Issues
More than a pretty phrase
Adam Turner With just a little bit of effort and carefully clever passwords, you can protect yourself from hackers.
Finding high-tech flaws for fun and an optional profit
Ben Grubb NATHANIEL CAREW makes a living protecting computer systems. In his spare time, he hacks into Google.
US, Israel developed Flame computer virus: report
The United States and Israel jointly developed the Flame computer virus that collected intelligence to help slow Iran's nuclear program, says a report.
Malware shuts down internet for many, but was it overhyped?
Samantha Murphy Although a nasty piece of malware called DNSChanger was set to kick thousands of Mac and PC users off the internet on Monday, no major companies experienced issues related to the so-called "Doomsday...
Crikey! We've been hacked
Michael Lallo News website Crikey has been hacked with editors warning readers not to visit its home page until it has been fixed.
Small business lags on computer security
Small businesses have embraced the internet but 16 per cent don't use anti-virus software and 30 per cent don't use a protective firewall, a new study shows.
Olympics e-fraud alert
DETECTIVES at Britain's leading cyber crime unit have identified hundreds of websites that could be used to dupe visitors to next year's Olympic Games in London.
Hacking linked to Northern Ireland
Patrick Wintour and Dan Sabbagh, London Detectives lead investigation into hacking of former Northern Ireland secretary's computer.
Facebook hardcore porn hackers identified
Olga Kharif Facebook has identified those responsible for a recent deluge of hardcore porn and violent images in some users' newsfeeds, and says its legal team will ''ensure appropriate consequences follow''.
From private life to public knowledge
One morning this week, Facebook told me a friend had used a dating application the night before, one called Are You Interested? It told not just me, but all those it recognises as his friends.
China denies mass hacking of Gmail accounts
John Garnaut, Sanghee Liu BEIJING: Chinese cyber warfare experts have denied charges their country was behind a fresh wave of cyber attacks on Gmail accounts, and say that it is China that stands ''naked'' against American...
Anti-virus giant Symantec subjected to $US50k extortion attempt
Jordan Robertson Symantec, the biggest maker of computer-security software, said a person claiming to be part of the Anonymous group tried to extort $US50,000 to keep it from posting stolen source code on the...
A is for antivirus: free software A-Z
Dirk Averesch There are some good programs out there that don't cost a thing.
'Balls-up': $3.1m Parliament House website a year late
Ben Grubb A "major breach" of Australia's Parliament House computer network partly contributed to a $600,000 cost blowout and 12-month delay in constructing the newly designed parliament website which is due...
Act to safeguard your voicemail
Adam Turner Australians are vulnerable to the security threats behind the British phone-hacking scandal, writes Adam Turner.
Grindr hack probed by Congress
Ben Grubb The popular gay hook-up app Grindr, which spawned a sexual revolution in Australia and across the world, is facing an investigation by the US Congress after it emerged that a number of...
Love online: 100,000 Grindr users exposed in hack attack
Ben Grubb A popular "meat-market" smartphone app that spawned a sexual revolution in Australia's gay community has been compromised by a Sydney hacker, potentially exposing intimate personal chats, explicit...
Facebook hackers stalk the network
Mark Russell SHE has no idea who they were or why they would target her but Sasha Mathers feels violated by Facebook hackers.
Vodafone may be liable on privacy breach
Peter Martin and Lucy Battersby VODAFONE faces compensation payments to up to 4 million customers after confirming it is investigating a security breach that has put billing and call records on a publicly accessible website...
Cyber-attack didn't slow Iran's nuclear progress
Joby Warrick VIENNA: In an underground chamber near the city of Natanz, surveillance cameras offer the world a rare glimpse into Iran's largest nuclear facility.
