With less than two weeks to go before Christmas and a record number of Australians expected to turn to the Web to buy last-minute festive gifts, RSA Security outlines some precautions to take when shopping online.
IBM has released a series of predictions that they see as the five big new trends in tech for the next five years. These include programmable electricity meters, smart car sensors, smart shopping displays, phones as wallets and better nanotechnology techniques.
Westfield prefers a diet of "vanilla software" and in-house customisation to outsourcing its IT, the retail chain's director of IT, Peter Bourke, said at Gartner's Symposium yesterday.
Researchers at software vendor CA have discovered that social networking site Facebook is able to track the buying habits of its users on affiliated third-party sites even when they are logged out of their account or have opted out of its controversial "Beacon" tracking service.
Korea's second largest supermarket chain is counting on RFID to understand its customers a bit better.
The ongoing saga of the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) has taken another turn with reports today that hackers instigated a denial of service attack on the Festival's website shopping cart.
If Australia is going to take information security seriously, we need more people like the ATO's CIO, Bill Gibson.
Will the Regional Telecommunications Independent Review Committee's report linger as simply yet another ineffectual review guiding limp and ineffectual efforts to improve regional services?
Botnet operators have become public enemy number-one as consumers, businesses and governments fall foul to identity theft, DDoS attacks and spam. Yet no one appears to be able to stop the spread of bots -- except maybe the media.
When companies launch a brand new product it usually takes some time to weed out the niggling issues; but how many systems need to break before the situation is recognised as a disaster rather than an unfortunate blip in quality control?
Reach online shoppers by outfitting your company's Web site with an e-commerce solution. You can do it quickly and painlessly with the open-sourced RediCommerce.
One of the most perplexing problems confronting e-tailers is that of shopping cart abandonment. ZDNet Australia offers these expert tips to keep your visitors' online trolleys full.
IT security is one of those things businesses sometimes think about after something goes horribly wrong. And for those tackling the e-business world this is not a good approach. Take a look at why companies should be putting security at the top of their IT shopping lists.
Cybercrime poses a growing threat to companies and governments around the world, yet experts are concerned law makers and judicial systems are still not equipped to provide an adequate response.
Coming off a good quarter for Symantec's consumer businesses, CEO John Thompson warns against viewing Windows Vista as a solution to security woes.
Thinking of buying a new PDA? Here's a run-down of all the features you'll need to consider before you hit the shops, including options you should watch for in platform, screen, CPU, memory, expansion, connectivity, synchonisation, power and more.
Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 provides adequate protection, but the program itself could use some work in telling the user what's going on.
For home and student use, we think Norton 360 represents the best value for ease of use, tools offered, and overall system performance. We recommend it over McAfee Total Protection and Microsoft Windows Live OneCare.
Norton Internet Security 2006 is a solid security suite, but it bogs down PC performance. Though it's a reasonable upgrade for entrenched Norton fans, it offers users less bang for the buck than ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 6.
The spread of convenient wireless LANs has delighted hackers, who find many WLANs vulnerable. Managing and securing a wireless network is therefore vital, but rarely done well. ZDNet Australia compares the offerings from AirDefense and AirMagnet.
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