Stories about: Ericsson

Hackers have discovered a new way to steal your money: texting it out of your phone.

The troubled radio network used by the Tasmanian Police will finally be upgraded, following a $13 million contract with former operator Ericsson.

New companies have to be brash to enter the network security market, given that the industry has witnessed an explosion in creativity over the past five years and considering that big players such as Microsoft and IBM increasingly are throwing their weight around in security.

My heart sank when I first saw Al Gore pull out his BlackBerry. It was in the waning weeks of the 2000 US presidential campaign, and there he was on the TV, tapping away on his then-novel converged device. Though I had no evidence, I was positive that whatever he was reading had already been perused by some conservative skunk works, with his responses scrutinized not long after. Given recent revelations about the opposition's ethics and panting obsession with domestic spying, I still suspect that any eavesdropping technically possible at the time was probably being done.

Australian VoIP service providers must keep interception channels open for law enforcement following a legislative review which IT Minister Helen Coonan has endorsed.

Wireless devices are multiplying, making more people more productive . . . and creating enormous management, support and security headaches for CIOs. You need a plan for juggling these new gadgets. Here's the plan.