Scammers targeting Japan tsunami, earthquake disaster
Scammers have wasted no time in capitalising on the earthquake and tsunami in Japan with security firm Sophos reporting a rise in phishing and search engine poisoning attacks.
View ArticleTop 10 hacking movies
2011 so far has been filled with news of high-profile hacking - the Epsilon data breach, Microsoft and the various attempts of the nefarious Anonymous. Even the Australian Government copped a little...
View ArticleVideo: Google flaunts Cloud data security
Google has sought to reassure its three million global Cloud customers with the release of a video tour of its Hamina data centre facility in Finland.
View ArticleWA Police kitting out CHOGM command centre
The Western Australia Police is to source high-end video capture, storage and monitoring gear to help establish a communications and command centre ahead of the Perth Commonwealth Heads of Government...
View ArticleCareers spotlight: Hires and fires
Astaro nabs SonicWALL staff while TechnologyOne hires higher education expert
View ArticleAttackers exploit latest Flash bug on large scale, says researcher
Hackers are aggressively exploiting a just-patched Flash vulnerability, serving attack code "on a fairly large scale" from compromised sites as well as from their own malicious domains, a security...
View ArticleInternational analyst and banking speakers join IIIS line up
Suncorp and IDC added to the agenda for the Implementing Information Infrastructure Symposium (III)
View ArticlePrivacy Commissioner opens investigation into Fairfax site hack
The Australian Privacy Commissioner, Timothy Pilgrim, has launched an investigation into the recent hacking of Fairfax microsite, Herald Education. Fairfax’s Young Writer was also hacked.
View ArticleVideo: Boston Marathon explosion
A fixed camera at IDG's Boston offices captured the moment two explosions rocked the finish line of today's Boston Marathon. The camera shakes slightly and then smoke envelopes the view.
View ArticleBreaking: Marathon bombing suspect reportedly identified
A suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing on Monday has reportedly been arrested, according to numerous news agencies, although there were conflicting reports about the status of the investigation.
View ArticleIn pictures: AusCERT 2013 Day One
The annual AusCERT conference began on the Gold Coast with an invasion by some friendly storm troopers. Delegates heard insights from Google, the Department of Environment and Queensland Police...
View ArticleIn pictures: AusCERT 2013 gala awards night
The annual AusCERT gala awards night kicked off with fireworks as the organisation celebrated its 20th birthday. Guests enjoyed entertainment from comedian Adam Spencer while taking the chance to...
View ArticleIn pictures: AusCERT 2013 roundup
Vendors and delegates were out in force for AusCERT 2013 on the Gold Coast. Here's a roundup of some of the action.
View ArticleIn baffling move, TrueCrypt open-source crypto project shuts down
In a bizarre move, the anonymous managers of the TrueCrypt open-source encryption project abruptly pulled the plug on the effort without explanation.
View ArticleMingis on Tech: Hackable health records, bold predictions for 2016
Executive News Editor Ken Mingis and Computerworld staffers discuss the sorry state of health record security and bold predictions for the coming year in IT.
View Article
