Security

Comment: Government's double standards on cybercrime

Comment: Government's double standards on cybercrime

Federal government in breach of its own regulations.
John Hilvert May 20 2011, 10:00AM Security
Credit card fraud: '57c for every $1k'

Credit card fraud: '57c for every $1k'

Australian Institute of Criminology finds fraud up 55 percent.
Ry Crozier May 19 2011, 4:32PM Security
The dark side to the power of the internet

The dark side to the power of the internet

AusCERT: We will see more disasters unless society adapts to the networked age.
Nate Cochrane May 18 2011, 2:54PM Security
AusCERT Facebook photo hack may be a test case

AusCERT Facebook photo hack may be a test case

A brute force attack which guessed Facebook URLs may be a breach of Commonwealth and State computer crime laws.
Darren Pauli May 18 2011, 2:50PM Security
AusCERT presentation riles Queensland Police

AusCERT presentation riles Queensland Police

Herald story leads to police queries.
Staff Writer May 18 2011, 9:16AM Security
Feds arrest five for selling stolen laptops

Feds arrest five for selling stolen laptops

Police investigate theft of 288 laptops.
Staff Writers May 17 2011, 6:00PM Security
Lockpicking

Lockpicking

AusCERT: Securing your information is about more than firewalls and software.
Nate Cochrane May 17 2011, 3:06PM Security
Mobile malware

Mobile malware

Walled gardens, sandboxes equally insecure.
Darren Pauli May 17 2011, 3:04PM Mobility
Endace reveals cellular wireless security trials

Endace reveals cellular wireless security trials

Appoints first Australian reseller and outlines aggressive growth plans.
David Binning May 17 2011, 2:45PM Security
Photos: AusCERT Day 1

Photos: AusCERT Day 1

Delegates gathered at the Royal Pines resort on the Gold Coast for the 10th annual AusCERT conference.
May 16 2011, 8:12PM Photos
Cyber tsar nods US security overhaul

Cyber tsar nods US security overhaul

The White House on Thursday unveiled sweeping cybersecurity legislative recommendations to Congress.
Angela Moscsaritolo May 16 2011, 4:04PM Security
Energy provider overhauls smart grid security

Energy provider overhauls smart grid security

Smart meters need smarter security.
Darren Pauli May 16 2011, 3:59PM Security
Bad apps

Bad apps

Apps ping premium SMS when victims enter China.
Darren Pauli May 16 2011, 1:59PM Security
Data Breach

Data Breach

"Psychotic" Anonymous faction implicates its own in hack.
Darren Pauli May 16 2011, 1:57PM Security
Random bug kills US visa lottery

Random bug kills US visa lottery

New program fails random return.
Liam Tung May 16 2011, 1:55PM Security
Hacking VoIP

Hacking VoIP

Read the manual and switch off web services, say white-hat hackers.
Darren Pauli May 13 2011, 2:47PM Security
Windows malware

Windows malware

Vulnerabilities continue to decline, and exploits are getting more difficult.
Darren Pauli May 13 2011, 2:33PM Security
Australia's IT managers shun encryption: report

Australia's IT managers shun encryption: report

Those that use it feel more secure; outsources blamed for most breaches
Staff Writer May 13 2011, 12:31PM Security
Facebook behind Google smear campaign

Facebook behind Google smear campaign

Social dominance game gets uglier.
Liam Tung May 13 2011, 12:17PM Security
Facebook's 100,000 leaky apps

Facebook's 100,000 leaky apps

Old apps have sent your Facebook data, photos to advertisers.
Dan Raywood May 13 2011, 9:54AM Security

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