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What happened in Senate Estimates this week? What's the issue with tech company taxes? What company's been breached now? Find out on our podcast.
2 days ago in NBN by ZDNet Australia Staff Comment 1 Vote
What happened in Senate Estimates this week? What's the issue with tech company taxes? What company's been breached now? Find out on our podcast.
2 days ago in NBN by ZDNet Australia Staff Comment 1 Vote
Vulnerabilities in biometric systems are too dangerous to allow the general public to point out, according to Biometrics Institute technical committee chair Ted Dunstone — and they should not be encouraged to try.
2 days ago in Security by Michael Lee Comment Vote
Proposed changes to the Privacy Act that would shore up information security online and give the Privacy Commission greater enforcement powers, including the power to dish out hefty fines, have gone before parliament this week.
3 days ago in Government by Luke Hopewell Comment Vote
Craig Thomson says his phone might have been cloned, and that's why it appears that he made phone calls to brothels. Is it a realistic line of defence?
3 days ago in Telcos by Phil Dobbie 3 Comments 1 Vote
Telstra has revealed that a third-party company responsible for its GameArena and Games Shop websites has fallen victim to a hacking attack, spilling the details of up to 35,000 customers.
3 days ago in Security by Michael Lee 1 Comment VoteGoogle is the latest in the growing number of organisations that are warning users about the DNSChanger malware, which threatens to affect some users' connectivity. Infected users will soon see a warning at the top of their page alerting them of the issue and how to get help.
Google is using a clever Domain Name System hack to let people infected with the DNSChanger malware know that they have only a few weeks left before their Internet connection goes dead.
via CNET News.com
Kaspersky Lab is the latest company to be denied the chance to develop an official antivirus app for iOS. AVG and Trend Micro are others that have openly criticised Apple for making it difficult to develop antivirus apps, but they don't want to risk their developer status to make a jailbroken equivalent.
Apple was in a Catch-22 situation, but ultimately denied Kaspersky's request for an iOS antivirus app. The refusal crucially shows how much in denial Apple is over its devices' security.
via ZDNet US
Westpac has spent a year developing its own in-house app for securely taking and delivering notes on the iPad, solving a document-security puzzle that has troubled rivals for some time.
5 days ago in Security by Luke Hopewell 4 Comments 2 Votes
Independent MP Craig Thomson's claims that calls to Sydney escort services made from his mobile phone were actually made using a clone of his phone seem unlikely, unless a telco insider was involved, according to a security analyst.
5 days ago in Government by Josh Taylor Comment Vote
Spotify's Australian launch seems to have failed on at least one level: Australians visiting the specific "spotify.com.au" site this morning to sign up found that it had an invalid security certificate.
5 days ago in Security by Suzanne Tindal 1 Comment Vote* number of articles per week
An extensive panel of experts face a range of questions around cloud, security and mobility.
The 2012 AusCERT conference continues with Star Wars, censorship, cyber attacks and machines becoming self-aware.
Internet users certainly want the speed once they can get it#NBN
NBN users opt for 100Mbps http://t.co/JTQbWghv via @zdnetaustralia
It will be intersting to know what residences will sign up for when the NBN Co stops subsidising it all. 'NBN Co, the public-private par...
1 hour ago by advocate on NBN users opt for 100MbpsRT @zdnetaustralia: NSW outs datacentre deal details: http://t.co/DmebN1on
1 hour ago by smsmybiz on twitter, retweetAustralian 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! :)
2 hours ago by HiltonT on twitter, retweetUK 'cookie law' takes effect: What you need to know http://t.co/u7LZZ1oM
2 hours ago by Wippy0012 on twitter, retweetRT @juhasaarinen: NBN users opt for 100Mbps http://t.co/T7uk1hbK by @joshgnosis
3 hours ago by redclaw42 on twitter, retweetPoor 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...
4 hours ago by Rex Alfie on Google didn't infringe on Oracle patents: juryThe point of pilot schemes is to determine the best practice and save money in the broader picture. The Tasmanian rollout planning actua...
4 hours ago by GregoryB1 on NBN's Tassie upgrade to cost $1.3 millionI think that a CBA is unlikely because with the high proportion of customers now electing for the highest rate (50% of connections in Apr...
4 hours ago by GregoryB1 on NBN cost-benefit analyses are so 2011Pentaho adds native integration with MongoDB http://t.co/uJCqDA9B
4 hours ago by andrewjstevens on twitter, retweetRT @pussyeatingclub: Why you should pay for porn. A good read. http://t.co/PfhedCQs
4 hours ago by morgan28d on twitter, retweetDDoS 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 ...
4 hours ago by GregoryB1 on National Botnet Network coming: EarthwavePlease stop with the analytical, common sense and facts, Gregory. Those opposed to the NBN don't want to hear such things, which is why ...
4 hours ago by Beta on Blowing the digital dividend on wireless NBNBut, yet again, Turnbull is clearly in error when he says that other companies cannot roll out copper. In South Brisbane Telstra chose to...
4 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: ConroyNot much point running fiber back to the exchange if that exchange itself is connected by copper. It is access to fiber backhaul that de...
4 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: Conroy+1
4 hours ago by Beta on Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: ConroySo instead you want these estates wired up with fiber and then left, unconnected with no service, until the fiber rollout reaches them in...
4 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Copper greenfield dominance irrelevant: Conroy@paulbrislen @juhasaarinen Prices compared here: http://t.co/WnZzXP5Z
5 hours ago by joshgnosis on twitter, retweetRT @joshgnosis: @paulbrislen @juhasaarinen Prices compared here: http://t.co/WnZzXP5Z
5 hours ago by paulbrislen on twitter, retweetWater, roads and electricity were all rolled out by government because there private companies weren't interested as the ROI in the early...
5 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Five pros and cons of the NBNNBN users opt for 100Mbps http://t.co/T7uk1hbK by @joshgnosis
5 hours ago by juhasaarinen on twitter, retweetChrome beats Internet Explorer in global Web browser race | ZDNet http://t.co/3XfMdUXM
5 hours ago by ChrisChinch on twitter, retweetThe case you outline, South Brisbane, is in fact the coalitions prefered model. They WANT the incumbent telco, Telstra, to provide the f...
5 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Five pros and cons of the NBNCybersecurity #collaboration between the US & Australia. http://t.co/p2uKLSBi
5 hours ago by DiodesInc on twitter, retweetSo, over time, the Coalition policy will cost much much more than Labor's because they intend to subsidise the broadband of farmers and t...
5 hours ago by GregoryB1 on Malaysia held up as NBN kingAny form of science training counts against you as a politician, in the coalition parties, doubly so. There may be others who keep quiet...
5 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
5 hours ago by Qlder on twitter, retweetTravel Tech Q and A: Skyscanner's Ewan Gray http://t.co/7ZfXZk19
5 hours ago by retailblue on twitter, retweetMicrosoft is serious about open source: 10 proof points | ZDNet http://t.co/2OtDR11D
6 hours ago by ChrisChinch on twitter, retweetSorry HC, what is meant by "Cinders "?
6 hours ago by Doubt on NBN users opt for 100MbpsThanks Beta, I could hear the nurse walking down the corridor as you posted. Much better now.
6 hours ago by Doubt on NBN users opt for 100Mbpsгайд
7 hours ago by Evonresee on AVM Fritz!Box 7390Sex Tech: Faceporn win, Parental revenge porn, Google: No Porn ...: Google opposes UK porn filters, a fake porn ... http://t.co/0OR87oEt
7 hours ago by nursejayne69 on twitter, retweetQ&A of the Week: 'The current state of the cybercrime ecosystem' featuring Mikko Hypponen http://t.co/6lUYFs0X
8 hours ago by teksquisite on twitter, retweetYou 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 ...
8 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 ...
11 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.
RT @DellEnterprise: Dell Secureworks talks with ZDNet about Android's biggest #security flaws - http://t.co/LSFLQVFq #infosec
13 hours ago by ostejskal on twitter, retweetNBN users opt for 100Mbps: Customers are picking the top fibre plan that is available on the National Broadband ... http://t.co/sjtFSU3g
14 hours ago by ozspeedtest on twitter, retweet"Customers are picking the top fibre plan that is available on the National Broadband Network (NBN), more than a... http://t.co/M3P24Htn
14 hours ago by redditau on twitter, retweetRT @CorrieB: An iPad for every child: Inevitable or impossible? http://t.co/I7uS8l9s Thx to @timbuckteeth for this; http://t.co/jxkqIRIp
16 hours ago by njdixpin on twitter, retweetRT @MADinMelbourne: roxon "will enable more families to access credit" @MLolderandwiser: Privacy Act amendments http://t.co/Mv4c7PC2 via @zdnetaustralia
17 hours ago by GreenUpOz on twitter, retweetNBN users opt for 100Mbps - ZDNet Australia http://t.co/fLfHMzPn #australia #technews
17 hours ago by tweets4oz on twitter, retweetRT @konradski: Whaddayaknow - turns out Wi-Fi CAN interfere with a plane's navigation systems http://t.co/ospQCU2S
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18 hours ago, NBN's Tassie upgrade to cost $1.3 millionNBN users opt for 100Mbps - Communications - News - ZDNet Australia: NBN users opt for 100Mbps - Communications ... http://t.co/btB9gKWg
19 hours ago by tomlaing on twitter, retweetNBN users opt for 100Mbps http://t.co/xKqEb4bE via @zdnetaustralia
20 hours ago by tomlaing on twitter, retweetBiometric bugs too dangerous for public? http://t.co/8JLz5tdF via @zdnetaustralia
20 hours ago by thrunobulax on twitter, retweetWar talk dominates #AusCERT 2012 - http://t.co/SlBpMj0c - #security #cyber
21 hours ago by Secure_View on twitter, retweetTravel Tech Q&A: Skyscanner's Ewan Gray http://t.co/vYexrDwu #ipad
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21 hours ago by dewacorp on twitter, retweet#NewSouthWales ditches registration stickers 4 light #vehicles in favour of #technology http://t.co/xX5N0Rp9
21 hours ago by cyberactivsvces on twitter, retweetAnonymous hacks Reliance's Internet filtering server - ZDNet (blog) http://t.co/uObU1HBP http://t.co/0UBXxwX4
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2 days ago, Is Bill Gates a great leader?
16 Govt banned Huawei from NBN bids
14 Telstra customer details exposed again
15 National Botnet Network coming: Earthwave
8 Why malware authors don't need to try
6 Body scanners coming to airports in July
6 Conroy uses Black Hat carrot on students
6 Queensland Police to go wardriving
6 Adobe users required to pay for security
5 Pirate Bay to allow real-object downloads
5 New Windows flaw to spark Conficker 2.0?