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Internet Security
Wednesday August 13, 2008
ZDNet.com.au edit team
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Aussie banks: your new security vendor <?= $story_info[TITLE] ?>
It is quickly becoming the norm for Australia's largest banks to offer discounts on or completely free computer security software to boost internet banking security. The question is, why?
Tags: antivirus, anz, bank, security, commbank, st george, westpac, nab
Data breach laws years away <?= $story_info[TITLE] ?>
The Australian Law Reform Commission yesterday released a report recommending Australia introduce data breach disclosure laws — but Senator John Faulkner said that bridge would not be crossed by government at least for the next 18 months.
Tags: cd, data breach, data leakage, privacy, security, storage, alrc, faulkner
Researcher blackmails Sun, Nokia <?= $story_info[TITLE] ?>
A Polish security researcher has claimed to have found multiple flaws in mobile Java, but is demanding €20,000 in return for full details of the vulnerabilities.
Tags: blackmail, flaw, nokia, security, sun microsystems, vulnerability, vulnerable, research
VMware bug causes worldwide chaos <?= $story_info[TITLE] ?>
A flaw in the VMware licensing code is responsible for problems with the software that are affecting users worldwide.
Tags: bug, emc, issue, virtualisation, vmware, 3.5, virtual machines, patch
Massive fraud server exposed <?= $story_info[TITLE] ?>
A server discovered in June contained 50GB of stolen user account and financial details, including 9,000 bank and credit-card account credentials and 463,582 user account passwords, according to a report published at the Black Hat conference last week.
Tags: black hat, credit card, fraud, las vegas, security, server, trojan horse, stewart
Judge halts Defcon hacking speech <?= $story_info[TITLE] ?>
A federal judge on Saturday in the US granted the Massachusetts transit authority's request for an injunction preventing three MIT students from giving a presentation about hacking smartcards used in the Boston subway system.
Tags: conference, defcon, hacker, hacking, judge, security, smartcard, student
Black Hat expels reporters in network snooping <?= $story_info[TITLE] ?>
Three journalists for a French security magazine were kicked out of the Black Hat security conference after they allegedly sniffed the press room computer network on Thursday.
Tags: black hat, security, wifi, journalist, press, israel, men, sheep
Much ado about iPhone kill switch <?= $story_info[TITLE] ?>
Apple's iPhone "kill switch" has prompted much hand-wringing, despite the fact that no one knows exactly what it does.
Tags: app store, apple, iphone, mac os x, security, application, malicious

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Why do us Aussies always end up getting the pointy end of the (market) stick? - Posted by Anonymous on Lenovo hikes netbook price for Aussies
Security risk
We live in a rural area and this shows a close enough shot to see every tree, every outbuilding ... this information poses a massive security risk. - Posted by Anonymous on Google denies Street View has privacy issues
Privacy
There is nothing illegal about taking photographs in public places, and that's pretty much all Google have done. - Posted by Anonymous on Google defends Street View coverage

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