New laws targeting criminals who skim credit and debit cards will be introduced in Queensland to target the growing problem of identity theft.
The Australian arms of the music and film industry have won a victory against piracy with the news that Sydney man Yong Hong Lin has been handed a three-month jail term for selling illegal imported discs from his Eastwood music and movie store.
A Perth man has reportedly been jailed for six years for his role in a Nigerian-style scam campaign that netted $132,400 from four Australian victims.
A Northern Territory IT worker who caused millions of dollars of damage to government systems has reportedly been jailed for three years.
Analyst firm Ovum said today that Satyam's financial scandal would not significantly affect overall outsourcing trends in Australia, although some customers might reassess their contracts with the Indian giant.
Who exactly is new Westpac IT executive Sarv Girn, who has newly been poached from Commonwealth Bank of Australia? Is he just a point man for the IT integration of St George, or is he "McKinnon's magician", the boy genius who will lead the bank to its IT nirvana?
Pretty soon, the government will be screening and filtering our email as well as making blogs like this one disappear.
A "jailbreak" Web site created earlier this week is already attracting hordes of iPhone and iPod Touch users who want to free their devices from the digital shackles attached by Jobs and co.
When broadband providers offer packages that you think look to good to be true, you're rarely disappointed.
Of all the sinister things that internet viruses do, this might be the worst: they can make people an unsuspecting collector of child pornography.
ZDNet.com.au presents the man behind the Twitter account: Fake Stephen Conroy lays out his digital agenda. And kitten-fishing.
US vice presidential candidate Joe Biden has a mixed record on technology, spending most of his Senate career allied with the FBI and copyright holders. His anti-privacy legislation was actually responsible for the creation of PGP.
Kevin Mitnick has proven that the weakest link in any security system is the person holding the information.
Cybercrime poses a growing threat to companies and governments around the world, yet experts are concerned law makers and judicial systems are still not equipped to provide an adequate response.
Gary McKinnon talks about his appeal to the House of Lords against extradition to the US to face hacking charges. He could face up to 60 years in jail if extradited.
The Australian Communications Authority has ruled out legalising mobile phone jammers, or making an exception for Australian prisons.
The federal government has formally asked the Australian Communications Authority to investigate the feasibility of allowing state governments to jam mobile phone signals in jails.
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