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• Police seek assistance on 'vandalised' Telstra cables

  NSW Police are seeking assistance from members of the public after the severing of Telstra telecommunications cables in Blacktown last week, which left 10,000 homes and businesses in Western Sydney without communications for two days.

• CIA and Vatican alter Wikipedia entries

  The CIA and the Vatican have made alterations to Wikipeda entries, according to a US hacker's homemade program that detects the source of edits to the online encyclopedia.

• Turkish hackers target Australian Web sites

  Many of the cybervandalism attacks reported in Australia appear to stem from individuals or groups based in Turkey, a report has found.

• Conroy scores broadband goal

  Was it Communications Minister Senator Coonan herself who left the door open for Labor to launch its extremely popular new broadband policy?

• Wikipedia rival makes its debut

  Citizendium offers community-contributed encyclopedia content with a few editorial controls (like full-name registration).

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  Telstra 'network vandals' sever the national security argument

  I was interested to read that Telstra had the good sense to finally hand over its network designs to the Federal government last week.

Features and Case Studies (23)

• In cyberspace, no one can hear you scheme

  Second Life, with an alleged population of 7.979 million, is changing the way businesses think about what their customers want, and whether "virtual" is a viable way to give it to them.

• Hackers turn attention to Apple's OS

  Hackers are increasingly focusing on Apple's Mac OS X, and the number of newly discovered vulnerabilities has surged. Such a switch could mean big implications for Apple's user base, which has traditionally not had to concern itself too much over security.

• The new face of cybercrime

  Computer scientist Phillip Hallam-Baker says the rise of the professional hacker means the IT world must unlearn old lessons.

• Another Internet Explorer flaw found

  A computer science researcher has highlighted the shortcomings of Microsoft's latest patch for its Internet Explorer browser by identifying another way that online vandals could run malicious programs on a Web surfer's computer.

• New generation of attacks pose increasing security challenges

  Get the details on the latest threats and see how they are requiring an escalation in the war against viruses, worms, and other malware.

Reviews (10)

• Sony SNC-DF80P

  This is an intelligent day/night network mini-dome camera that offers a good range of features for its price.

• New Web-phone unveiled in Sydney

  Payphone manufacturer and operator TriTel today unveiled a new payphone that offers Internet access, e-mail, Web browsing and SMS messaging.

• Microsoft releases monthly security fixes

  Microsoft released its first monthly security update on Wednesday, following a new schedule that attempts to ease the load on overburdened system administrators.

• Microsoft moves beyond patches

  Conceding that its strategy of patching Windows holes as they emerge has not worked, Microsoft plans next week to outline a new security effort focused on what the company calls "securing the perimeter," a company executive said.

• Antivirus hardware: 3 appliances tested

  If e-mail security is giving you headaches, before you turn to voodoo magic, try one of these hardware appliance solutions.

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