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  • SAP admits 'downloading' not hacking Oracle

    Oracle earlier this year accused SAP of hacking into its customer support centre and stealing proprietary software code -- it turns out that SAP made some "inappropriate" downloads.

  • No tomorrow for SAP's TomorrowNow?

    When Oracle accused SAP of hacking into its customer support centre and stealing proprietary software code earlier this year, the company at the heart of the scandal was SAP's TomorrowNow -- it now faces an uncertain future.

  • Chinese government accused of hacking again

    The New Zealand secret service has suggested the Chinese government was behind attacks on the country's networks.

  • Enterprises use freeware to beat cyber-spies

    Freeware application SpyBot Search & Destroy is the most popular anti-spyware tool used by Australian enterprises, according to a report on the domestic security market by analyst firm Frost & Sullivan.

  • Hackers are hitting harder

    The exploits of hackers who merely spread viruses and took down servers was getting stale. Vandalism is a low form of antisocial behaviour. Eavesdropping and theft of secrets are of a higher order. Welcome to the new age of hacking: the for-profit era.

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  • Part I: Most popular security issues

    Executives under arrest, charging for e-mail, rogue staff, e-mail spoofing, spyware: it's all here in your first raft of questions to our panel of experts. Additional reading: Beat malware with Firefox, others

  • Kevin Mitnick on hacking's evolution

    To many, the name Kevin Mitnick is synonymous with "notorious hacker." We talk to him about software security, the evolution of hacking and social engineering, and law enforcement's action against hacking.

  • Did Australian Police raid a script kiddie?

    The footage Four Corners displayed of a suspected Melbourne fraudster's house and technology during a police raid last week hardly fits the profile of a master fraudster.

  • Securing Microsoft 3: Security Threats 2.0

    In final instalment of 'Securing Microsoft', Ina Fried looks at the next generation of security threats. With Microsoft now outspending everyone with their massive security budget, will it be enough to stop ever more sophisticated security threats?

  • 2007: How was it for security?

    Security researchers worked overtime in 2007, which turned out to be a nightmare for software vendors from day one.

Reviews (1)

  • 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.

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