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• CBA finalising second-factor roll-out

  The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has commenced a final roll-out of two-factor authentication (2FA) systems that will see 400,000 customers of its NetBank internet banking service upgraded to the secure log-in technology.

• Interception overhaul may OK ISP spying

  The Federal Government is planning a radical overhaul of telecommunications interception rules, which has some concerned it may be used to force internet service providers (ISP) to inspect customers' online activities.

• Centrelink frees up ID protocol

  Welfare agency Centrelink has decided to make an internally developed smart card and ID authentication protocol freely available to external organisations.

• New tools to prevent Microsoft SQL attacks

  Microsoft has issued new tools to assist Microsoft ASP and ASP.NET technologies against recent Web-based attacks.

• CA chops 31 Melbourne staff

  IT security company CA (formerly Computer Associates) has made 31 staff redundant from its Melbourne-based research labs.

Blogs (8)

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  Data leakage: building the enterprise nappy

  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.

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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.

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  Are privacy laws killing Australians?

  Are Australia's privacy laws slowly killing Australians by preventing medical professionals gaining access to patient information?

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  Will the NBN kill digital TV as we know it?

  As the NBN bypasses the airwaves and offers a new pipe into 90 per cent of Australia's homes, could long-languishing IPTV services spell the beginning of the end for TV as we know it?

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  Naked Mac versus protected PC: What wins?

  What's easier to manage 200 Mac OS X systems without antivirus or 200 Windows systems running a leading antivirus package?

Features and Case Studies (498)

• How effective is endpoint security?

  Antivirus software manufacturers all claim to protect us against threats, but how well do they actually perform? We put six popular business internet security packages to the test.

• The best firewall is...

  Firewalls have come a long way since we last looked at them in 2005, and have now become full-blown Unified Threat Management devices. We take a look at the top players.

• Virtual desktops, real security

  Virtualised desktop environments, in some cases using Linux, are gaining in popularity as IT administrators realise they can deliver security advantages. We tell the story of one Australian government department and take you through the landscape.

• Securing Microsoft 2: hackers invited to Redmond

  In part two of 'Securing Microsoft', we learn how the company slowly became more intimate with the security community. Microsoft's slow shift to focus more on security came to a head with Vista, with more money spent in securing Vista than anybody has ever been invested into securing any piece of software before.

• Australia sweeps security breaches under the carpet

  Australian Federal Police agent, Nigel Phair, said most Australian organisations sweep security breaches under the carpet to avoid public scrutiny in the courts.

Videos (2)

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  Is whitelisting the new blacklisting?

  The IT security industry has come to a frank realisation that the current approach to preventing malware is simply not working. Is whitelisting, which is the reverse of our current approach, the answer?

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  Trojans beat banks' security advice

  Even if you follow the security advice of your bank, banking trojans can undermine efforts to prevent information falling into the wrong hands when customers do their banking online, says F-Secure's senior security specialist, Patrik Runald.

Reviews (279)

• How effective is endpoint security?

  Antivirus software manufacturers all claim to protect us against threats, but how well do they actually perform? We put six popular business internet security packages to the test.

• The best endpoint security suite is...

  Wondering which endpoint security suite keeps your clients the most protected? Enex TestLab racks them all up and puts them through their paces.

• McAfee Internet Security 2009

  McAfee Internet Security 2009 does a reasonable job, but it also leaves room for improvement.

• Norton Internet Security 2009

  Norton Internet Security 2009 hits all the right security notes and its superior protection technologies might even win back some jaded anti-Symantec folks, though the lack of adequate technical support may continue to frustrate.

• Kingston DataTraveler BlackBox

  If data security is paramount, the DataTraveler BlackBox is the USB flash drive of choice, despite its relatively high cost.

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