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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.

Blogs (17)

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  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?

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  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.

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  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?

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  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.

Features and Case Studies (195)

• 3m learner drivers' details lost by UK govt

  The Driving Standards Agency has admitted losing over three million learner drivers' details.

• Licensed to ITIL

  Companies are increasingly adhering to ITIL standards. Just how can ITIL offer real benefits to your business and provide you with better IT service?

• How do you return stolen bank credentials?

  Sceptical that Australians are targeted by cybercrime? Late last year the Australian Computer Emergency Response Team (AusCERT) was asked to repatriate hundreds of Commonwealth Bank customer credentials which had been stolen via the ZeuS trojan.

• Australia sweeps security breaches under the carpet

  Australian Federal Police agent, Nigel Phair, said most Australian organisations sweep security breaches under the carpet to avoid public scrutiny in the courts.

• Facebook: The Google of social networks?

  Since lifting its university-only restrictions in September 2006, Facebook has become the poster child for social networks and attracted more than 65 million users. But will it survive 'the next big thing'?

Reviews (58)

• 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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