 billion dollar fiscal package that, as Agent 86 would say, "missed it by that much" on knocking out the banking system.

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  Google's ocean datacentre plans a tad fishy?

  Google has always enjoyed being secretive about its largely custom-built data centres, so I imagine there are a few furrowed brows following the widespread reports about its application for a patent to build offshore datacentres, which could draw their power from the ocean waves.

Features and Case Studies (457)

• A chat with Fake Stephen Conroy

  ZDNet.com.au presents the man behind the Twitter account: Fake Stephen Conroy lays out his digital agenda. And kitten-fishing.

• 50 significant moments from internet history

  We take you through 50 defining moments of the internet.

• Hacking with no technology

  The typical image of a hacker is a kid hunched over his keyboard in the wee hours of the night staring at commands on his computer screen that unlock the secrets of the national government. But the woman sitting next to you at Starbucks fiddling with her digital camera could be just as dangerous.

• Kevin Mitnick: Social engineering 101

  Kevin Mitnick has proven that the weakest link in any security system is the person holding the information.

• 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.

Videos (4)

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  Microsoft: Internet safer and more dangerous

  In an interview, Microsoft security executive Scott Charney tells CNET News' Ina Fried about the latest threats as well as new ways that Microsoft is trying to thwart the hackers.

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  How to spoof a MAC address

  MAC address filtering is often used to secure older wireless equipment. Is this technique effective? In this IT Dojo video, Bill Detwiler shows you just how easy it is to spoof a MAC address and why MAC address filtering might not even keep out the \"slacker hackers.\"

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  Defcon: Where feds and hackers rub elbows

  It's an unlikely pairing: security officials and underground hackers. Every year, they make peace and share information at Defcon, Black Hat's sister conference.

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  Nasa hacker awaits Lords' decision

  Gary McKinnon talks about his appeal to the House of Lords against extradition to the US to face hacking charges. He could face up to 60 years in jail if extradited.

Reviews (173)

• MSI Wind U115 Hybrid

  The Wind is still one of the better 10-inch laptops in the mix, although due to its substandard trackpad and high price, we'd suggest the HP Mini 2140 or Asus Eee PC 1000HE would be a better choice.

• OLPC XO

  The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project is unique as the XO laptop it distributes. While the XO is not commercially available, our review provides an insight into what can be achieved in a laptop designed for children at a very low cost.

• AVG Internet Security 8.0

  AVG Internet Security 8.0 provides strong protection against malicious Web sites, but its full-system scans sometimes tax system resources and produce false positives.

• Citrix GoToMyPC 6.0

  Cost aside, GoToMyPC 6.0 is a great service. It is extremely easy to install, has great features and most importantly, it just works.

• Norton 360

  For home and student use, we think Norton 360 represents the best value for ease of use, tools offered, and overall system performance. We recommend it over McAfee Total Protection and Microsoft Windows Live OneCare.

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