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Dean Procter - Transinteract - Sydney | 30/08/2008 | 2526 views

Drive by 'shootings' on the web at critical level

Recently new exploits which target Microsoft browsers have wreaked havoc on more than one company including at least one of the big6 accounting firms. Companies have been forced to virtually shut down their systems to prevent hackers taking control of everything from browsers, and computers to telephone systems. It certainly isn't pretty if you hav... Tags: Security, Online banking

Dean Procter - Transinteract - Sydney | 29/08/2008 | 2874 views

Tech Reality Check: Time to Get Back to Fundamentals

Is the internet bubble and the lofty share prices (often without lofty earnings) handicapping down to earth businesses and pressuring otherwise solid companies into making short term decisions in an attempt to chase the internet companies? The internet has potential. That doesn't mean any single company will necessarily dominate the internet. Mi...

Dean Procter - Transinteract - Sydney | 28/08/2008 | 2952 views

Ebay is shooting itself in the foot and bleeding to death.

The daughter of a friend has an Ebay account. Yes I know, but she was selling a few of grandads unwanted treasures. As a student she works part time and is saving for an o/s trip. In Ebay's payment process there is the option for direct debit payments either as a one off, or on a continuing basis. Well, even fools know that to give Ebay continued ...

Matt White - Finextra - London | 26/08/2008 | 5709 views | 4 comments

Citi cost cutting gets desperate

Having been hit hard by the credit crunch, Citi has come up with an ingenious plan to save some cash. According to a memo seen by the Telegraph, the bank has decided that colour photocopying is a bit extravagant for these troubled times and is forcing staff to make do with good old black and white for internal meetings. Earlier this year Paul Penr...

Dean Procter - Transinteract - Sydney | 23/08/2008 | 1759 views

Lets have a 'Hackers Olympics' and bring them into the fold.

I can imagine that the folks who have their products defeated by hackers and researchers aren't too happy having their problems aired, however it just doesn't make any sense to me to become protagonists in court with the universities or any other researchers. For example, the current instance of the subway tickets, these attacks require some exper... Tags: Security