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Submission + - In AU, Google Slams Start-up With Legal Bid (zdnet.com.au)

Submitted by bennyboy64
bennyboy64 writes: An Australian online start-up called Groggle has received a legal letter from Google's lawyers requesting it cease trading and hand over its domain name groggle.com.au. According to legal documents, Google has requested the start-up withdraw its trademark application and change its name. The search giant also requested that Groggle transfer its domain name groggle.com.au to Google, provide a written acknowledgement that it infringed on Google's trademark, that it contravened the Trade Practices Act, that it committed the tort of passing off, and that the start-up will not use the word 'Groggle' in the future.
Security

Submission + - McAfee Retracts Bug Damage Estimate (zdnet.com.au) 1

Submitted by bennyboy64
bennyboy64 writes: McAfee has changed its official response on how many enterprise customers were affected by a bug that caused havoc on computers globally. It originally stated it affected 'less that half of 1 per cent' of enterprise customers. Today McAfee's blog states it was a 'small percentage' of enterprise customers. ZDNet is running a poll and opinion piece on whether McAfee should compensate customers. ZDNet notes a supermarket giant in Australia that had to close down its stores as they were affected by the bug, causing thousands of dollars to be lost.

Submission + - China aims DDoS at Rupert Murdoch (zdnet.com.au)

Submitted by bennyboy64
bennyboy64 writes: Media giant News Limited has had numerous distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks aimed at its infrastructure in Australia and around the globe, according to its Australian IT security manager, Bob Hinch. Many of the attacks originated 'especially' from the Chinese Government, according to Hinch, and they occurred when something was written by one of News Limited's journalists 'hit a raw nerve' and wasn't in favour of the attacker's view. 'It depends on the story you're running,' he said. Hinch told ZDNet the attacks were growing 'more and more political' and that they weren't stopping.
Apache

Submission + - Serious Apache exploit discovered (zdnet.com.au) 2

Submitted by bennyboy64
bennyboy64 writes: An IT security company has discovered a serious exploit in Apache's HTTP web server, which could allow a remote attacker to gain complete control of a database. ZDNet reports the vulnerability exists in Apache's core mod_isapi module. By exploiting the module, an attacker could remotely gain system privileges that would compromise data security. Users of Apache 2.2.14 and earlier are advised to upgrade to Apache 2.2.15, which fixes the exploit.

Submission + - AU Govt Wants ISPs To Sort Out Illegal Downloads (zdnet.com.au)

Submitted by bennyboy64
bennyboy64 writes: Australia's Minister for Communications wants internet providers and the film industry to sit down and work out a solution to stop illegal movie downloads, despite a judge ruling in favor of an internet provider not being responsible for policing illegal downloads.The film studios first dragged internet provider iiNet into the Federal Court back in November 2008, arguing that the ISP infringed copyright by failing to take reasonable steps — including enforcing its own terms and conditions — to prevent customers from copying films and TV shows over its network.

Submission + - Aus ISP iiNet v Film Industry Ruling Due Next Week (zdnet.com.au)

Submitted by bennyboy64
bennyboy64 writes: The judgement for the long-awaited iiNet trial will be delivered next week, with Justice Dennis Cowdroy set to rule Thursday, 4 February. While the judgement is coming sooner than some expected, this may not mark the end of the 18-month contest between the two parties. Many expect the losing side to appeal Cowdroy's verdict.
Security

Submission + - Corporate spy risks from free email

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Small business users of Gmail, Yahoo! mail and Hotmail were completely vulnerable to corporate spies when logged into their accounts on public Wi-Fi networks, according to penetration tester Hacklabs. Although the login process (usernames and passwords) was encrypted with secure socket layer (SSL), once logged in over public Wi-Fi, documents and text in a default Gmail, Yahoo! or Hotmail account were transmitted in a way that someone with wireless sniffing tools such as Wireshark, Hamster or Ferret could easily intercept. Only Gmail had an option to always use HTTPS but it had to be manually enabled making it likely most users were not protected. The three free services named in the article also provide tips on how to mitigate risks over public Wi-Fi networks.
Microsoft

Submission + - MS Issues Word Patch To Comply With Court Order (itnews.com.au)

Submitted by bennyboy64
bennyboy64 writes: iTnews reports that Microsoft has begun offering what appears to be a patch for its popular Word software, allowing it to comply with a recent court ruling which has banned the software giant from selling copyright infringing versions of the word processing product. The workaround should put an end to a long-running dispute between Canadian i4i and Redmond, although it has hinted that the legal battle might yet take another turn.
Censorship

Submission + - AU Government Will Introduce Mandatory Filtering (itnews.com.au) 2

Submitted by bennyboy64
bennyboy64 writes: iTnews reports that the Australian Government has announced its intention to introduce legislation that will make ISP-level filtering mandatory for all refused classification material hosted overseas. The Government intends to amend the Broadcasting Services Act in August 2010 to enforce the filter, and expects the filter to be operational within a further twelve months. 'The report into the pilot trial of ISP-level filtering demonstrates that blocking RC-rated material can be done with 100 percent accuracy and negligible impact on internet speed' Senator Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy said.
The Courts

Submission + - Film studios issue ultimatum to ISPs (itnews.com.au) 1

Submitted by bennyboy64
bennyboy64 writes: The court case between the film industry and ISP iiNet drew to a close yesterday after the film studios issued an ultimatum: Take copyright responsibilities seriously or leave the industry. 'Businesses such as ISPs want to enjoy the benefit of being able to make money out of the provision of internet service facilities and they enjoy that benefit. But it carries with it a responsibility,' said Tony Bannon SC, the film industry's lawyer. 'They provide a facility that is able to be used for copyright infringement purposes. If they don't like having to deal with copyright notices then they should get out of the business'. iTnews has done a short one minute interview with iiNet's CEO Michael Malone as he left the court on the final day. The judge also, on the final day, dismissed the Internet Industry Association's involvement in the case.
Supercomputing

Submission + - CSIRO To Launch CPU-GPU Supercomputer

Submitted by bennyboy64
bennyboy64 writes: The CSIRO will this week launch a new supercomputer which uses a cluster of GPUs [pictures] to gain a processing capacity that competes with supercomputers over twice its size. The supercomputer is one of the world's first to combine traditional CPUs with the more powerful GPUs. It features 100 Intel Xeon CPU chips and 50 Tesla GPU chips, connected to an 80 Terabyte Hitachi Data Systems network attached storage unit. CSIRO science applications have already seen 10-100x speedups on NVIDIA GPUs.

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