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  • Hackers broke into Obama, McCain PCs

    Earlier this year, presidential campaign computers in the camps of both Barack Obama and John McCain came under cyberattack from unknown hackers, it was reported this week.

  • Hackers attack White House

    It was revealed last week that the presidential campaigns of Barack Obama and John McCain were hacked in recent months. Now, a report has surfaced that the White House has suffered multiple attacks in recent months as well.

  • Palin's email gets hacked

    Hackers have reportedly broken into US Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin's Yahoo email account and posted some of the contents on the internet.

  • Alleged Palin hacker indicted

    A 20-year-old college student suspected of hacking into one of US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin's email accounts was indicted Tuesday in the US, a district court announced.

  • Palin hacker a US college student?

    There were mixed reports on Friday in the US whether or not the son of a Tennessee state representative has been contacted by the FBI or Secret Service in connection with US vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's hacked Yahoo Mail account.

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    Sydney is far too unsafe for President Bush

    If Sydney is so unsafe that during his visit, the US president has to be followed around by a huge black helicopter that blocks mobile phone signals, I think he should stay at home and use video conferencing instead.

Features and Case Studies (69)

  • Microsoft meets the hackers

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

  • Should you fear IT ghost workers?

    Ghosts of millions of former workers populate the databases of corporations. The workers have moved on, but their ghosts linger, awaiting a hacker intent on using the ghost's identity to damage the company's network systems.

  • Web services: Security nightmare?

    StreamTone CEO Ravi Razdan warns that in its rush to embrace Web services, the computer industry is unknowingly inviting hackers to waltz through gaping structural holes.

  • Former employees: A security menace?

    When employees leave the business, they often take with them the firm's most precious assets -- the mission critical data that runs the business -- from customer account data to sales and inventory data, to confidential business intelligence.

  • Vigilance against cybercrime

    The misdirection of security budgets due to a lack of understanding of the problems facing organisations must be addressed by ICT practitioners in Australia, and elsewhere.

Reviews (10)

  • Security experts to plug hacker 'gap in WAP'

    Computer security firm Cylink says it will close an accepted security loophole inherent in WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) technology -- as soon as September.

  • Next Xbox to skip hard drive?

    Flash memory maker M-Systems announced on Wednesday that it has signed a contract to provide storage products for future versions of the Xbox, bolstering speculation that Microsoft may ditch the game console's hard drive.

  • Intel chips to do double duty

    In the future, Intel's processors will have split personalities.

  • Windows XP SP2 more secure? Not so fast

    While XP SP2 is a huge step forward for Microsoft, there are important caveats. For example, don't expect the new Windows Firewall to prevent keystroke-logging Trojans from stealing your credit card info.

  • Wireless the word for Intel

    Intel's strategy for desktops, notebooks and handhelds can be summed up in one word: wireless.

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