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  • Government 'Big Mother' monitors kids Web usage

    A new government program protecting kids from Internet nasties is not Big Brother but more like Big Mother, Olympic swimmer Kieren Perkins said.

  • Don't fear Sydney Opera House trojan

    The Web site of the Sydney landmark has been found to harbour malware but it has been described as an "irritant" rather than a "major security risk".

  • Parliament's Web site to get scrutiny

    The department responsible for providing services to the Australian Parliament in Canberra will soon step up its efforts to track usage patterns regarding the Parliament's popular Web site.

  • NT govt cracks down on improper Web use

    Northern Territory (NT) government officials have tried to stamp out inappropriate Internet use by deploying stronger Web filtering software across all state departments.

  • Gates looks to expand view beyond Windows

    Microsoft has long viewed the software world through Windows. Now, it's hoping to prove that it understands the growing popularity of Web technologies beyond its own operating system.

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  • Is your boss monitoring your e-mail?

    A quarter of employers have sacked workers for how they use their e-mail -- and even for misuse of the office phone, a study shows.

  • Privacy: IT managers beware?

    Monitoring Web usage, checking e-mails or simply keeping an eye on use of resources, ZDNet Australia looks at tips to help IT professionals keep on the right side of the line when it comes to employee privacy.

  • Employee monitoring: a political minefield?

    Keeping an eye on staff e-mail exchanges, or monitoring their Web surfing activities, is an ethical and political minefield. How are Australian enterprises balancing this emotive issue?

  • IT managers: in the courtroom?

    Grappling with employee revolt over the monitoring of Web and e-mail usage has always been a delicate issue for CIOs and IT managers.

  • Cyberslacking: who cares?

    Lost productivity and bandwidth are two of the effects of employee use of the Internet, according to one vendor survey. But are IT managers and CIOs really concerned about cyberslacking?

Reviews (2)

  • Cyber Snoop 4.0

    Cyber Snoop is not an "install and forget" utility, as many other filtering products claim to be, but its ability to monitor and ultimately control Web access is a powerful tool for parents.

  • WebTrends Firewall Suite 3.0

    WebTrends Firewall Suite 3.0 is a great firewall-monitoring package that should be a part of every system administrator's security toolbox, whether their network is large or small.

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