http://www.computerworld.com.au Security Weekly by Computerworld en-us Copyright 2008, IDG Communications, for personal use only, not for redistribution without permission. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:20:02 +1000 60 http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=623136701&rid=-144 Human error is to blame for a transaction error which caused thousands of Westpac customers to miss payments, be overcharged and overpaid early yesterday. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:17:31 +1000 http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=870711453&rid=-144 Microsoft on Thursday chalked in four security updates for next week that would fix vulnerabilities in Windows, SQL Server and Exchange Server. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:48:32 +1000 http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=1038032839&rid=-144 Stories detailing the theft of personal information from enterprise databases have filled our news for years and are reaching almost unbearable intensity and frequency. Even back in 2005, it was reported that more than 55 million Americans had their personal data exposed in more than 130 major security breaches. A more recent survey found that nearly 90 per cent of Fortune 500 companies and government agencies have experienced security breaches (that they know of!) Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:09:45 +1000 http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=863502618&rid=-144 What do I do if I suspect someone is controlling my PC? When my IP address has been changed without my knowledge? My boot-up process is getting harder unless I unplug the Ethernet cable and the CPU is at 100 per cent every time I open any program. There is also a new connection to the Internet that is between my connection and the net I know was not there a month ago. When I try to register my e-mail address the programs say it's invalid and does not match whatever it has to compare it to.-- Teresa Hurst. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:07:03 +1000 http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=923334693&rid=-144 Within weeks after its introduction , a security researcher has cracked the Tip2Pay fingerprint payment system for Dutch supermarket chain Albert Heijn. The researcher succeeded at paying for groceries by using a copied fingerprint. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:46:54 +1000 http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=864853154&rid=-144 Cloud computing is fraught with security risks, according to analyst firm Gartner. Smart customers will ask tough questions, and consider getting a security assessment from a neutral third party before committing to a cloud vendor, Gartner says in a June report titled "Assessing the Security Risks of Cloud Computing". Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:00:56 +1000 http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=548262954&rid=-144 Visitors to the Association of Tennis Professionals Web site have potentially been infected with spyware after apparent lax security allowed a malicious script to be injected across its pages. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:52:19 +1000 http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=400339848&rid=-144 If you are using Windows Server Update Services Version 3.0 or version 3.0 Service Pack 1, then the following might be important to you with the monthly security release for July only a week away. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:01:46 +1000 http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=1770227961&rid=-144 With the cold an flu season most definitely upon us, there is much that the common cold can show us about network intrusion and what can happen once a single compromise has taken place. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:50:29 +1000 http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=548051754&rid=-144 Version 3.0 of BackTrack has been released. BackTrack is a Linux-based distribution dedicated to penetration testing or hacking (depending on how you look at it). It contains more than 300 of the world's most popular open source or freely distributable hacking tools. Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:57:21 +1000