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Australian security: the lucky country

Does anyone seriously believe that Australian businesses and government agencies manage security any better than the US or UK?

Tags: cd, data breach, data leakage, privacy, security, storage, usb, alrc

Google defends privacy credentials

Google has defended its privacy credentials following a claim by Microsoft's privacy chief last week that the search giant was a decade behind Microsoft when it came to privacy.

Tags: data breach, disclosure, privacy, google, microsoft, peter cullen, scott charney, security

Microsoft slams Google on privacy

Google's approach to privacy is a decade behind Microsoft, the Redmond software giant's chief privacy strategist told ZDNet.com.au on Thursday in a video interview.

Tags: google, security, microsoft, privacy, scott charney, trustworthy computing, peter cullen, street view

Aussie banks relay outsourcing lessons

Chief information officers from two of Australia's largest banks today warned their peers not to poison outsourcing arrangements by obsessing over costs.

Tags: cba, cio, commbank, outsourcing, security, westpac, eds, ibm

Symantec wants another chance

Computer security firm Symantec this week claimed 300 changes in the new versions of Norton Internet Security and Antivirus would address past performance problems.

Tags: malware, security, symantec, norton 360, antivirus, internet security, rowan trollope, norton 2009

Apple will plug iPhone security hole

Apple plans to release a fix next month for a security hole that enables someone to access data on a password-protected iPhone, according to a report.

Tags: apple, iphone, security, vulnerability, hole

Kingston DataTraveler BlackBox

If data security is paramount, the DataTraveler BlackBox is the USB flash drive of choice, despite its relatively high cost.

Tags: kingston, flash drive, encryption, security, datatraveler, blackbox, drive, nist

Best Western details hotel hack

The Best Western hotel chain has given details of a hack involving one of its hotels, but downplayed reports that eight million customers have been affected.

Tags: best western, hack, security, vulnerability, western, hotel, best, detail

Space virus infects orbiting laptops

At least two laptops on-board the International Space Station more than 200 miles above Earth have been infected with a virus.

Tags: nasa, space, virus, infect, onboard

Videos

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		IBM strike to disrupt Westpac, Qantas?

		Wondering when customers will catch on

		I've been working in IBM for 20+ years. Smoke and Mirrors is the name of the game... Pay is low, morale is low. Of course, the fat cats in the C Suite are never held to the same cost cutting measures. - Posted by Anonymous on Strike vote fuels IBM Australia debate

		Microsoft is 10 years ahead?

		Google isn't exactly a privacy hero, but Microsoft is just about the worst... - Posted by Anonymous on Microsoft slams Google on privacy

		Be fair Alfie.

		Rex Alfie Lee I do take exception to your statement that I think you are mad... That ... does not excuse your unbelievable ungentlemanly and unAustralian attack on Sol Trujillo. - Posted by Anonymous on Phil Burgess quits Telstra

		News: iiNet to offer mobile phone services?

		Broadband ISP iiNet is considering reselling mobile phone and mobile data services. The company also hopes to replace Optus as the second largest broadband player in Australia, according to Greg Bader, the company's chief technology officer.

		News: Apple in touchscreen Mac patent

		Rumours of Apple working on a touchscreen Mac have been circulating for years, and will only grow with the revelation that the company is hoping to patent similar technology.

		Photo Gallery: Photos: IE 8 gets better with beta 2

		Microsoft is still playing catch-up with Opera, Safari, and Firefox, but IE 8 beta 2 brings it one step closer to the competition.

		News: People launches Telstra's ADSL2+

		Business-focused internet service provider People Telecom today said it had launched ADSL2+ broadband services based on Telstra's network, making it the first firm in Australia to do so.

		News: Mozilla's Google deal extended

		Mozilla and Google have extended a search deal through 2011, providing some financial security to the backer of the open source Firefox Web browser.

		News: iPhone issues caused by power chip?

		Another plausible scenario for the iPhone 3G reception problems primarily experienced in the US has emerged: it's related to faulty power-control software.

		News: Realestate CEO picks up $600k

		New Realestate.com.au CEO Greg Ellis will get paid the same as recently departed CEO Simon Baker — $600,000 plus bonuses.

		News: IBM Australia workers vote to strike

		Workers at IBM's Flightdeck in Baulkham hills have voted to strike for better pay and conditions, according to the Australian Services Union, which counted the vote today.

		News: Lazarus Tcard lives again

		The NSW Government this morning released an "expressions of interest" document to try and find suppliers to resurrect the failed Tcard project, an electronic ticketing system for NSW public transport.

		News: Pacific Wireless wants iBurst

		Internet service provider Pacific Wireless today expressed an interest in buying the iBurst wireless business from the wreckage of Commander.

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