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  • Yahoo hack raises online security fear

    A hacker attack on the Yahoo news Web site has raised questions about online security, and highlighted the dangers of leaving content open to manipulation.

  • Software makers ready desktop lockdown

    An ancient e-mail message embarrasses Microsoft in a key legal case. A leaked memo has Linux antagonist SCO Group scrambling to explain apparently secret Microsoft connections. A leaked message from RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser reveals his behind-the-scenes maneuvering to get a stake in Apple Computer's booming iPod business.

  • The hacker challenge

    Security systems continue to get more sophisticated--and so do the hackers who are seeking to break through them. How can you best combine your defences to protect your company networks?

  • Resolving common VPN problems

    If you are responsible for training VPN users, consider these simple tips and head off VPN problems with some preemptive user education.

  • Managing security: Building a defence

    Reducing the threat of viruses to a corporate network is no longer a simple task. But how do you manage the multiple layers necessary, and keep them up to date?

  • Upwardly mobile

    Videoconferencing at the beach may still be a pipe dream, but the mobile workforce is here today. ZDNet Australia examines how businesses are reaping the benefits of mobility.

  • Defusing online letter bombs

    Soon, something or someone is going to try to abuse your company's email system. And it's not just worms and viruses eating into your systems--there's also spam to worry about. Companies need to protect themselves from the mailbox up. Here's how.

  • Oracle mostly backs Tanner on Web 2.0

    The Australian government's approach to information management has previously often been "grandiose" and overly simplistic, according to Oracle's Australian division, which today mainly backed comments by finance minister Lindsay Tanner that the government needed to adopt Web 2.0-style tools.

  • Legal Aid WA polishes off content management

    Legal Aid Western Australia will shortly finish implementing a new Web-based content management system based on Hummingbird's Red Dot software, with the assistance of services group Alphawest.

  • RSA head bets job on death of security

    RSA president Art Coviello says he will quit his job if 'the security industry' is not dead within three years.

  • ASIC's $115m IT overhaul revealed

    The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) today said it would shortly go to market for technology suppliers for a $115 million IT core systems refresh project that had been in limbo since the federal election in November last year.

  • Unisys wants AU$250k open source advocate

    The Australian arm of IT services multinational Unisys has placed an advertisement for an evangelist to plug open source software locally, with a potential pay packet of AU$250,000 per year.

  • Google targets enterprise with Postini acquisition

    Google has announced its intention to acquire Postini for US$625 million. When it completes the acquisition in late 2007, Postini will be a wholly owned subsidiary.

  • EMC hawks subscription backup service

    EMC has launched a new strategy and a product for businesses looking to make use of online storage and backup -- the company also plans to roll out the service in Australia the second of this year.

  • Aussie War Memorial faces digital content growth

    The Australian War Memorial's (AWM) need to manage and provide access to increasing amounts of digital content has led to a project to implement a new electronic content management (ECM) system.

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