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News (6)

• ING Direct: No secure pipe for Aussie bankers

  ING Direct Australia says it will not follow its US arm and give free security software to its local customers.

• SMS two-factor authentication dead in 3 years: NAB

  SMS-delivered two-factor authentication will be dead in three years, according to National Australia Bank's general manager of technology, risk and security, Gary Blair.

• Phishing overtakes viruses and Trojans

  Phishing attacks have outnumbered e-mails infected with viruses and Trojan horse programs for the first time, according to security experts.

• IBM donates new privacy tool to open source

  IBM has developed software designed to let people keep personal information secret when doing business online and donated it to the Higgins open-source project.

• Morpheus woes lift rival from obscurity

  Australia-based Sharman Networks came from nowhere to buy the Kazaa Media Desktop and now carries bragging rights as the world's largest file-swapping network.

Blogs (3)

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  Conroy's filtering plan: security worries

  Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has welcomed "improvements" in ISP filtering technologies, but will a broad-scale roll-out make ISPs a thief's favourite target?

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  The 'secret': Banks are freaked out by security

  Last week's blog on why consumers might be confused by contradictory messages on computer security from banks drew a few objections from interested parties ones that I thought would be worth responding to this week.

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  Banks are confusing consumers on PC security

  Banks obviously have an interest in making consumers feel safe. They are there to protect the customers' money. They want customers to use their online services, too, because the channel offers a lower cost per transaction than a branch. But giving away free security software to make customers feel safe is probably doing more harm than good.

Features and Case Studies (1)

• Wireless network security shows cracks

  The 802.1X security standard for wireless LANs has two gaping holes that will give hackers a field day, according to researchers in the US.

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