Monday | 6 July, 2009
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Stories by: Rodney Gedda

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    Govt agencies losing portable data: Privacy Commissioner 08/05/2009 08:51:00

    Many Australian government agencies do not have appropriate controls covering the use of portable storage devices (PSDs) for the handling of personal information which is being lost at an alarming rate, according to new research by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner.
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    QLD, Nigeria partner with industry to combat million dollar cybercrime 22/05/2008 10:50:06

    Local victims of Nigerian online scams now have a new ally in the fight against fraud with a partnership between the Queensland Police Service, Nigeria's Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and industry.
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    Payment collaboration to curb Internet fraud: banker 21/05/2008 14:20:33

    With the business of Internet banking changing and online threats growing, the industry needs to adapt and integrate security technology across more channels and be more collaborative to reduce fraud, according to one electronic payments specialist.
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    Lax ISPs add to Internet security problem 21/05/2008 09:33:32

    If ISPs are not trying to be part of the Internet security solution then they are part of the problem and customers should vote with their feet, according to a security officer of a European communications and hosting company.
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    Cover all bases for proactive network security: Defence 20/05/2008 11:36:29

    The Department of Defence has chimed in on the network security debate, stating organizations need to be more proactive if they expect to ward off attackers that readily exploit the high levels of trust usually reserved for employees and known systems.
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    Identity overload: complacency breeding fraudster paradise 20/05/2008 12:27:12

    The next time you relinquish your personal identity to simply enter a venue or purchase something, spare a thought for how the information might be stored, transmitted and used in the future. Such an overload of identity information may lead to a dramatic escalation in fraud, claims one legal eye.
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    Who's device is it anyway? BP tackles information leakage 19/05/2008 16:52:59

    Global energy giant BP is exploring numerous techniques to prevent sensitive information making its way out of the organization - including how best to deal with employees' use of third-party services.
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    Home computers laced with malware: survey 19/05/2008 16:00:00

    As many as 23 percent of home computers are infected with malware, and of those, more than 70 percent had been infected in the past year, are among the alarming findings of AusCERT's first home computer user survey.
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    Black screen of darkness to haunt Vista pirates 11/09/2007 12:22:37

    Microsoft Windows' infamous "Blue Screen of Death" has become synonymous with an operating system crash or freeze, but that's nothing compared with what users of pirated copies of Vista worldwide can expect from now - a black screen of darkness.
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    Federal govt contracts need more security: audit 15/06/2007 12:23:40

    With some 48,000 contracts, worth an estimated $14.8 billion, entered into by federal government departments annually, security procedures for dealing with contractors still require improvement, according to the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO).
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    Defence puts IT innovation on display 30/05/2007 16:18:16

    The Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO), part of the Department of Defence, has opened display showcasing Australian defence technology achievements at the Wollongong, NSW Science Centre and Planetarium.
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