Sunday | 6 July, 2008
Stories by: Michael Crawford
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Identity fraudsters cut from database 06/07/2007 16:19:25
An Australian organization has developed an algorithm designed solely to detect identity fraud, or people who change their given names to commit fraud following a study into credit risk. - +
New Trojan shows return of script kiddies 29/06/2007 13:24:41
Local security firms have confirmed the presence of an online Trojan construction kit designed solely to update variants of itself and grab sensitive passwords and user details from infected users. - +
Microsoft Staffers Debate "Worst Jobs In Science" Nomination 28/06/2007 16:05:25
Working in the Microsoft Security Response Centre (MSRC) has been voted number six out of the ten worst jobs in science in 2007, however Microsoft staffers reckon there is nowhere else they can find an opportunity like the ones they meet every day - +
National CERT needs war room staff 13/02/2007 13:02:17
Australia's national computer emergency response team (AusCERT) is to employ two security analysts this year and see no difficulties in securing top-grade security researchers and professionals. - +
Westpac retrofit ATM to cut fraud 13/02/2007 15:12:09
Australian bank Westpac has rolled out more than 1000 specialized ATM machines designed to eliminate ATM fraud. - +
Political forum to debate ICT 08/02/2007 15:07:50
The Australian Computer Society (ACS) will host a political forum featuring speakers from both sides of NSW politics to debate the future of ICT. - +
Phishing education for banking customers useless 07/02/2007 16:32:14
User education for online banking customers on how to avoid phishing scams has been likened to nailing jelly to a wall as this form of commonsense defense has failed to work time and time again. - +
Banking industry's m-commerce plans threatened by mobile malware 06/02/2007 12:58:13
Research and consulting firm TowerGroup predicts 2007 will be the year malicious code developed for identity fraud will target mobile banking via smartphones, PDAs and any other devices capable of running a connected Internet browser. - +
Cybertrust launch mentor program 06/02/2007 16:33:52
Security firm Cybertrust today launched a graduate recruitment program for university leavers which involves assigning them a senior security engineer as mentor for the length of the course. - +
Access Card needs key management 01/02/2007 13:04:19
The second request for tender (RFT) for the Australian Access Card was released yesterday for a contractor to implement both the card and key management system. - +
OS vulnerabilities drop in 2006 01/02/2007 12:36:57
Internet Security Systems (ISS) and MessageLabs released a synopsys of 2006 security trends yesterday, with both companies revealing a marked increase in spam throughout the year.
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Computerworld Live Podcast #96: Security at the Edge 11/06/2008 09:22:22
CW Live speaks with Amol Mitra, HP ProCurve Director of Marketing for Asia Pacific and Japan. Today's topic: how enterprises are starting to shift away from simply controlling security via server logins, firewalls and moving to more adaptive security frameworks. - +
Data Management Edition #10: Multi-Petascale Systems 02/05/2008 09:12:33
This week we look at sustainability and the development of multicore technologies to build multi-petascale systems. - +
IT Security Edition #11: How to poison the Storm botnet 01/05/2008 08:51:55
This week CW Live presents a case study on how to poison the notorious Storm botnet . Plus we take a look at Cisco's plans for Ironport. - +
IT Security Edition #10: Cyber-battles fought and won 24/04/2008 11:09:47
Vendors bow to end user pressure to improve product security, and we take a look at the latest concepts shaping the cyber-battlefield of the future. - +
Data Management Edition #9: Data centre makeover 24/04/2008 07:43:06
This week CW Live looks at the death of the old style data centre which is undergoing its first makeover in more than 30 years.
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