items tagged with David Heath
Google drops a second alien clue
Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2009-09-15 10:42:09
We are being taunted by Google. Last week it was an alien spacecraft stealing the letter O; this week, it's the L that's being targeted.
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Search engines
2009-09-15 10:42:09
We are being taunted by Google. Last week it was an alien spacecraft stealing the letter O; this week, it's the L that's being targeted.
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MonoTouch brings .Net to the iPhone
Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2009-09-14 22:26:52
Overnight, Novell announced the availability of MonoTouch which allows .Net developers to bring their tools and skills together to create iPhone applications
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2009-09-14 22:26:52
Overnight, Novell announced the availability of MonoTouch which allows .Net developers to bring their tools and skills together to create iPhone applications
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NZ Software Patents (revisited)
Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2009-09-14 20:56:42
Speculation continues that New Zealand may restrict or even remove the ability to patent software and business methods.
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2009-09-14 20:56:42
Speculation continues that New Zealand may restrict or even remove the ability to patent software and business methods.
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Using Google groups for trojan command and control
Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-09-14 08:17:48
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-09-14 08:17:48
Trojan authors are always on the lookout for suitable, practical command and control mechanisms. Let's roll out another one.
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Will NZ ditch software patents?
Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2009-09-13 23:30:08
At an Intellectual Property conference in Auckland on Saturday, it was suggested that New Zealand was considering abandoning software patents.
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2009-09-13 23:30:08
At an Intellectual Property conference in Auckland on Saturday, it was suggested that New Zealand was considering abandoning software patents.
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Firefox wants to update Adobe Flash Player
Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-09-10 22:42:40
The newest versions of Firefox (3.0.14 and 3.5.3) now test for outdated (potentially vulnerable) versions of the Adobe Flash Player plug-in.
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-09-10 22:42:40
The newest versions of Firefox (3.0.14 and 3.5.3) now test for outdated (potentially vulnerable) versions of the Adobe Flash Player plug-in.
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'Anonymous' gets anonymised
Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Government
2009-09-09 22:20:44
Last night's attack on the Federal Government's websites was a fizzer, but somewhere along the line, the attacker was attacked.
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Government
2009-09-09 22:20:44
Last night's attack on the Federal Government's websites was a fizzer, but somewhere along the line, the attacker was attacked.
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'Anonymous' declares war on the Australian Federal Government
Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Government
2009-09-08 22:11:24
Fresh from their battle with the Church of Scientology, the hacking group known as Anonymous has turned its sights on the Federal Government in a bid to kill off the internet filtering initiative. Let battle commence.
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: E-Government
2009-09-08 22:11:24
Fresh from their battle with the Church of Scientology, the hacking group known as Anonymous has turned its sights on the Federal Government in a bid to kill off the internet filtering initiative. Let battle commence.
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The first national computer complaints summary
Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2009-09-07 22:50:55
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Software
2009-09-07 22:50:55
According to a leading home PC support organisation, viruses and other malware are the leading cause of callouts in Australia. Are we surprised?
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Victorians to get identity cards masked as driving licences
Written By: David Heath
Section: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!
Category: All things technical
2009-09-04 23:33:56
Yesterday Tim Pallas, Minister for Roads and Ports in Victoria, announced a new "secure drivers' licence." The description makes it very clear that this is an identity card in disguise.
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!
Category: All things technical
2009-09-04 23:33:56
Yesterday Tim Pallas, Minister for Roads and Ports in Victoria, announced a new "secure drivers' licence." The description makes it very clear that this is an identity card in disguise.
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The Telstra Outage – what do we know?
Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Telecoms
2009-09-03 05:17:37
This morning, for a total of 65 minutes, Telstra internet customers were entirely unable to access any web site outside of Australia. What happened?
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Telecoms
2009-09-03 05:17:37
This morning, for a total of 65 minutes, Telstra internet customers were entirely unable to access any web site outside of Australia. What happened?
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You can help break GSM encryption
Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Telecoms
2009-09-01 23:23:29
There is a project underway to employ distributed computers to compute rainbow tables for GSM decryption. Download the code and join in, if you're interested!
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Telecoms
2009-09-01 23:23:29
There is a project underway to employ distributed computers to compute rainbow tables for GSM decryption. Download the code and join in, if you're interested!
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Skype to be sold to private investors?
Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-09-01 02:52:16
The internet is abuzz with rumours that the sale of Skype to a group of private investors will be announced overnight, Australian time.
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-09-01 02:52:16
The internet is abuzz with rumours that the sale of Skype to a group of private investors will be announced overnight, Australian time.
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Skype trojan source code publicly available
Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-08-31 20:48:07
Source code for a Skype trojan which is able to capture conversations and deliver them to the 'owner' is now available.
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-08-31 20:48:07
Source code for a Skype trojan which is able to capture conversations and deliver them to the 'owner' is now available.
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Court rules Google must reveal journalists' IP addresses
Written By: David Heath
Section: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!
Category: All things technical
2009-08-31 08:14:44
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!
Category: All things technical
2009-08-31 08:14:44
In recent months the Turks and Caicos Islands (Caribbean: beautiful one day, beautiful the next) have suffered all kinds of political upheaval. Unfortunately, the whistleblowers are rapidly becoming the victims.
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Optus' interactive voice response system to be removed
Written By: David Heath
Section: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!
Category: All things technical
2009-08-28 23:37:24
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!
Category: All things technical
2009-08-28 23:37:24
Customer service automated telephone systems such as "if you want to be connected to 'sales' please say 'yes' " are the bane of everyone's lives. Optus is finally about to remove theirs.
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Got a minute? It's now enough time to crack WPA
Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-08-27 08:20:47
WEP was cracked and rendered effectively pointless within a few years of its introduction. High hopes were held for WPA, but those hopes are now well-and-truly dashed.
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-08-27 08:20:47
WEP was cracked and rendered effectively pointless within a few years of its introduction. High hopes were held for WPA, but those hopes are now well-and-truly dashed.
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How to make a software roll-out fail, part 1
Written By: David Heath
Section: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!
Category: All things technical
2009-08-26 22:26:02
Rolling out a major project (ERP for instance) requires that a lot of complex factors are brought together harmoniously. However, such a project can be brought down by more mundane choices; here's a common one.
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Whiskey Tango Foxtrot!
Category: All things technical
2009-08-26 22:26:02
Rolling out a major project (ERP for instance) requires that a lot of complex factors are brought together harmoniously. However, such a project can be brought down by more mundane choices; here's a common one.
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Telstra’s Global Operations Centre turns ten
Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Telecoms
2009-08-26 07:33:08
Telstra’s Global Operations Centre was the first integrated single-site telecommunications management facility in the world. This week, it celebrates its 10th birthday.
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Telecoms
2009-08-26 07:33:08
Telstra’s Global Operations Centre was the first integrated single-site telecommunications management facility in the world. This week, it celebrates its 10th birthday.
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Pirate Bay is disconnected
Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-08-25 01:19:41
The Pirate Bay website seems to have been disconnected from the web but is seeking an alternate path back online.
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-08-25 01:19:41
The Pirate Bay website seems to have been disconnected from the web but is seeking an alternate path back online.
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