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Hack turns iPhone into spy-phone

US security consultant, Rick Farrow, has used H D Moore's security testing tool, Metasploit, to crack the iPhone, which allows a hacker to do anything the iPhone user can, but remotely. Read more »

DNS disaster: first attacks reported

The first attacks that are likely to have stemmed from a serious Domain Name System flaw have been reported. Read more »

RSS, Atom feeds may carry security risk

Reading blogs via popular RSS or Atom feeds may expose computer users to hacker attacks, a security expert warns. Read more »

US$5,000 still available for ace cracker

A US$5,000 prize was still up for grabs on Thursday afternoon, after no-one managed to crack into VIA Technologies' new StrongBox system. But all could change by the weekend. Read more »

Government targets itself with phishing attack

Governments have had to target themselves with phishing attacks in order to highlight weak points in their security and protect national secrets from espionage, according to a report published this week by Sans. Read more »

No compensation for 'responsible disclosure': Microsoft

Paying independent security researchers a bounty for responsibly disclosing vulnerabilities is not the best way to protect users, according to Microsoft. Read more »

Rootkit numbers rocketing up: McAfee

Rootkits, used by hackers to hide malicious software, are on the rise and becoming more complex, according to security company McAfee. Read more »

Interview with Alan Cox

One of the head programmers behind Linux, Alan Cox talks exclusively to Builder Australia about the uptake of Linux, Microsoft's plans to share its source code and his Linux predictions. Read more »

Linux keeps dodging hackers and viruses

Survey: Fewer than one in four Linux developers say they have been hacked and even fewer have been infected by viruses. Read more »

World Bank gets hacked

The computer network used by the World Bank Group has suffered a series of at least six intrusions since mid-2007, according to a report. Read more »

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Should you hire an ex-hacker?

Hiring a hacker as a chief security officer may sound crazy, but it has paid off for one company. See why an ex-hacker might be your smartest hire ever. Read more »

Hide Web servers from hackers

One of the first things a hacker does when targeting a Web server is determine the OS and Web application versions running on that server. Here are some tips to help you make this information difficult to access. Read more »

New weapons in the war against DoS attacks

Industry watchdog groups are warning that denial of service attacks are becoming more destructive each year. Learn about some new tools you can add to your arsenal of DoS defenses to help safeguard your enterprise. Read more »

50 significant moments from internet history

We take you through 50 defining moments of the internet. Read more »

Better way to hacker-proof your site

Think malicious users need sophisticated tools to attack a Web site? Think again. All they really need is a Web browser and basic knowledge of SQL or another scripting language. Read more »

Develop applications that prevent intrusion

Designing secure applications requires developers to look beyond their own code. Accessing APIs or COM objects or establishing system privileges can result in security vulnerabilities that can be prevented. Read more »

Don't underestimate passwords in Web apps

Password security for a Web application is a no-brainer for seasoned Web developers. But should you force users to enter strong passwords? Read more »

Develop secure software at the application level

Protect your application from input overflow and underflow attacks, and from other common tactics with these development techniques. Read more »

Secure your ASP.NET applications

Despite improvements over previous standards, ASP.NET still has its fair share of vulnerabilities. Use these tips from Builder.com to help secure your ASP.NET applications Read more »

Security in the Web 2.0 Era

At the Gartner Symposium ITxpo 2008 in Sydney this week, Andrew Walls, the research director and security analyst at Gartner presented "Security in the Age of E-Commerce and Web 2.0". Read more »

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5 reasons restricting hacking is not like gun control

Nick Gibson [blogs:byteclub] -- Let's get it out of the way: Guns don't kill people, people with guns kill people. People with hacking tools can steal your personal data, shut down your system and deface your web site -- but is that any reason to ban them? Read more »

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  • Staff Crying, mooning and leaving

    In this week's roundup we see that continuous whining can get results, Linux users get 64-bit Flash and Moonlight previews, the latest in the Yahoo/Microsoft relationship and Senator Conroy ducks and weave in Senate Question Time. Read more »

    -- posted by Staff

  • Brendon Chase Sun eye Web developers with Netbeans 6.5

    Despite the recent employment axe hitting Sun the company has pushed out a new release of its Netbeans open source IDE with an eye to appeal more to Web developers. Read more »

    -- posted by Brendon Chase

  • Renai LeMay BarCamp buzz: Let the hacking continue

    Attending last weekend's BarCamp in Sydney, it was hard to escape the conclusion that a certain "dot-com bust" flavour had seeped into the kool aid previously being drunk by Australia's web 2.0 and early stage start-up sector. Read more »

    -- posted by Renai LeMay

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