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Major security vendors Symantec, Sophos and Kaspersky yesterday said their products would block legalised hacking attempts by NSW Police under new legislation as they would any other security threat to users.
InTACT, the ACT Government's shared services agency, has selected Sophos' end point security in a three-year deal worth $544,000.
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.
The computer network used by the World Bank Group has suffered a series of at least six intrusions since mid-2007, according to a report.
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Apple's OS X remains a safe option when compared to Microsoft Windows XP or its successor, Vista, according to antivirus firm Sophos.
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