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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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Linux developers create forum to air core flaws

    Developers of the Linux kernel created a security mailing list this week to air future vulnerability information regarding the open-source operating system's core code.

  • 80,000 Domains at Risk: DNS problems plague Australia

    About 75 percent of Domain Name System (DNS) servers in Australia and New Zealand are vulnerable to Denial-of-Service attacks and 55 percent may be compromised at the root level, a security company has found.

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  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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).

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