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News (22)

• Smartcards to prevent welfare cheats: Costello

  The federal government's proposed smartcards will help protect the public purse from welfare cheats, Treasurer Peter Costello says.

• 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.

• Chipmaker sues researchers to hide smartcard flaws

  Dutch chipmaker NXP Semiconductors has sued a university in The Netherlands to block publication of research that details security flaws in NXP's Mifare Classic wireless smart cards, a market leading product used in public transport and building entry systems around the world.

• Judge halts Defcon hacking speech

  A federal judge on Saturday in the US granted the Massachusetts transit authority's request for an injunction preventing three MIT students from giving a presentation about hacking smartcards used in the Boston subway system.

• Oyster security "fundamentally broken"

  Details of vulnerabilities in the chipset used in London's Oyster travel smartcard have been released by Dutch researchers, who have said the smartcard's security was "fundamentally broken".

Features and Case Studies (8)

• 10 critical physical security measures

  When it comes to IT security, physical security is the foundation for our overall strategy. We take a look at 10 of the most essential security measures you should implement now, if you haven't already done so.

• Protecting our borders: IT stands guard

  Can a national ID card protect Australians against terrorist attacks? And can citizens' details be protected by Public Key Infrastructure? We look at the types of hardware and software employed to combat terrorism, and how ports and other critical infrastructure are protected.

• Microsoft: 'We should learn from open source'

  Microsoft has a soft spot for Linux, but it believes that recent developments in the open-source community have killed the free software model.

• The future of RFID

  Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) seems set to change the future of the supply chain, once privacy and pricing issues are addressed.

• Security: Are you fully armed?

  Security is like an onion: getting to the heart of it makes people cry a lot. But in order to protect your systems, security vendors are now recommending an onion-like multilayered approach.

Reviews (7)

• Fujitsu Lifebook T2010

  The LifeBook T2010 qualifies as a middle of the road offering from Fujitsu. It'll do the job, but you'll want to poke around at its competitors first.

• Acer TravelMate 6465WLMi

  Acer's latest offering definitely fits within the desktop replacement category; it's big, has a decent processor and plenty of memory, disk space and connectivity options, but it also comes with a price-tag to match.

• ThinkPad X41

  Though costly and a bit heavier than the ThinkPad X40 it replaces, the ultraportable ThinkPad X41 is still a great choice for the corporate road warrior's dream machine.

• HP builds security into Vectra VL600

  Secure client systems will become a necessity as the world moves to Internet-based communications. Hewlett-Packard Co.'s Vectra VL600 is a solid choice for companies looking to build in security at the desktop level

• Centrino Central: Four notebooks tested

  Need a notebook with speed and long life? The new mobile platform from Intel doesn't sacrifice battery life for performance. We test four of the first Centrino notebooks.

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