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Ubuntu issues security patch for kernel flaw

Ubuntu today became the latest Linux vendor to patch a vulnerability in the open source operating system's kernel that could have left the door open for hackers to find their way into users' machines.

Tags: kernel, novell, security, suse, ubuntu, vulnerability, linux vendor

Symantec's PC Tools buy worth $300m?

An Australian newspaper has placed the value of global security vendor Symantec's purchase last week of Sydney-based rival PC Tools at AU$300 million.

Tags: mincom, pc tools, security, symantec, acquisition, tool, buy, worth

Security superguide — all you need to know

When chief information officers and other technology managers talk about their priorities, security is always high on the list.

Tags: security , anti, botnet, protection, risk, spam, threat, trojan

Bank customer details sold on eBay

Over one million American Express, Royal Bank of Scotland and Natwest customers' details have been sold on eBay.

Tags: american express, amex, ebay, hard drive, security, theft, graphic, data

Red Hat gets hacked

Red Hat warned on Friday that a network attack compromised some servers last week that are involved with both its commercially supported and free versions of Linux.

Tags: security, linux, red hat, open source, fedora, package, compromise

UK prisoner data goes missing

Unencrypted data on all 84,000 prisoners in England and Wales has gone missing after a Home Office contractor lost a USB stick on which it had been stored.

Tags: data, prisoners, privacy, security, usb, office, contractor, home

DNS exploits are happening

A fatal flaw with the DNS (Domain Name System) was currently being exploited in internet attacks and more attacks were likely, the security researcher who discovered the flaw said on Thursday in the US

Tags: attacks, dan kaminsky, dns, domain names, flaw, hack, vulnerability, attack

iPhone patch fixes 3G issues

Apple has acknowledged the iPhone 3G's reception issues, appearing to confirm that the iPhone OS 2.0.2 software update was designed to fix those problems.

Tags: apple, coverage, iphone, patch, reception, 3g, fix, update

Videos

		Microsoft launches 3-D photo viewer Photosynth

		Please Explain: eSATA

		Wozniak on Apple, Jobs, and the iPhone line

		bsod the easy way

		With characteristic humour, Microsoft happily supplies a screensaver which mimics the blue screen of death. - Posted by Anonymous on How to create a Blue Screen of Death

		How fitting...

		How fitting ... A washed up comedian to plug their washed up joke of an operating system. - Posted by Anonymous on Microsoft hires Seinfeld for ads

		:-)

		Why employ another comedian when Ballmer is already on the books? - Posted by Anonymous on Microsoft hires Seinfeld for ads

		News: National broadband data: who's late

		Today is the deadline for Australian telcos to hand over information on their networks so that the federal government can use it in its process to build a $4.7 billion national broadband network. ZDNet.com.au investigated who's on time and who's late.

		News: Telstra, Unwired revamp wireless plans

		Unwired and Telstra today both revamped their wireless broadband plans: in the same week that Optus and Virgin unleashed new wireless offerings.

		News: NEHTA gags stakeholder forum

		Australia's peak e-health body has held the first meeting of a new forum designed to address past failures to adequately engage government and industry stakeholders — but individuals in the group have been gagged from talking about details.

		Review-EC: Dell Latitude E6500

		The Dell Latitude E is a glimpse into the future of laptops. With high expandability, configurable and a strong design, it should suit most corporate environments.

		News: iPhone bill shock hits Optus

		Like Vodafone, Optus has started to receive complaints about iPhone billing problems relating to excess data charges.

		News: Vodafone Australia sells towers

		Mobile carrier Vodafone Australia today said it had sold 140 of its mobile phone towers to infrastructure management firm Crown Castle Australia.

		News: Push for Intel case to be public

		News outlets and advocacy groups are seeking access to sealed court records in AMD's antitrust case against Intel.

		News: Microsoft Small Business Server 2008 ready

		Microsoft today said the latest version of its Windows Small Business Server software had been finalised and was ready for its distribution partners.

		News: Queensland revamp needs IT chief

		The Queensland state government has started looking for a high-level technology chieftain to lead its whole of government Technology Transformation Program.

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