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Inventor encrypts tweets to evade govt

Inventor encrypts tweets to evade govt

Sydney-based inventor Mark Pesce has developed a way to use public key cryptography over private Twitter messages in response to the social media site providing the US Department of Justice (DOJ) access to user accounts last year.

February 21st, 2012 in Security by Michael Lee Comment 4 Votes
Signcryption standard to shake up security

Signcryption standard to shake up security

A relatively new method of encryption and digital signing has been formally recognised as an international standard, which could possibly change how information is secured, especially on mobile devices.

January 11th, 2012 in Security by Michael Lee Comment Vote
Security: PGP to Android, NFC and beyond

Security: PGP to Android, NFC and beyond

Jon Callas has been at the centre of computer security since the olden days of the 1990s. On today's Patch Monday podcast he talks about the future. Cloud, smartphones, Android, the lot.

October 31st, 2011 in Security by Stilgherrian Comment Vote
Google to encrypt searches by default

Google to encrypt searches by default

Google has begun to roll out SSL (secure socket layer) encryption for its search engine by default, protecting users who weren't aware the option existed.

October 19th, 2011 in Google by Michael Lee 5 Comments 1 Vote
Credit card security not improving: Verizon

Credit card security not improving: Verizon

Businesses that accept credit or debit cards have continued to fail at achieving and maintaining compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), according to a report (PDF) released by Verizon.

September 28th, 2011 in Security by Michael Lee 2 Comments Vote
Lost a laptop? You've lost your passwords

Lost a laptop? You've lost your passwords

If your Windows laptop is stolen, be warned: new research shows that a thief can gain access to the passwords used by your Amazon, Google, Yahoo, Facebook and other web accounts.

August 9th, 2011 in Security by Declan McCullagh 2 Comments 106 Votes
Nikon camera encryption cracked

Nikon camera encryption cracked

Just months after Canon's camera encryption was cracked, the same team has claimed that it has managed to crack Nikon's authentication system used in high-end SLRs.

April 29th, 2011 in Authentication by Lexy Savvides Comment Vote
PlayStation credit card data was encrypted

PlayStation credit card data was encrypted

Sony has confirmed that the credit card details possibly stolen in a breach of its PlayStation Network (PSN) were encrypted.

April 28th, 2011 in Security by Darren Pauli 1 Comment Vote
Facebook encryption stews Firesheep

Facebook encryption stews Firesheep

Facebook is now offering users the ability to use encryption to protect their accounts from being compromised when they are interacting with the site, something security experts have been seeking for a while.

January 27th, 2011 in Security by Elinor Mills 1 Comment Vote
OpenBSD has FBI backdoor: contractor

OpenBSD has FBI backdoor: contractor

Allegations that the FBI surreptitiously placed a backdoor into the OpenBSD operating system have alarmed the computer security community, prompting calls for an audit of the source code and claims that the charges must be a hoax.

December 16th, 2010 in Open Source by Declan McCullagh 3 Comments Vote

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Australian NBN subscribers are opting for 100/40 over 12/1 speeds: http://t.co/QsWk7u6Y That's the least surprising news I've ever read! :)

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RT @juhasaarinen: NBN users opt for 100Mbps http://t.co/T7uk1hbK by @joshgnosis

Poor Oracle, poor, poor Oracle, I feel so sorry for them. I really hope they don't go bust, for at least another 5 or 6 months. Sucked in...

2 hours ago by Rex Alfie on Google didn't infringe on Oracle patents: jury

The point of pilot schemes is to determine the best practice and save money in the broader picture. The Tasmanian rollout planning actua...

2 hours ago by GregoryB1 on NBN's Tassie upgrade to cost $1.3 million

I think that a CBA is unlikely because with the high proportion of customers now electing for the highest rate (50% of connections in Apr...

2 hours ago by GregoryB1 on NBN cost-benefit analyses are so 2011

Pentaho adds native integration with MongoDB http://t.co/uJCqDA9B

RT @pussyeatingclub: Why you should pay for porn. A good read. http://t.co/PfhedCQs

DDoS works because you have enough compromised machines to clog the pipe or servers of the victim. If, the victim's pipe is widened by a ...

3 hours ago by GregoryB1 on National Botnet Network coming: Earthwave

Please stop with the analytical, common sense and facts, Gregory. Those opposed to the NBN don't want to hear such things, which is why ...

3 hours ago by Beta on Blowing the digital dividend on wireless NBN

But, yet again, Turnbull is clearly in error when he says that other companies cannot roll out copper. In South Brisbane Telstra chose to...

3 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: Conroy

Not much point running fiber back to the exchange if that exchange itself is connected by copper. It is access to fiber backhaul that de...

3 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: Conroy

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3 hours ago by Beta on Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: Conroy

So instead you want these estates wired up with fiber and then left, unconnected with no service, until the fiber rollout reaches them in...

3 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: Conroy

@paulbrislen @juhasaarinen Prices compared here: http://t.co/WnZzXP5Z

RT @joshgnosis: @paulbrislen @juhasaarinen Prices compared here: http://t.co/WnZzXP5Z

Water, roads and electricity were all rolled out by government because there private companies weren't interested as the ROI in the early...

3 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Five pros and cons of the NBN

NBN users opt for 100Mbps http://t.co/T7uk1hbK by @joshgnosis

Chrome beats Internet Explorer in global Web browser race | ZDNet http://t.co/3XfMdUXM

The case you outline, South Brisbane, is in fact the coalitions prefered model. They WANT the incumbent telco, Telstra, to provide the f...

3 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Five pros and cons of the NBN

Cybersecurity #collaboration between the US & Australia. http://t.co/p2uKLSBi

So, over time, the Coalition policy will cost much much more than Labor's because they intend to subsidise the broadband of farmers and t...

4 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Malaysia held up as NBN king

Any form of science training counts against you as a politician, in the coalition parties, doubly so. There may be others who keep quiet...

4 hours ago by GregoryB1 on NBN FUD: will Abbott ever learn?

Qld govt IT to be cleaned up by audit http://t.co/r4oNuNW8 #qldpol

Travel Tech Q and A: Skyscanner's Ewan Gray http://t.co/7ZfXZk19

Microsoft is serious about open source: 10 proof points | ZDNet http://t.co/2OtDR11D

Sorry HC, what is meant by "Cinders "?

5 hours ago by Doubt on NBN users opt for 100Mbps

Thanks Beta, I could hear the nurse walking down the corridor as you posted. Much better now.

5 hours ago by Doubt on NBN users opt for 100Mbps

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Q&A of the Week: 'The current state of the cybercrime ecosystem' featuring Mikko Hypponen http://t.co/6lUYFs0X

You say that the golden age of cyber crime will be over by 2014/2015. I would like to differ. I believe that cyber criminals are getting ...

6 hours ago by Staden on Cybercrime golden age over in two years?

Before accusing me of fudging the figures, that was the percentage in April, the latest available. It seems that as the advantage of the ...

10 hours ago by GregoryB1 on NBN FUD: will Abbott ever learn?

Currently about 50% of connections are at the 100Mb/s rate.
As a consequence, ARPU is significantly higher than the projected figures.

10 hours ago by GregoryB1 on NBN FUD: will Abbott ever learn?

Currently about 50% of connections are at the 100Mb/s rate.
As a consequence, ARPU is significantly higher than the projected figures.

10 hours ago by GregoryB1 on NBN FUD: will Abbott ever learn?

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NBN users opt for 100Mbps: Customers are picking the top fibre plan that is available on the National Broadband ... http://t.co/sjtFSU3g

"Customers are picking the top fibre plan that is available on the National Broadband Network (NBN), more than a... http://t.co/M3P24Htn

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RT @MADinMelbourne: roxon "will enable more families to access credit" @MLolderandwiser: Privacy Act amendments http://t.co/Mv4c7PC2 via @zdnetaustralia

NBN users opt for 100Mbps - ZDNet Australia http://t.co/fLfHMzPn #australia #technews

RT @konradski: Whaddayaknow - turns out Wi-Fi CAN interfere with a plane's navigation systems http://t.co/ospQCU2S

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17 hours ago, NBN's Tassie upgrade to cost $1.3 million

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NBN users opt for 100Mbps http://t.co/xKqEb4bE via @zdnetaustralia

Biometric bugs too dangerous for public? http://t.co/8JLz5tdF via @zdnetaustralia

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War talk dominates #AusCERT 2012 - http://t.co/SlBpMj0c - #security #cyber

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#NewSouthWales ditches registration stickers 4 light #vehicles in favour of #technology http://t.co/xX5N0Rp9

Anonymous hacks Reliance's Internet filtering server - ZDNet (blog) http://t.co/uObU1HBP http://t.co/0UBXxwX4

Which Windows will make for a better tablet? http://t.co/4mAHg850

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