QLD to begin trialing biometric licences in August

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• QLD to begin trialing biometric licences in August
• Facebook calls all-hands meeting on privacy for Thursday
• Budget 2010: Embattled Doc Verification Scheme gets $23.6m
• 4 things Facebook doesn't tell you about privacy, security
• CompTIA A+ Complete Fast Pass
• Report blames 'Avalanche' group for most phishing
• Remains of the Day: Facebook watches, Letterman switches
• PCI Security Council updates requirements for payment card devices
• Inside Sourcefire's Vulnerability Research Team
• Symantec to acquire PGP and GuardianEdge
• An information security blueprint, part 2
• Firewall audit and big-picture risk assessment
• Budget 2010-11: What's in it for ICT?
• Firefox lends security hand to rival browsers
• Juniper to disclose cloud plans: report

QLD to begin trialing biometric licences in August Posted: 13 May 2010 09:00 AM PDT Queensland's new driver licence will utilise high-end facial recognition technology in a bid to stamp out fraud and identity theft in the state.

Facebook calls all-hands meeting on privacy for Thursday Posted: 13 May 2010 09:00 AM PDT Facebook confirmed that it plans to hold an all-company meeting today to discuss the social network's privacy issues that have garnered widespread criticism.

Budget 2010: Embattled Doc Verification Scheme gets $23.6m Posted: 13 May 2010 09:00 AM PDT Another $23.6 million has been poured into identity security policy to refill the coffers of the struggling national Document Verification Service (nDVS).

4 things Facebook doesn't tell you about privacy, security Posted: 12 May 2010 09:00 AM PDT Let us be perfectly clear: While Facebook has received a lot of criticism lately about its new privacy policies and Open Graph concept, which allows them to partner with other sites which will also have access to some Facebook user data, Facebook isn't explicitly keeping secrets from you. But some security professionals and users continually knock the site for what they say are less-than-clear explanations about where your data is going, and how secure the site really is.

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Report blames 'Avalanche' group for most phishing Posted: 13 May 2010 09:00 AM PDT A new report blames a single Eastern European gang for about two-thirds of all phishing attempts conducted in the last half of 2009.

Remains of the Day: Facebook watches, Letterman switches Posted: 13 May 2010 09:00 AM PDT Don't consider your day complete until you have clicked on each and every one of these links, carefully hand-picked for your reading enjoyment by the editors of Macworld. And believe me, we will know if you haven't. (Okay, maybe we won't, but Facebook sure will.)

PCI Security Council updates requirements for payment card devices Posted: 12 May 2010 09:00 AM PDT The council that administers the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard today released new requirements that vendors of payment card devices will be expected to incorporate into their products going forward.

Inside Sourcefire's Vulnerability Research Team Posted: 12 May 2010 09:00 AM PDT In many IT security shops, administrators rely on open-source tools to keep up with the malware bad guys continue to toss their way. One industry favorite is Sourcefire, parent of the Snort IDS tool and ClamAV.

Symantec to acquire PGP and GuardianEdge Posted: 12 May 2010 09:00 AM PDT Symantec is set to extend its ability to help customers secure and manage their critical information. To this end, the company has inked definitive agreements to acquire PGP and GuardianEdge Technologies.

An information security blueprint, part 2 Posted: 12 May 2010 09:00 AM PDT A look back at recent data breaches including the Hydraq attacks exposes an alarming trend that only a handful of security experts anticipated. As predicted by some as early as 2005, Internet attackers are no longer driven by fame but by fortune and are using increasingly sophisticated techniques. These attacks are not just hunting for confidential information such as credit card or Social Security numbers, they can actually target specific employees at multinational companies and government agencies they know have access to design documents, source code and other forms of intellectual property and classified information.

Firewall audit and big-picture risk assessment Posted: 12 May 2010 09:00 AM PDT Generally speaking, firewall audit tools evaluate individual firewalls, even if they can do so for hundreds of them. Some are slowly moving toward a more networkwide risk-assessment approach and the ability to evaluate not only each device, but how devices relate to one another--their mutual dependencies across the network.

Budget 2010-11: What's in it for ICT? Posted: 12 May 2010 09:00 AM PDT The Federal Government last night delivered a scaled back budget with the aim of returning it to surplus and reducing debt. So far it's been described as a 'no thrills, no frills' performance. But what's in it for ICT?

Firefox lends security hand to rival browsers Posted: 12 May 2010 09:00 AM PDT Mozilla has launched a tool that lets users of rival browsers, including IE, Chrome, Safari and Opera, determine whether important add-ons may be vulnerable to attack.

Juniper to disclose cloud plans: report Posted: 12 May 2010 09:00 AM PDT Juniper is preparing to announce how it plans to participate in cloud computing, according to a bulletin issued this week by an investment firm.

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