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  • Developers tardy on Debian election

    A record low voter turnout -- highlighted by the fact two-thirds of the candidates have not yet cast their ballot -- was yesterday marring the Debian Project's leadership election.

  • Aust, US researchers develop sonic authentication tool

    Australian researchers have worked with their U.S. counterparts to develop a way of making public key authentication ubiquitous and more accessible by encoding it as a sound.

  • Technologies combine for better security

    A company has combined two powerful identification technologies, in theory increasing the confidentiality of information stored online while simultaneously making it easier to get to.

  • Web services security gets boost

    International standards consortium OASIS has expanded to include security advocacy group PKI Forum, a move which is being touted as a key driver for the use of public-key infrastructure.

  • Beware of ransomware, firm warns

    Smaller companies should back up their data if they want to avoid being held to ransom by hackers, a security company has warned.

Features and Case Studies (45)

  • PKI's alive and kicking?

    Once, Public Key Infrastructure was hyped as an almost magical solution to almost every IT problem. Then reality set in.

  • Web services security gets boost

    International standards consortium OASIS has expanded to include security advocacy group PKI Forum, a move which is being touted as a key driver for the use of public-key infrastructure.

  • Encryption packages: Beyond the code

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

  • Government CIO spotlight on: Security

    How do four of Australia's largest government agencies protect their networks from attackers? To find out, ZDNet.com.au went to Canberra and spoke to the CIOs of Customs, Centrelink, Defence and the Australian Tax Office.

  • Department of Defence: Greg Farr, CIO (part one)

    Australian Department of Defence CIO Greg Farr spoke to ZDNet.com.au about how the organisation's networks are kept secure and why virtualisation and green issues are high on the agenda.

Reviews (13)

  • PC army tackles Xbox security code

    A growing army of PC owners is hoping to use the power of the masses to crack the main security code of Microsoft's Xbox and claim $100,000 in the process.

  • PGP Personal Security

    PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) is a respected encryption mechanism for protecting email correspondence. PGPi is available for free, so the main reason for purchasing PGP Personal Security 7.03 would be to obtain the extra features that McAfee provides.

  • WS_FTP Professional 9.0

    Version 9.0 of Ipswitch's WS_FTP Professional is one of the most complete, effective and secure FTP applications available.

  • PGP 8.0: Lock down your secrets

    PGP 8.0 is an industrial-strength encryption program with all the features necessary to protect your files and online communications.

  • Encryption packages: Beyond the code

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

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