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    The Australian Communications Authority (ACA) is establishing a "dedicated unit" which will enforce the Spam Act 2003, passed through the senate yesterday.

  • AU authorities move against SMS spam

    Australian mobile text messaging may be spared the tsunami of spam that cripples e-mail, with carriers involved in the distribution of unsolicited bulk messages facing fines of up to AU$10 million.

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    Spammers and online fraudsters are exploiting Web site features to learn more about their victims and better hone their attacks.

  • The impact of Australia's anti-spam legislation

    Spam costs businesses an average of A$900 per employee per year in lost productivity. Will Australia's new anti-spam laws reverse this trend?

  • Stop spam from flooding your network

    Controlling spam has become a nightmare for most organisations. We look at some ways you can win the war against unwanted e-mail.

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    E-mail has taken a battering over the last year or so with mountains of spam and viruses delivered to our mailboxes daily. Can the problem be fixed, and can e-mail still be free?

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    System Mechanic 7 Professional goes beyond its original greatness, morphing a system utility suite into a kind of grand security suite. As such, it comes up short.

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    Although ZoneAlarm's personal security tools are better overall, McAfee Internet Security 2005 offers richer, more configurable tools than Norton.

  • Spam Message Service: NineMSN and Vodafone ink deal

    Australians can now view their Hotmail accounts via SMS, following the formation of a partnership between NineMSN and Vodafone.

  • IMsecure

    IMsecure is currently the only dedicated security solution for instant messenger (IM) clients, and therefore a must-have for all IM users.

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