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Google warns users of DNSChanger malware

Wed, 23 May 2012 00:47:16 +0000

Google is the latest in the growing number of organisations that are warning users about the DNSChanger malware , which threatens to affect some users' connectivity. Infected users will soon see a warning at the top of their page alerting them of the issue and how to get help.

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Android’s biggest security flaws

Mon, 21 May 2012 17:46:01 +0000

Android is widely accepted as being iOS' greatest rival, but, according to Dell SecureWorks security researcher Timothy Vidas, it has a host of issues that have made it a target for malware authors. Speaking at security conference AusCERT 2012 last week, Vidas outlined some of the problems that exist in the Android operating system, while highlighting that his concern is based on malware figures, rather than his preference for a particular vendor

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Cybercrime golden age over in two years?

Thu, 17 May 2012 22:50:02 +0000

The golden age of cybercrime could come to a close as soon as 2014, according to Kaspersky Lab founder Eugene Kaspersky - as long as the world changes how it coordinates on creating laws to govern the internet. Eugene Kaspersky (Credit: Michael Lee/ZDNet Australia) Speaking to ZDNet Australia and presenting at AusCERT 2012 this week, Kaspersky slammed the traditional model of regulation for technology and cybercrime, criticising it of being slow and unsuitable. "Traditional regulation - it's far, far, far behind reality," he said.

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ICANN goes slow on gTLD system repair

Sun, 06 May 2012 18:21:01 +0000

The organisation in charge of expanding the number of internet address suffixes - the ".com" part of domain names - is apologising for delays, but says that it's favouring "quality, not speed". Three weeks ago, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) abruptly shut down a system for letting companies and organisations propose new suffixes for generic top-level domains (gTLDs), after it discovered a software glitch that exposed some private data. At the time, ICANN planned to reopen the system within four business days.

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Sophos replaces APAC managing director

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:48:01 +0000

Security company Sophos has promoted Stuart Fisher to the managing director position for the company in the Asia-Pacific region. Fisher, who has been with the company for over 10 years, most recently as its vice president of sales for the same region, will now be responsible for the company's operations and business growth in Asia Pacific, except for Japan. These responsibilities are in addition to those of his existing role of leading sales, marketing and support teams for the region.

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Google boosts bug bounties

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:40:02 +0000

Google has raised to US$20,000 its bounty on software bugs that hackers could exploit for cyber attacks on the internet giant's online services. The maximum reward for exposing a vulnerability that would let an intruder's code get up to mischief in a Google datacentre was ramped up from the US$3133 payout set when the bounty program was launched in November 2010. "When we get more bug reports, we get more bug fixes," Google security team manager Adam Mein told AFP on Monday

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iiNet, AFACT plot the way forward

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:30:01 +0000

Following his High Court victory today against Hollywood, iiNet CEO Michael Malone said that he would like to walk away from discussions with rights holders over the best way to deal with copyright infringement. iiNet's Steve Dalby (Credit: Josh Taylor/ZDNet Australia) While waiting for the outcome of the High Court case between the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) and internet service provider (ISP) iiNet, film studios and internet service providers have been holding a number of closed-door meetings with the Attorney-General's Department to try to develop a policy for dealing with online copyright infringement.

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Brin not anti-Facebook or anti-Apple

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:53:01 +0000

Google co-founder Sergey Brin has taken to his Google+ page to clarify his rather unflattering opinions about Facebook and Apple, and about how the two impact the internet. Google's Sergey Brin (Credit: James Martin/CNET) Brin was featured in a wide-ranging article on Sunday in The Guardian , discussing his thoughts on the internet and freedom across the web

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Creating a key for every door

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 21:05:01 +0000

You have a log-in for Facebook, for online banking, for Twitter, for Gmail and still more for every service, website or app you use. If you're vigilant, you'll have a strong, separate password for each one, but if you're like most people, then you'll have the same one for almost everything, or make simple alterations for each site that are easy to guess

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RIM mulls banker advice: prelude to a sale?

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:07:01 +0000

Research In Motion (RIM) is reportedly prepping to hire bankers to explore strategic alternatives.