Email viruses creep up as spam falls in April
Malicious emails took the lead from spam as the biggest cyber threat in Australia during April as targeted attacks continued to rise.
Hamish Barwick | 29 Apr | Read more
Malicious emails took the lead from spam as the biggest cyber threat in Australia during April as targeted attacks continued to rise.
Hamish Barwick | 29 Apr | Read more
An open approach to Cloud computing and social media may be preferred by users, but it is proving to be a nightmare for companies who take a locked down approach to security.
Hamish Barwick | 21 Apr | Read more
Merchants who view security and payment card industry (PCI) compliance as an extra cost will be rueing the decision when hackers hoping to swipe credit card data strike, believes one industry specialist.
Hamish Barwick | 21 Apr | Read more
The charitable nature of Australians has been under threat, as spammers continue to hijack Japan and New Zealand disaster relief funds.
Hamish Barwick | 19 Apr | Read more
Monash University in Melbourne, Victoria, has flagged a possible review of its Web hosting arrangements following a recent hack which replaced its website's home page with an image of the Iranian flag.
Hamish Barwick | 18 Apr | Read more
When a delegate list includes people from the US Naval Criminal Investigation Service (NCIS), AusCERT 2011 organisers know all too well that their security may be tested.
Hamish Barwick | 18 Apr | Read more
Internet security provider, WatchGuard, has been alarmed by survey results that revealed some Australian IT professions do not consider social media to be a potential risk.
Hamish Barwick | 15 Apr | Read more
A local security expert is dumbfounded by the ease in which a fake <i>Twilight: Breaking Dawn</i> game application has spread across Facebook, and has warned Australians to be less trusting when it came to approving applications on the social networking site.
Hamish Barwick | 13 Apr | Read more
Australians love to place bets online but little do some punters know of the dangers lurking in cyberspace. Melbourne-based internet betting and entertainment website Sportsbet.com.au found out about these dangers the hard way when in 2009 the company was the target of a distributed denial of service attack (DDoS).
Hamish Barwick | 12 Apr | Read more
With the death rattle of internet protocol version 4 (IPv4) getting louder, a key proponent of the protocol's successor has warned IT managers not to take a "lock down" approach to migration.
Hamish Barwick | 11 Apr | Read more
Westpac has warned that malicious emails discovered earlier this week are still being churned out to customers.
Hamish Barwick | 08 Apr | Read more
Wi-Fi may be the networking method of choice among apartment blocks cropping up in increased numbers in Australia’s major cities, however increased reliance on wireless internet is resulting in more security risks, according to Layer 10 Consulting.
Hamish Barwick | 07 Apr | Read more
Data breaches, compromised social networks and mobile device security are the biggest problems facing enterprises, according to security experts.
Hamish Barwick | 06 Apr | Read more
Data loss prevention remains a priority security concern for Australian companies, despite reported slowed growth in the area, according to some security experts.
Hamish Barwick | 06 Apr | Read more
Melbourne IT has advised of an increase in domain name 'cyber squatting', with large Australian financial companies and government agencies falling victim to phishing attempts as a result of the lack of foresight.
Hamish Barwick | 05 Apr | Read more