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  • Interception overhaul may OK ISP spying

    The Federal Government is planning a radical overhaul of telecommunications interception rules, which has some concerned it may be used to force internet service providers (ISP) to inspect customers' online activities.

  • Rudd appoints first national security CIO

    Former Defence intelligence officer Rachel Noble has been nominated as Australia's first National Security chief information officer a role that will provide strategic technology advice to the Prime Minister.

  • Spy botnet hits embassies down under

    Two foreign embassies on Australian soil have allegedly been infected by an espionage botnet dubbed GhostNet, according to security researchers.

  • ASIC counter-spy to be a tough search

    The Australian Securities and Investments Commission will be hard pressed sourcing a single company for technical counter-surveillance activities, says a local counter-intelligence professional.

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  • Read the blog post - Angus Kidman

    I'm a celebrity, don't back me up

    Celebrity comes with its perks free alcohol, better-looking partners, lots of holiday time and disadvantages constant media intrusions, being forced to appear in films with Eddie Murphy for the long-term good of your career, and having to do mindless radio interviews with angry men who've been awake since 4am.

  • Read the blog post - Munir Kotadia

    Don't you dare Touch my new iPod

    Is Apple keeping the iPod Touch and iPhone platform closed to third party developers to protect its impressive record on security?

  • Read the blog post - Scott Mckenzie

    BlackBerry ... not as safe as you thought?

    Discerning thumbs for BlackBerry users are essential to keep away a new threat which can compromise the security of the popular smartphone. Well that's according to Research In Motion's (RIM) Ian Robertson, senior manager of security and research.

  • Read the blog post - Jo Best

    Time for the BlackBerry Bush ban?

    As the iconic BlackBerry goes from strength to strength in subscriber numbers, so do the threats to the device and the business model.

  • Read the blog post - Renai LeMay

    Ericsson MD's international spy scandal

    Who would have imagined that Ericsson's new local managing director would have an immediate past enmeshed in international espionage?

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  • Microsoft Security Essentials

    Microsoft Security Essentials is recommended for those who want something to set and ignore, but users who want more robust configuration choices or don't want to contribute to the cloud should look elsewhere.

  • Linksys WRT160N Wireless-N broadband router

    The Linksys WRT160N Wireless-N broadband router has consistent performance, good range, a helpful software application, and a good set of networking features. Its lack of gigabit and USB support are the only major knocks against it.

  • Linksys Dual-Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WRT320N

    The Linksys WRT320N forces you to pick either the 2.4GHz or the 5GHz band for your wireless network. Given that, it's not an ideal choice for an environment with both types of wireless clients.

  • Sunbelt CounterSpy 2.0

    In its first appearance, CounterSpy was the only antispyware product that correctly identified every piece of spyware in our current active-detection test.

  • Ad-Aware 2007

    Lavasoft Ad-Aware 2007 came in dead last in our CNET antispyware testing. Ad-Aware failed to detect half of the test spyware, and unlike nine out of the 10 other antispyware apps we reviewed in December 2007, left behind traces for all but one spyware.

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