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  • Vista shunned in business survey

    A new survey shows Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system is still playing second fiddle to XP with business users, with more enterprises confessing to checking out the unreleased Windows 7 OS than its predecessor.

  • Cisco release 'critical' updates

    Networking giant Cisco has published a raft of security advisories as part of its biannual patch-release schedule.

  • How hackers broke into Palin's e-mail

    Details have emerged about how Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin's email account was broken into, including a hacker's claim he was able to impersonate her online to obtain her password.

  • AFP revamps IT purchasing strategy

    The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has revealed plans to establish a comprehensive new panel of information technology vendors to supply its IT infrastructure needs over the next three years.

  • Google quietly updates Chrome

    Search giant Google has quietly begun releasing a hastily prepared update to its Chrome browser to fix some security problems.

  • Aussie CIOs poke under Chrome bonnet

    Australian chief information officers have shown a mixed reaction to Google's new Chrome browser, which was released in testing form last week to early adopters' praise.

  • Google plans 'Chrome' browser

    Search giant Google has confirmed it will shortly unveil a new web browser dubbed 'Chrome' and based on code from the Webkit project.

  • Flaw in BGP net protocol

    Security researchers have warned of an underlying security issue concerning the Border Gateway Protocol, the core internet routing protocol.

  • Ubuntu issues security patch for kernel flaw

    Ubuntu today became the latest Linux vendor to patch a vulnerability in the open source operating system's kernel that could have left the door open for hackers to find their way into users' machines.

  • DNS exploits are happening

    A fatal flaw with the DNS (Domain Name System) was currently being exploited in internet attacks and more attacks were likely, the security researcher who discovered the flaw said on Thursday in the US

  • ACCC gives Telstra a break

    The competition regulator yesterday announced a preliminary decision to exempt Telstra from having to supply rivals with wholesale telephone services in some metropolitan areas.

  • Massive fraud server exposed

    A server discovered in June contained 50GB of stolen user account and financial details, including 9,000 bank and credit-card account credentials and 463,582 user account passwords, according to a report published at the Black Hat conference last week.

  • Kaminsky details DNS flaw

    Security researcher Dan Kaminsky has offered more details about a fundamental flaw in the Domain Name System and the extent of the vulnerability.

  • Internet crime rife, says Keelty

    From Olympic ticketing scams to sophisticated operations stealing credit card details, the internet has become a place where criminals can operate undetected, according to Australian Federal Police chief Mick Keelty.

  • Twitter targeted by malware attacks

    Microblogging service Twitter has started to be targeted by online criminals with malware.

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