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  • NAB’s new Net banking works with Apple, Linux

    The National Australia Bank’s upgraded Internet banking service, currently in pilot phase and built with improved usability in mind, now supports Apple users and works with the Linux operating system.

  • Westpac targeted in online banking scam

    A sophisticated online phishing scam which hit Westpac has been scuttled but it's unclear if customer accounts were compromised.

  • ANZ Bank loses its CIO

    ANZ Bank today confirmed its chief information officer Mark Willis had left the company.

  • Online banking creates "bankaholics"

    Internet banking is a boon to many, by saving customers the hassle of rushing to the bank during office hours and queuing. However, according to the BBC, online banking has spawned some undesirable side effects.

  • Banks eye bootable Linux CDs

    Australian company Cybersource says it's currently talking to two domestic banks about providing Linux-based bootable CDs to consumers to ensure Internet banking security.

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  • Read the blog post - Liam Tung

    Is my bank the biggest scammer out there?

    Does the improved credit card security offered by chip and PIN-embedded credit cards mean a future of greater personal liability?

  • Read the blog post - Munir Kotadia

    Westpac's online failures expose weak points

    Westpac, one of the biggest banks in Australia, experienced multiple hardware failures on Monday and at the end of last week, which caused its online banking service to fall over for hours at a time. What happened to its backup systems?

  • Read the blog post - Munir Kotadia

    Citibank helps phishers improve their bait?

    It took help from three security experts, Citibank's spokesperson, dozens of e-mails and almost a full working day of investigation to confirm that an e-mail I had seen from Citibank was not actually a clever phishing attempt.

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  • New Trojan menaces Aust online bank users

    Security weaknesses in Microsoft's server and browser software are taking their toll on Australian Internet banking sites.

  • Aussie banks: your new security vendor

    It is quickly becoming the norm for Australia's largest banks to offer discounts on or completely free computer security software to boost internet banking security. The question is, why?

  • Online banking theft -- who pays?

    Don't expect Internet scams, hackers, trojan horses and the like to vanish overnight. The challenge is for banks and customers to minimise their exposure to losses. But how?

  • Banks inch towards voice authentication

    Banks are slowly moving towards deploying voice-authentication technologies in order to add an extra layer of security for their online and telephone banking customers.

  • Banking on outsourcing

    The Bank of Queensland is in the midst of a $480 million outsourcing partnership with EDS which has seen the bank's profits double in the last three years.

Reviews (2)

  • South Koreans warned on Vista compatibility

    South Korean government officials are warning consumers that Internet and e-commerce sites in that country may lack full compatibility with Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system, which will become available to consumers next week.

  • Microsoft may be scoring own goal with IE plans

    Customers and analysts say Microsoft is forcing its most important partners to use competing browsers by its move to integrate IE with Windows.

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