Taking a new twist on an old antispam method, Microsoft plans to use white lists for its free Hotmail e-mail service.
Web 2.0 services pose the biggest risk to Australian kids -- and current filtering technologies aren't up to the job of protecting them, according to a report released yesterday.
An upcoming version of Firefox will include protection against phishing scams, using technology that might come from Google.
Yahoo and AOL's plans to charge trusted marketers a fee in order to allow their e-mail messages to bypass spam filters has been slammed by security experts and snubbed by Australia's largest online media company, ninemsn.
The new Spam Act may be designed to stop spammers but it is also likely to catch legitimate businesses selling their products and services online.
Communications minister Stephen Conroy today announced the controversial web filtering blacklist will be scrapped and be replaced with a whitelist-based filtering regime, to be administered by viewer voting through a family-friendly digital TV-only show called 'The White List'.
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Federal Government plans to introduce ISP-level filtering to provide a 'safer' internet experience for Australian families are likely to be met with significant resistance from within the ISP community.
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Microsoft has changed the look and feel of its venerable browser while adding some much-needed security features.
If you haven't looked at Netscape in a while, version 8 is worth it for its added security and extra features.
Lotus Foundations is a great solution for a wide range of businesses because it takes away the need for an on-site IT guru, and minimises management overheads so staff can get on with core business activities.
D-Link's DIR-635 router sports good performance and features at a reasonable price.
You can't beat the price. For a good, basic internet security suite, we recommend Trend Micro Internet Security 2009.
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