Street art puts lens on surveillanceToday three University of Technology students took to Sydney streets and built art installations at the base of CCTV cameras to increase public awareness about government surveillance of citizens.November 2, 2010 by Darren Pauli in Security
NSW lock laws picked ahead of RuxconNSW legislative reform set to crack down on unregistered individuals in possession of lock-picking tools might take the shine off golden tickets to the Ruxcon security event next month.October 21, 2010 by Darren Pauli in Security
Govt sponsors encryption on the cheapThe Federal Government has tipped $1.2 million into locally-developed quantum cryptography technology, which will be available to buy in a year.October 19, 2010 by Darren Pauli in Security
Brisbane port eyes biometrics, sewer fibreThe Port of Brisbane is eyeing a suite of biometric systems including facial and iris recognition to prevent manual checks during elevated security incidents.October 17, 2010 by Darren Pauli in Security
Greens tick ACTA but say devil's in detailsThe pre-decision draft of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has drawn praise from the Greens, but the party says the devil may be in the fine print.October 14, 2010 by Darren Pauli in Security
4chan finds Linux kernel flaw for attacksOnline activists have said that they have unearthed a zero-day Linux kernel vulnerability which they intend on using in pending attacks against anti-pirate organisations.October 17, 2010 by Darren Pauli in Security
Aussie banks expose credit card detailsAustralia's biggest banks are posting credit card numbers in clear view on mailed customer statements in a direct violation of credit card security regulations.February 10, 2011 by Darren Pauli in Security
National biometric pub list use 'explodes'Pubs and clubs are signing up in droves to national and state biometrics databases that capture patron fingerprints, photos and scanned driver licences in efforts to curb violence.January 31, 2011 by Darren Pauli in Security
South Australian Health Department lifts iPad banSouth Australian Department of Health finally lifts its ban on Apple tablet that started in May over concerns of putting patient data at risk.November 28, 2010 by Darren Pauli in Security
Lush says site wasn't PCI-compliantLush cosmetics has admitted that its website was in breach of security standards and that its database was "old" when it was cracked, exposing an unknown number of credit cards to thieves.February 14, 2011 by Darren Pauli in Security