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  • Australian finds vulnerability in his coffee maker

    An Australian man has discovered security holes in his internet-connected coffee maker that could allow a remote attacker to not only take over his Windows XP-based PC but also make his coffee too weak.

  • AusCERT prepares for biggest ever conference

    Australia's best-known security conference will open for business on Monday and organisers say this year's event should be the biggest ever.

  • Australian registry going global?

    An Australian domain name registry is looking to leverage its technical experience Down Under in a bid to become the registry for global top-level domain .org.

  • Tablet PCs to catch on slowly: Gartner

    Business-meeting etiquette may be one factor that aids the success of tablet PCs, argues Microsoft. But Gartner's analysts are having none of it.

  • Cisco fixes latest WLAN snafu

    Wireless local area network (LAN) products from Cisco Systems are under fire again after the release of a software tool exploiting an old vulnerability, but the company says it has a new protocol that fixes the problem.

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  • Part II: Most popular security issues

    Critical security questions answered in the second part of this series include holding data to ransom, scaremongering, Internet law, spammers making money, the uber-virus, and spyware at home.

  • Browser security takes off in VPNs

    Network managers point to SSL as a significant step forward in VPN ease-of-use that is quickly gaining market share as an alternative to the popular but less flexible Internet Protocol security (IPSec).

  • Australian registry going global?

    An Australian domain name registry is looking to leverage its technical experience Down Under in a bid to become the registry for global top-level domain .org.

  • Cisco fixes latest WLAN snafu

    Wireless local area network (LAN) products from Cisco Systems are under fire again after the release of a software tool exploiting an old vulnerability, but the company says it has a new protocol that fixes the problem.

  • Heard of drive-by hacking? Meet drive-by spamming

    'Warspammers' are taking advantage of unprotected wireless LANs to send out millions of junk e-mails. What does this mean for enterprises tackling the security issues?

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