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  • UK firms failing security challenge

    Despite repeated warnings, many British businesses haven't come to grips with the security needed for wireless networks or remote access.

  • Kaspersky, Sophos to block UK police hacks

    Security vendors Sophos and Kaspersky Lab this week said they would block UK police attempts to hack into people's computer systems without a warrant.

  • NSW Police to get hacking powers

    The New South Wales Government has unveiled plans to give state police the power to hack into computers remotely, with owners potentially remaining in the dark about the searches for up to three years.

  • UK beefs up huge snooping database

    The UK Home Secretary has stressed the need for even greater snooping powers for government, even as the country is planning a massive interception database of all communications.

  • Virus downs London hospitals

    Three London hospitals have had to shut down most of their computer systems after being struck by a virus.

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  • Read the blog post - Angus Kidman

    Opening the floodgates on missing drives

    News headlines about portable storage devices going missing are as common as muck, but the problem could be even more widespread than you suspect.

  • Australian security: the lucky country

    Does anyone seriously believe that Australian businesses and government agencies manage security any better than the US or UK?

  • Read the blog post - Liam Tung

    Why I hate the Privacy Commissioner's office

    According to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner's 2007 annual report, Australian consumers should feel pretty safe but that's because it's full of crap.

  • Read the blog post - Liam Tung

    Aussie PCs valuable for all the wrong reasons

    When foreign markets are willing to pay twice as much for your exports, it's usually a good sign. Unfortunately for Australia, the goods being traded are compromised PCs but why are Australians worth twice as much as Americans?

  • Read the blog post - Munir Kotadia

    Security is no excuse for bad customer service

    Banks are under a great deal of pressure to keep their systems watertight but sometimes they implement security policies that make no sense and create unnecessary inconveniences for their customers.

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  • Symantec pumps up Windows Mobile protection

    Symantec is preparing to launch a mobile-security suite for Windows Mobile devices that it says will offer the same level of security for handhelds as is standard for PCs.

  • Bluetooth phones at risk from 'snarfing'

    A serious Bluetooth security vulnerability allows mobile phone users' contact books to be stolen. You've heard of bluejacking - now meet 'bluesnarfing'

  • Microsoft IE patch leaves users locked out

    When Microsoft patched a security hole in Internet Explorer this week, it also blocked users from accessing certain Web sites.

  • How MS has beefed up Office XP security?

    It seems Microsoft is paying more attention to security these days. And while Office XP is more secure than its predecessors, it offers some of the same old security options we've seen before, packaged as though they were new. Even so, Microsoft appears to be heading in the right direction.

  • Mobile phones to get Palladium-style chips

    ARM is to integrate security into its popular processor cores for mobile devices, paving the way for Palladium-style secure systems.

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