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Mitnick cleared after customs scare

Since being released from prison eight years ago, Kevin Mitnick's brushes with the law have consisted of a few parking tickets and a citation for driving without a front license plate - that is, until he returned from a trip to Colombia two weeks ago. Read more »

E-passport fraud no threat to SmartGate

The Australian Customs Service today said its inbound e-passport authentication system SmartGate would not be fooled by fake details, after a Dutch hacker claimed to have broken through similar systems in Europe. Read more »

Bluetooth security vulnerabilities ignored

Former White House cybersecurity adviser Howard Schmidt has warned of the dangers of flaws in Bluetooth protocols, claiming these vulnerabilities are unrecognised. Read more »

Research reveals RFID works using 'magic'

When asked how RFID worked, a group of novices responded to a recent academic survey with "witchcraft" and "magic". Read more »

UK Defence enlists ID thieves to place 600,000 recruits

The Ministry of Defence has admitted losing the details of 600,000 people after the theft of a laptop from a Royal Navy officer in Birmingham last week. Read more »

Yahoo throws its weight behind OpenID

Yahoo has announced it's supporting the OpenID 2.0 standard for a universal online log-in. Read more »

Microsoft Office goes online with Workspace

In a salvo fired squarely at the online productivity tools offered by Google, Microsoft has released a beta version of Office Live Workspace -- a free Web service that allows users to post Word, Powerpoint, Excel or PDF files directly from within their Office application onto the Internet. Read more »

UK public fears widespread data-sharing abuse

The UK information commissioner is calling for restraint when using client information after citizens express fear that data sharing in the public and private sectors is out of control. Read more »

Australia Post tests online identification service

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With Checkout, Google is ready to take your order

In 1999, Microsoft caused a tech industry ruckus when it introduced Passport, an online wallet and payment system that would allow shoppers to use one sign-in username and password to buy things from multiple retailers. Read more »

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Pocket PC Web site development tips

Learn how to tune your Web site appropriately using Pocket Internet Explorer (pIE) specifications. Read more »

Configure authentication in your ASP.NET app

ASP.NET offers developers plenty of options when it comes to authentication. Here's a look at how to make ASP.NET's authentication settings work with IIS. Read more »

Target effective, low-cost cert books and test engines

When money for classroom training isn't available, it's time to explore cheaper ways to prep for certification exams. These suggestions will help you find useful resources you can afford. Read more »

Integrate Passport into ASP.NET apps

If you are looking for a secure means to transfer sensitive information in an ASP.NET application, try integrating Microsoft's Passport service. Read more »

Master simple forms authentication in .NET

Using forms authentication, you can quickly build a simple, secure Web app. This walk-through shows you how to apply the strategy in your apps. Read more »

How to build secure ASP.NET applications

ASP.NET provides several ways to protect your Web-based app from attack. Here's an overview of authentication, authorisation, and role-based security. Read more »

ASP.NET security with web.config

For ASP.NET applications, the web.config file contains information about the application's operation. Find out how to manage application security settings through this file. Read more »

What is '.NET' anyway?

Are you little confused about what .NET really is? You're not the only one. This article from Builder.com sheds some light on what .NET is and isn't. Read more »

Microsoft targets user/password morass

Microsoft is developing new security software it hopes will make Web services and its entire product lineup more appealing to big companies. Read more »

Sun's Hassell: Straight to the source

Managing Director of Sun Microsoystems Australasia Jim Hassell talks about future directions for the company in the face of tough markets and increased competition. Read more »

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Introduction to Infocard

[blogs:] -- Identity provisioning is a hot topic in the Internet right now. Microsoft is behind a new version called Infocard. Here is a brief introduction to what Infocard is. Read more »

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  • Staff Crying, mooning and leaving

    In this week's roundup we see that continuous whining can get results, Linux users get 64-bit Flash and Moonlight previews, the latest in the Yahoo/Microsoft relationship and Senator Conroy ducks and weave in Senate Question Time. Read more »

    -- posted by Staff

  • Brendon Chase Sun eye Web developers with Netbeans 6.5

    Despite the recent employment axe hitting Sun the company has pushed out a new release of its Netbeans open source IDE with an eye to appeal more to Web developers. Read more »

    -- posted by Brendon Chase

  • Renai LeMay BarCamp buzz: Let the hacking continue

    Attending last weekend's BarCamp in Sydney, it was hard to escape the conclusion that a certain "dot-com bust" flavour had seeped into the kool aid previously being drunk by Australia's web 2.0 and early stage start-up sector. Read more »

    -- posted by Renai LeMay

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