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  • AU$2m broadband plan to help chronically sick

    The latest award has been made under the government's Clever Networks program, to create a AU$2 million broadband network for chronic disease management.

  • Worried about your health? Check your spam

    Advertisements and offers for healthcare products are the dominant type of spam hitting global e-mail boxes, according to Clearswift's latest Spam Index survey.

  • Privacy policies tighten up

    Viewing pending privacy regulations as a potential competitive advantage rather than an unnecessary hurdle, health care education site WellMed opted to get a jump on compliance -- and it's paying off.

  • Got malware? Now you can bank online anyway

    The CSIRO has developed a tool it says will prevent criminals snooping online communications, but hacking experts say the system is not foolproof.

  • Hackers hijack ICANN sites

    On Thursday, the domains used by ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, and IANA, the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority, were hijacked to redirect users to a protest message.

Features and Case Studies (43)

  • Harvard Medical School: John Halamka, CIO

    Dr John Halamka, the CIO of Harvard Medical School, is an early adopter of RFID technology -- he's got a chip implanted in his arm. These tags can keep track of personal medical records, as well as hospital equipment. Halamka talks with ZDNet.com editor in chief Dan Farber about recent advances in patient care, and electronic prescriptions.

  • E-health: Consultations down the wire

    A Sydney-based start-up is offering a way for doctors to track and bill their clients for consultations over the phone and by e-mail.

  • Hospital's recovery hot site bears fruit

    Learn how the Hunterdon Hospital in the US deployed a new infrastructure that aims for no service interruption.

  • Network horror stories expose need for understanding

    As a number of horror stories reveal, corporate networks aren't the safe and tightly controlled entities they should be. Here we expose just how wrong it can go and ask leading industry figures to light the way towards effective network management.

  • Call to arms against cybercrooks

    The CTO of betting exchange Betfair says that more cross-industry cooperation is needed to prevent denial-of-service attacks against online businesses.

Reviews (4)

  • Wireless crackdown

    The spread of convenient wireless LANs has delighted hackers, who find many WLANs vulnerable. Managing and securing a wireless network is therefore vital, but rarely done well. ZDNet Australia compares the offerings from AirDefense and AirMagnet.

  • IM still not secure

    The safest way to exchange instant messages (IMs) is to stay within the enterprise, but in most cases the IM cat is already out of the bag, and security staff are playing catch up.

  • Voice over IP + wireless LAN = ?

    It seemed to be an obvious recipe: take two popular emerging technologies and stir vigorously. But the end result isn't to everyone's taste.

  • Encryption packages: Beyond the code

    Trying to keep corporate secrets away from prying eyes? We evaluate five encryption software packages

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