It's hard to argue that there was a time when security was not at the top of an IT executive's to-do list, but there is a big difference between, say, 1990 and now.
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Microsoft has announced 11 security bulletins for next Tuesday when the monthly patch cycle hits, with four considered critical.
Linux creator Linus Torvalds has labelled makers of the rival OpenBSD operating system a "bunch of masturbating monkeys" in a wider critique of what he said was self-centred behaviour in the IT security industry.
According to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner's 2007 annual report, Australian consumers should feel pretty safe but that's because it's full of crap.
It's an inevitable consequence of sitting in a lot of enterprise presentations: sooner or later, the phrase "data leakage" is going to come up -- and when it does, you can't help but think of nappies.
It wasn't too long ago that vendors still made a lot of their money through equipment markups. Telcos were the same, with comfortable profit on ISDN, STD calls, calls to mobiles and other heavily used services padding out financial reports.
Symantec is about to launch Norton 360 in Australia and although the product seems to have some interesting features, it will take more than marketing hype to persuade me that the company has stopped making bloated and unreliable software.
For a large-scale storage project, it's not uncommon to go out to tender for the best deal but when was the last time you had to put together a tender for a document management room?
Since lifting its university-only restrictions in September 2006, Facebook has become the poster child for social networks and attracted more than 65 million users. But will it survive 'the next big thing'?
Why is Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology so exciting? According to Cesare Tizi, ZDNet Australia's CIO of the year, it "opens up unbelievable business opportunities."
The CIO of San Francisco International Airport talks to ZDNet about protecting the airport's network and providing new services such as passenger WiFi.
Business security is a serious business. When it comes to large companies that hold a lot of valuable data, any security breach can mean a loss of credibility and thus customers.
From Blaster Worm to Blue Hat, we bring you a complete retrospective on the evolution of Microsoft's security strategy over the last decade. Step onboard as we chart the triumphs and tragedies as the Microsoft engineers battled the tides of internet hackers, transforming them from adversaries to unlikely allies.
With millions of customers at AGL paying by credit card, Cesare Tizi, ZDNet Australia CIO of the Year 2007, explains the importance of security and why outsourcing it is a bad idea. Tizi also talks about why Australia should implement stringent data disclosure laws.
Wotif is one of the most popular online marketplaces for last-minute hotel accommodation in Australia and New Zealand. In this interview, the company's CIO Paul Young talks about some of the important technical and business decisions he has made in order to successfully manage the infrastructure of a rapidly growing Web 2.0 company.
If data security is paramount, the DataTraveler BlackBox is the USB flash drive of choice, despite its relatively high cost.
While Symantec's protection is solid, the overall user experience within Norton Internet Security 2008 could be much, much better. Not all the features work together and use fewer system resources.
Trend Micro Antivirus plus Antispyware 2008 offers a variety of features designed for the home and small office.
Kaspersky Internet Security 6 provides thorough protection against online threats, but ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 6 remains a better buy.
In the boldest security-software move we've seen, ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 6.5 has partnered with an identity management solutions provider to provide both offline and online identity-theft protection, making this suite well worth the price.
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