News (22)

  • Bank card attack: Only Martians are safe

    Security researchers from Cambridge University have discovered a way to attack chip and PIN cards -- and warn only Martian cardholders are safe from the exploit.

  • War of the Worlds Web site hacked

    The Web site of Steven Spielberg's summer film has been defaced by Brazilian hackers who appear to have exploited a vulnerability in an Apache Web server.

  • New Linux look fuels old debate

    Efforts to bring glitzy new graphics to Linux are fuelling an old conflict: Does proprietary software belong in open-source Linux?

  • E-mail takes a nastier turn

    The federal government is anxious to congratulate itself on the success of its anti-spam legislation to date. But the threat to users from unsolicited e-mail is only getting worse.

  • Microsoft easing into antivirus efforts

    Microsoft is trying to dampen speculation that it will make a major acquisition in the antivirus market.

  • Vista feature exposes beta machines

    Windows Vista beta testers have stumbled upon a networking feature in the operating system that could pose a security risk to them, but they say they're not worried.

  • F-Secure gives Linux an antivirus injection

    F-Secure launched antivirus software for Linux on Thursday that is designed to protect open-source Samba file servers and Linux by automatically detecting and removing viruses from files stored on the server.

  • BugTraq tiff 'a slippery slope'?

    After being snubbed by Microsoft, the popular BugTraq security list gets a cold shoulder from @Stake. A moderator says things could go downhill from here.

  • Battered Sun maps strategy for comeback

    These days, any news about Sun Microsystems seems decidedly glum.

  • Major Unix flaw emerges

    A newly discovered Unix design flaw threatens thousands of computers that operate on the Internet.

  • Instant messaging--better safe than sorry

    If your employees are using public instant messaging programs, it may be time to give IMing a long, hard look.

  • Fine-tune your OS settings

    OS limits can cause poor performance and sporadic system crashes, and disable services on the host. Learn how to fine-tune your OS settings for maximum performance.

  • DeCSS ruling: Free speech at stake

    A judge's decision against a hacker zine sets a dangerous l precedent for the digital age.

  • Swap Web servers, avoid IIS security weaknesses

    Vulnerabilities in Microsoft's Internet Information Services are causing firms to consider moving to other Web servers. Take a look at these transition strategies.

  • Firewalls: Keeping the outside out

    Firewalls protect your network from outside attacks, but what can you do when those pesky users keep taking their computers outside your network? ZDNet Australia investigates.

Create an e-mail alert for "steven"
ZDNet Australia Alerts is an e-mail alert service which provides personalised news, features and reviews to readers’ inbox on an hourly, daily and weekly basis.
Alert:
steven


Frequency: *

Filter Tags

Latest Videos

Sponsored content

Power Centre - Content from our premier sponsors

Blogs

  • David Braue NBN needs workers on board
    Without consensus on labour issues, the eventual winner of the NBN may end up as little more than a lame duck and a cashed-up symbol of the conflict between the desire for progress and the lack of mechanisms to deliver it.
  • Array D'Ascenzo: Read p23 of security review
    Following yesterday's admission by the Australian Taxation Office that its courier had lost a CD containing the details of 3,000 self-managed super funds, it wants to review how it handles information. My suggestion: go back to the review completed in April.
  • Array Opening the floodgates on missing drives
    News headlines about portable storage devices going missing are as common as muck, but the problem could be even more widespread than you suspect.
  • More blogs »

Back to top

Featured