Bank says glitch caused ATM's to spew cashAustralia's Commonwealth Bank said the glitch that caused its ATMs to spit out cash was due to deliberate actions it had taken to restore its prior glitch.March 3, 2011 by Darren Pauli in Networking
Australian ATMs spew cash after data glitchA database maintenance glitch may have caused Commonweath Bank cash machines in New South Wales to begin spewing out cash by mistakeMarch 1, 2011 by Darren Pauli in Networking
Father of firewall: Security's all about attention to detailnewsmaker Marcus Ranum, a respected authority on security, talks about what the industry needs to fix, why cyberwar is rubbish, and more.February 23, 2011 by Darren Pauli in Networking
Companies battle to restore Christchurch phone servicesAuthorities are working to restore mobile phone services in the Christchurch area, following the magnitude 6.3 earthquake that struck the city on TuesdayFebruary 23, 2011 by Darren Pauli in Networking
Flooded biz: buy IPv6 or wait for freebiesBig business washed out by the Queensland and Victorian floods should invest in IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) network equipment, while affected small to medium organisations would be smart to wait for donated equipment, according to industry pundits.January 24, 2011 by Darren Pauli in Networking
Australian university exposes student infoUniversity of Sydney exposes thousands of student details, the information was stored in a way that was accessible by altering identification numbers revealed in a university Web address.January 19, 2011 by Darren Pauli in Networking
Mobile networks flag as backups die in Aus floodsWorst-affected areas in Queensland could be struck with severe mobile outages if battery backups fail.January 12, 2011 by Darren Pauli in Networking
Filet-O-Phish: details stolen in McDonald's hackHacker masquerading as fast food chain steals thousands of customer details, including names, phone numbers, e-mail and street addresses. December 12, 2010 by Darren Pauli in Networking
South Korea attacks force DDoS bunker creationCountry has installed digital "bunkers" to prevent a repeat of massive distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks which crippled parts of the country last year, says delegate.November 18, 2010 by Darren Pauli in Networking
Credit card security to adapt to virtualizationThe latest edition of the rules governing online credit card transactions now have provisions for functions involving some virtual environmentsOctober 31, 2010 by Darren Pauli in Networking