Google, Yahoo, MSN along with other search and e-mail companies may no longer be acting illegally if they spy on their customers and then share that information with the National Security Agency.
Expressions of interest close today for vendors hoping to secure a contract with the Federal government and ACMA to provide an ISP-level filtering program, as part of a government effort to limit access to restricted and illegal online content.
A strange sort of techno-drama is playing out in the city of San Francisco, California right now. The blame for the fiasco may not be as easily assigned as it at first appears.
Security specialist Symantec has warned businesses over an increasing trend for criminals to use "parasitic storage" on networks of compromised systems
The New South Wales police have announced a AU$18 million security upgrade of their internal communications system after media reports of a hacker tricking police operators on their radio network.
The new and improved Mac hack competition, which was set up by an Apple systems engineer at the University of Wisconsin in response to a ZDNet Australia story shut down early because the university's CIO was concerned about "security and network access".
Cut costs. Save money. Maintain the status quo. With that mantra in mind, many network managers figure they've got authentication covered. As long as there's a password policy in place, who needs to spend money on authentication tools?
IT decision makers need to understand the differences between intrusion detection and prevention so that they can determine which type of product will provide the best safeguards for their systems.
While many companies have 9-to-5 security staff, hackers don't punch a clock. However, your network can still remain secure in the 16 hours in-between -- you just need to focus activities to provide maximum coverage for the network. We get you started with a list of eight daily tasks.
Organisations face a host of security concerns driven by the power of technology and the vulnerabilities inherent in its use. IT pros have to be vigilant about all these issues, from system penetration threats to hardware portability to employee turnover.
Want to improve the performance of your network or work out what's going wrong? ZDNet Australia helps you find the right tool for the job.
Once simply alarm systems for the network, Intrusion Detection Systems have evolved to encompass a whole lot more. We review six sophisticated security devices.
McAfee Internet Security 2009 does a reasonable job, but it also leaves room for improvement.
Your data is important to you, but do you know if others are trying to get at it? ZDNet Australia investigates.
Security expert Bruce Schneier argues that constant vigilance, not technology, is the best defence against computer break-ins.
Howard Schmidt is convinced that post-Sept. 11, cybersecurity will transform the information technology world--for better or for worse. Do you agree?
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