The Latest IT Security Stories

Customs seizes games piracy devices: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:00:02 +1100 - The Australian Customs Service has seized a number of the R4 cartridges, which allow piracy on Nintendo handheld DS and DSi consoles, as well as other gaming products claimed to be counterfeit, according to games giant Nintendo.
Mozilla refreshes its open-source backbone: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:46:01 +1100 - Ten years on, Mozilla has concluded that its open-source underpinnings are due for a refresh.
Sun threatened by Microsoft, Apple over patents: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:02:01 +1100 - Revealing a bit of previously hush-hush history that's relevant today, Sun Microsystems' former chief executive said that both Apple CEO Steve Jobs and Microsoft founder Bill Gates had threatened Sun for infringing their patents.
CSC wins ATO refresh deal: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:06:01 +1100 - The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has chosen IT services company CSC as a partner to re-platform its Australian Business Registration system which is reaching the end of its Microsoft support.
Telstra split unAustralian: Liberals: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:52:02 +1100 - The coalition has described Federal Government plans to break up Telstra as among the most draconian pieces of legislation ever put before federal parliament.
Government has NBN study: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:44:02 +1100 - The Department of Broadband Communications and the Digital Economy has received the $25 million NBN implementation study.
CodePlex still has Microsoft complex: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:46:02 +1100 - Co-founder and current board chairman of the Apache Software Foundation, Jam Jagielski, has been appointed to the permanent board of the Microsoft-sponsored CodePlex Foundation.
Exetel wants Telstra sorry ad: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:20:01 +1100 - John Linton, chief executive of internet service provider Exetel, has challenged Telstra in court after it allegedly incorrectly listed the ISP as a "bad debtor".
How to save and share ridiculously large files: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:08:01 +1100 - There are a handful of free and paid services that make it easy to host enormous files such as HD video recordings and send them to a friend, family member or business associate.
SA govt extends major IT contracts: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:23:02 +1100 - The South Australian Government has extended a number of whole-of-government information technology panel contracts for hardware, software and services.
Minchin attempt to delay Telstra Bill fails: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:15:02 +1100 - The Senate today voted down a motion by Opposition Senator Nick Minchin to further delay debate on the Bill that would enable the break-up of Telstra until after the introduction of legislation surrounding the National Broadband Network.
Opposition will vote against Telstra Bill: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:20:01 +1100 - The Federal Opposition has confirmed it will vote against wide-ranging legislation being introduced by Communications Minister Stephen Conroy to reform the telecommunications sector, including the break-up of Telstra's wholesale and retail divisions.
Cisco announces new router: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:00:01 +1100 - Cisco announced the CRS-3 on Tuesday, its next-generation internet router for the world's largest internet service providers.
Microsoft IE7's zero-day hole: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:25:01 +1100 - Microsoft warned of a new vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6 and 7 that has been targeted in attacks, and released fixes for eight holes in Windows and Office as part of Patch Tuesday.
Sun Microsystems Aussie MD resigns: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:09:01 +1100 - The Australian managing director of Oracle subsidiary Sun Microsystems, Andrew Goodlace, has resigned from his position following news that the company was heading in a different direction locally.
Exetel takes Telstra to court: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:41:01 +1100 - Internet service provider Exetel has lodged legal action against Telstra in the NSW Federal Court.
SAP user group not independent enough?: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:31:01 +1100 - While SAUG's CIO Council is a laudable initiative on the surface, it has a strong smell of vendor floating around that it just can't shake.
Voda, 3 launch new capped plans: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:22:01 +1100 - Vodafone Hutchinson Australia will be launching new post-paid cap contracts on both its Vodafone and 3 Mobile brands, which will unify pricing across each network as well as offering deals to customers at the lower-end of the pricing spectrum.
SAP user group creates CIO council: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:30:02 +1100 - The SAP Australian User Group has created a chief information officer council with an initial steering committee from the retail and energy sectors to provide a collective voice for IT chiefs in communicating with the German software giant.
BT scores $3m Cochlear deal: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:03:01 +1100 - BT has today announced a US$3 million deal to provide network services for Australian hearing technology specialist Cochlear, extending a previous relationship with the group.