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News (538)

• CIOs eye up security threats

  Cutting costs by freezing or reducing IT security budgets is a risky approach, even in tight economic times, warns a leading security expert.

• Firewall pioneer: Security needs integration

  Marcus J. Ranum, a pioneer of commercial firewalls talks about the challenges facing the industry and the ethics of 'ethical hacking'.

• Security remains on CIOs agendas

  Recent international incidents have heightened the importance of information technology security. But increased security doesn't have to be at the expense of end user's privacy, argues an Australian CIO.

• Protect your company with cyberinsurance

  What recourse would you have once someone cracks into a database and steals credit card numbers? How can you protect your company from a potential massive financial loss? One good backup plan may be a cyberinsurance policy.

• Meet the world's baddest cyber cops

  On the case with the Exodus Cyber Attack Tiger Team. They're taking down hackers, organised criminals, script kiddies, and other threats to your business.

Blogs (9)

• 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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  Job security and data security

  Scared of being swept out in a round of redundancies? Then join a security company, where your misery is the industry's opportunity to protect intellectual property.

• D'Ascenzo: Read p23 of security review

  Following yesterday's admission by the Australian Taxation Office that its courier had lost a CD containing the details of 3,000 self-managed super funds, it wants to review how it handles information. My suggestion: go back to the review completed in April.

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  Apple iBook gets 'hacked' by a pussy cat

  An Apple iBook owner suspected his cat had hacked into his password-protected notebook. It turned out he was right -- his cat, which liked sleeping on his keyboard, managed to automatically bypass the computer's security.

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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?

Features and Case Studies (161)

• Microsoft's efforts to close windows of vulnerability

  Preview Microsoft XP's SP2 security update.

• CIOs eye up security threats

  Cutting costs by freezing or reducing IT security budgets is a risky approach, even in tight economic times, warns a leading security expert.

• IT depts: secure the enterprise

  Security--both physical and electronic--are garnering increasing interest amongst Australian organisations. ZDNet Australia takes a look at some tips to getting it right.

• Security remains on CIOs agendas

  Recent international incidents have heightened the importance of information technology security. But increased security doesn't have to be at the expense of end user's privacy, argues an Australian CIO.

• IT users in password hell

  Heavy users of technology now employ nearly two dozen passwords to gain access to various IT systems and Web sites--but are compromising security by writing them down.

Reviews (49)

• Will SP2 protect your system?

  Some users shut out of key security upgrades

• 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.

• 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.

• 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).

• Trend Micro Internet Security Pro 2010

  Trend Micro Internet Security Pro's broad feature set combined with its look and feel make it a serious contender, but questionable efficacy and middling performance mean it's a program we're not recommending for this year.

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