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• Key Internet server moved for security

  One of the 13 key servers that let people get around on the Internet was moved this week due to security concerns, said VeriSign, the company that runs the machine.

• Massive fraud server exposed

  A server discovered in June contained 50GB of stolen user account and financial details, including 9,000 bank and credit-card account credentials and 463,582 user account passwords, according to a report published at the Black Hat conference last week.

• Bluetooth security vulnerabilities ignored

  Former White House cybersecurity adviser Howard Schmidt has warned of the dangers of flaws in Bluetooth protocols, claiming these vulnerabilities are unrecognised.

• ACCC plays hard to get with ASG on IT revamp

  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will be seeking a new vendor for the provision of all of its ICT services at the end of June, but the organisation has remained tight lipped about its current arrangements.

• Schneier questions need for security industry

  Outspoken author and security guru Bruce Schneier has questioned the very existence of the security industry, suggesting it merely indicates the willingness of other technology companies to ship insecure software and hardware.

Blogs (18)

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  Apache site hacked via SSH keys

  The apache.org website suffered an intrusion over the weekend that resulted in the site being taken down.

• IE patch: Microsoft's eight days of hell

  It's always funny watching an event force a company to break old habits and this IE zero day was enough for Microsoft to do it. As Microsoft Australia's strategic security advisor Stuart Strathdee said "we pulled all stops to get this patch out".

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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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  Microsoft's Robocopy compromise

  Trying to understand the logic behind Microsoft's development decisions is a bit like S&M: it's a painful activity probably best left to others. But a recent example from the storage world does suggest something about Microsoft's "people will beat up on us regardless" dilemma.

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  Can Norton 360 be trusted?

  Symantec is about to launch Norton 360 in Australia and although the product seems to have some interesting features, it will take more than marketing hype to persuade me that the company has stopped making bloated and unreliable software.

Features and Case Studies (1147)

• The next frontier for app server supersuites: Security

  With this week's rollout of Web Logic Enterprise Security, BEA is fueling the convergence and consolidation of application security and identity management. Is BEA fighting an uphill battle?

• Rush to deploy virtualisation leaves security gaps

  Server virtualisation is a no-brainer -- it's quick to deploy and easy to justify in terms of cost-savings but too many companies are deploying the technology without considering the security implications.

• HYDRA Web server claims to be invulnerable

  Bodacion Technologies claims that the HYDRA server is completely secure against hacker intrusions, viruses, and other attacks. It even offered cash to hackers to try to crack it. Here's a look at product features.

• Corporate workstation to go

  A miniature personal server hopes to land in mobile workers' pockets.

• Keeping the door open...and shut

  A Web server opens up your business to the outside world, so how do you keep out those parts of the world you don't like?

Reviews (496)

• Avoid security complacency

  Keeping your network safe from viruses sounds easy, but watch out for complacency. Often, it's your own worst enemy.

• Microsoft Virtual Machine Manager 2008 R2

  SCVMM 2008 R2 is a very competent product, neatly bringing Microsoft's virtualisation management offering in line with the competition at the same time as offering management of disparate platforms in the one product. The integration with the rest of the Systems Center suite makes the overall management and monitoring experience better than its rivals.

• What's the best blade server?

  Blade servers were once the saviours of the datacentre. Expandability was king. But do blade servers still make sense today? We find out if they're still worth it.

• Four mid-range servers compared

  What's the best mid-range server on the market? We put machines from Dell, Hewlett-Packard, IBM and Lenovo through their paces in our labs.

• Apple Time Capsule (2009)

  Apple Time Capsule is a convenient and simple wireless router and NAS server combo for your home. Unfortunately, especially in the case of the 1TB version, you can find better deals on devices that offer greater storage space and many more features for the price.

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