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Google upgrading all SSL certificates to 2048-bit keys by end of 2013
Google is upgrading the certificates it users to ensure communications with its services remain private and secure.
Logitech Alert review: video surveillance over power lines
This is the final article of a three-part series where David Gewirtz tests and installs a full-perimeter, Internet-centric, mobile-enabled video surveillance system. In this installment, David reviews the pros and cons of the Logitech Alert system.
Apple patches security holes in QuickTime on Windows
An update to version 7.7.4 of QuickTime for Windows is now available to download, closing 12 security vulnerabilities in the media player software.
Breach notification delays no excuse for poor security: NetIQ
Businesses should not be afraid of upcoming amendments to the Australian Privacy Act if they put in place the right security foundations, according to NetIQ's Ian Yip.
The Apple flat tax podcast
On this week's Technolatte podcast, the Australian team looks at the tax loopholes that Apple is quite good at using, how much information people hand over online, and iiNet's sale of its FttP network to NBN Co.
Google kills downloads on Google Code 'due to misuse'
Google is shutting down Google Code downloads and pushing devs to Drive instead.
Video surveillance over power lines: yes, it's possible
This is the second of a three-part series where our own David Gewirtz tests and installs a full-perimeter, Internet-centric, mobile-enabled video surveillance system. In this installment, David spotlights a neat new technology.
SoftBank grants US government the right to approve Sprint director
If takeover plans by SoftBank and Sprint are finalized, then SoftBank will give the U.S. government influence due to security concerns.
Australia more likely attacked by accident than nation-state: Kaspersky
Australia's isolation from geo-political conflicts means it has few, if any, enemies that might try to harm it via online attacks, but it could get caught up in the collateral damage between other nation's battles.
AusCERT 2013 Day 1
AusCERT has returned to the Gold Coast for another year, and ZDNet was there to bring you all the highlights.
AusCERT 2013 day 1: Speed, fraud, and interruptions
What do security specialist HD Moore and the Queensland Police have in common? They both feature in this lighthearted round-up of day 1 at AusCERT 2013.
Survey: BYOD puts Indian firms at risk
Indian CIOs say they are struggling to securely manage personal devices employees use to access corporate networks and applications, reveals a new survey.
Online businesses need citizens' arrest powers: Alperovitch
Former McAfee Threat Research vice-president Dmitri Alperovitch has called for greater powers for private companies, saying that they should be allowed to make citizens' arrests and limited retaliatory action against hackers.
When the CISO shouldn't blow the whistle on vulnerabilities
Highlighting the fact that there are security vulnerabilities in your organisation sounds like common sense, but there is such a thing as doing it too fast, according to Foxtel CISO Kevin Shaw.
Twitter steps up security with two-factor authentication option
After a long string of high profile attacks on accounts held by government and news agencies, Twitter is finally stepping up its game.