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Cyberbludging, the term coined in 2000 by Charles Heunemann, chief executive of internet security company SurfControl, has gained entry as an Australian colloquialism in the Macquarie Dictionary.

The vast majority of victims of internet phishing scams fall prey to very simple lures rather than complex hard to identify schemes, according to a new report.

Owner of the Ansearch search engine business, Optum Health Ltd ASX:OPM), has shed most of its legacy water treatment holdings for $800,000 cash and a share of future royalties.

According to a new Australian study, the 'at home' broadband market is set to reach $1.3 billion in access revenues by the end of 2005, growing by 36% over 2004. Industry revenues are forecast to reach $2.5 billion by 2010.

South Australian ISP, Chariot Limited (ASX:CTI), has secured a major share of the key Melbourne ISP market with the acquisition of medium sized ISP Alphalink.

The Victorian Government has attacked the Federal Government's Higher Bandwidth Incentive Scheme (HiBIS), claiming it is seriously flawed, according to a report it commissioned.

IT seems that no depth is too low for the unproductive parasites that continue to poison the internet channel. A recently spammed email claiming to provide news about Hurricane Katrina actually hides the JS_PHEL.K malware.