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I’ve been pretty busy this week working on a presentation titled “Firewalls by example” for The University of Melbourne’s SecureCon conference tomorrow.
It’s a ninety minute presentation that will cover the features of Windows XP’s Internet Connection Firewall, Mac OS X’s (client and server) ipfw and Linux’s iptables. I will also be discussing typical traffic patterns [...]

Melbourne has retained its number one position as the world’s best city, sharing first position with Vancouver and Vienna, and ironically finishing ahead of other Australian capitals due to its good weather. No doubt this will surprise residents of other Australian cities who enjoy making fun of our changeable climate, but after drowning [...]