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    update: Several flaws in the popular Google Desktop software that could open PCs to intruders and possible data theft have been fixed.

  • Google fixes security hole

    Google has fixed a security flaw that had opened the door to phishing scams, account hijacks and other attacks, security researchers said on Wednesday.

  • Online confidence plummeting

    As consumers lose confidence in the security of online transactions, companies are missing the mark in understanding how customers' concerns will come back to haunt them, a Forrester Research analyst said on Tuesday.

  • Season of sloth: things to do

    'Tis the season -- the last two weeks of the year -- when nothing gets done. People are focused on the holidays and their families, and have to drag themselves in even to jobs they like.

  • Season of sloth

    The last two weeks of the year are generally the most unproductive. Here are some suggestions for using this time of the year as a chance to catch up on those number two tasks that never quite make it to priority level.

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    Google Desktop Search inherently insecure

    Google stitched up some gaping holes in its desktop search software recently but the nature of the tool's design means that the contents of users' hard drives will remain under constant threat of exposure.

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  • F5 Networks vs Juniper: The winner is?

    Two leading network performance specialists go head to head. Les Howarth, managing director, F5 Networks and Shaun Page, vice president, Juniper Networks ANZ talk strategy and numbers.

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