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News (813)

• Symantec locks out small-biz hackers

  Security software maker Symantec announced Monday a new line of drop-in network appliances to protect companies against Internet attackers and to secure communications between offices.

• Hackers wreak havoc on Aussie banks

  The Commonwealth Bank of Australia is just one of a long list of banks that have been the target of a security breach, with one industry expert claiming there were more than 20 banks hit in Australia last year. But who is to blame, the banks' or the customers?

• Internet Lockdown: quick security overview

  Internet Lockdown, a new book by Tim Crothers, covers security for systems, networks, and applications as well as the Internet.

• MasterCard bites back on Aust credit card hacking

  A rise in credit card transactions via the Internet, phone and mail-order is prompting card heavyweights to promote tougher security standards for transaction data, according to MasterCard.

• The new business fortress: Internet Messaging Security

  As the Internet and email communications have become the lifeblood of many organisations in recent years, security risks have developed into a vulnerable front in the battlefield of business.

Blogs (5)

• Cop it sweet

  Patch Monday makes its timely return and is armed with another week of stories, interviews and rumours to digest.

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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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  BarCamp buzz: Let the hacking continue

  Attending last weekend's BarCamp in Sydney, it was hard to escape the conclusion that a certain "dot-com bust" flavour had seeped into the kool aid previously being drunk by Australia's web 2.0 and early stage start-up sector.

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  Admins stuck between a hack and a zero-day

  The world of IT security is in chaos, with CSOs seemingly on the front lines of a full scale global cyberwar being fought out by government hackers, botnet-controlling criminal gangs and compromised Web sites. Can we ever hope to keep networks safe in such an environment?

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  Web 2.0 makes phishing spam obsolete

  In three years phishing has transformed from an unknown threat into a multi-million dollar industry; in the next stage of its evolution, phishers will avoid using spam and instead hijack small parts of 'trusted' Web sites in order to bypass anti-phishing tools.

Features and Case Studies (193)

• Security is key for VoIP

  Will the cost savings of Internet telephony come at the expense of security?

• Internet Lockdown: quick security overview

  Internet Lockdown, a new book by Tim Crothers, covers security for systems, networks, and applications as well as the Internet.

• Report: Net attacks on businesses down

  Attacks on corporate networks have gone down, but cyber-vandals now have a much larger pool of software vulnerabilities to attack, a report has warned.

• UNIX tools track down hackers

  Catching malicious hackers isn't impossible. With the right tools, you can gather important information to help stop hack attacks. How can you use common UNIX tools to hunt down network attackers?

• Australian directors alerted to cybercrime threats

  Australian company directors and officers are being warned of the damaging impact cybercrime can have if they don't address risks effectively.

Reviews (57)

• Xbox hacking not for amateurs

  The first add-ons that purportedly allow the console to play illegally copied game software have gone on sale, but analysts say they're unlikely to inspire a wave of copy infringement.

• Naked network

  You may be enjoying the convenience of a newly installed wireless solution, but how many strangers are doing the same with your network?

• Know thy enemy--you might be surprised who's hacking you

  This week I'd like to call your attention to a report that provides an insider's view of what happens when teenage hackers use hundreds of open-port PCs like yours and mine to shut down Web sites in what is commonly known as a distributed denial-of-service attack (DDoS).

• MS Palladium: A must or a menace?

  Microsoft's upcoming Palladium architecture for 'Trusted Computing' may secure PCs, but it also threatens to turn people's computers into spies.

• Keep hot-spot hackers at bay

  Wi-Fi access is a great convenience, but frankly, it's beginning to worry me.

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