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ChatGPT still not meeting European data accuracy standards
eSafety and foreign regulators to sync content bans and oversight schemes
Automic CIO scratches itch for weekly security improvements
Home Affairs' ICT modernisation needs backed by another review
UniSuper's Google cloud deletion traced to "blank parameter" in setup
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Microsoft issues 10 patches as part of June update
Three "critical" bulletins.
Jun 9 2010 11:48AM
SharePoint, IE part of Microsoft patch plans
Addresses two known zero-day issues.
Jun 4 2010 3:21PM
Siemens and Polycom team up on UC
Promises integrated technologies.
Jan 22 2010 7:00AM
Cisco makes more staff cuts
Up to 700 laid off in latest round of cuts.
Jul 20 2009 1:48PM
Los Angeles engineers plead guilty to hacking traffic
Two Los Angeles traffic engineers have pled guilty to charges that they hacked into the city’s traffic control computer as part of a union dispute over wages.
Nov 12 2008 3:26PM
HP green lights stock buyback
HP has announced that it will be spending some $8bn on a massive stock re-purchasing campaign.
Sep 23 2008 4:04PM
Demystifying data loss prevention
Is ignorance bliss? Not when it comes to data loss.
Jul 29 2008 11:45AM
Existing cables key part of home networks
Service providers make the most of coaxial and phone wiring.
Jun 5 2008 8:08AM
TJX customers get vouchers, three-day sale as part of breach settlement
Store vouchers and a three-day sale are some of the concessions TJX has pledged in a settlement with customers who sued the discount retail giant following a massive customer data theft.
Sep 25 2007 9:46AM
NetAlert helps public libraries
Australian public libraries will receive free ISP security filtering to help protect users from online dangers.
Aug 10 2007 12:15PM
Mozilla releases two patches, including URI handling fix, as part of Firefox 2.0.0.6
Mozilla patched a pair of flaws on Monday via its release of Firefox and Thunderbird versions 2.0.0.6.
Aug 1 2007 9:45AM
SC Forum: Be a part of the future
With more workshops and an international line-up of speakers, the SC Forum is bigger and better than ever. So make sure you join us.
May 23 2007 5:08PM
Microsoft to open source part of Silverlight
Redmond dips toe in open source waters.
May 2 2007 2:30PM
US$3m frozen after pump-and-dump hacking
A US federal judge froze US$3 million in assets from a Latvian bank's US trading account accused of orchestrating what the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) is calling "a modern-day, technological version of the traditional ‘pump-and-dump' market manipulation scheme."
Mar 13 2007 1:16AM
CISOs are only part of the plan
Can CISOs and CSOs make a difference in the companies for which they work? Can they shape a successful IT security program that promotes a flourishing, trusted and respected business? And, in the end, does it really matter if a company has a lead professional in place to oversee and usher in IT security practices, or can a company do without yet still maintain a strong IT security posture that begets consumer and investor confidence?
Aug 7 2006 9:53PM
Winternals to become part of Microsoft
In a move expected to reduce Windows customers' total cost of ownership, Microsoft has acquired Winternals Software, an Austin, Texas, company that produces system recovery software and runs a website offering freeware tools and source code related to the operating system.
Jul 19 2006 4:14PM
SiteAdvisor now part of McAfee
McAfee has acquired SiteAdvisor, an internet safety firm best known for its website ratings, the companies announced today.
Apr 5 2006 8:18PM
Marketing is a crucial part of the job
if you want to stay alive and continue to be progressive in this profession, you
need to be able to create and market your company’s information security strategy.
Mar 8 2006 9:29AM
A marketing strategy is part of the job
If you want to stay alive and continue to be progressive in this profession, you must be able to create and market your company’s IT security strategy. My suggestions follow.
Mar 6 2006 10:02PM
Review: SecureDoc
SecureDoc is a competent full disk encryptor that uses the AES algorithm and SHA-2 hashing. It works with a token to which the user can save the key file, rather than saving it on the computer. This adds significant extra security – if the user does not store the USB token in their laptop case. The product also supports basic password security and quite a wide range of third-party pre-boot authentication products.
Nov 20 2005 12:00AM
