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  New Android malware texts premium-rate numbers

  Researchers at Russian security company Kaspersky Lab say they've discovered the first malicious software program to target Google's Android mobile operating system.

  Jeremy Kirk | 12 Aug | Read more

• Stuxnet industrial worm was written over a year ago

  A sophisticated worm designed to steal industrial secrets has been around for much longer than previously thought, according to security experts investigating the malicious software.

  Robert McMillan | 06 Aug | Read more

• Iran was prime target of SCADA worm

  Computers in Iran have been hardest hit by a dangerous computer worm that tries to steal information from industrial control systems.

  Robert McMillan | 24 Jul | Read more

• New virus targets industrial secrets

  Siemens is warning customers of a new and highly sophisticated virus that targets the computers used to manage large-scale industrial control systems used by manufacturing and utility companies.

  Robert McMillan | 18 Jul | Read more

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  Security threats: Combined attacks thwart most proactive detection

  M86 Security has released its latest Security Labs Report which details the emergence of combined attacks that leverage Adobe’s ActionScript and JavaScript languages to thwart most of the new, proactive detection mechanisms.

  CIO Staff | 15 Jul | Read more

• FIFA World Cup news provides channel for spammers : report

  The never-ending fight against spammers continues, with a new report indicating 12 per cent of Australian spam contained malicious software in the past month.

  Lisa Banks | 13 Jul | Read more

• Death of Windows XP SP2 Support a Security Risk, Says Report

  If your business is still running Service Pack 2 of Windows XP, security problems are lurking around the corner, according to new research from IT services vendor Softchoice stating that almost 80 percent of organizations surveyed risk a security breach if the do not upgrade to SP3.

  Shane O'Neill | 23 Jun | Read more

• Not safe for work: What's acceptable office computer use

  How many minutes, or hours, did you spend on Facebook today? Even if you spent just a few minutes on the popular social networking site during office hours, you're not alone. Data from Nucleus Research finds 77 percent of workers who have a Facebook account use it during work hours.

  Joan Goodchild | 17 Jun | Read more

• Online threats of 2010 World Cup "explosive"

  CIOs are being warned the 2010 FIFA World Cup will result in "explosive" new threats to online safety.

  Lisa Banks | 11 Jun | Read more

• 5 social media risks CIOs need to be wary of: ISACA

  Malware, brand damage and loss of productivity are just a few of the consequences of social media use in the workplace CIOs need to be aware of, according to the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA).

  Lisa Banks | 11 Jun | Read more

• Mobile devices pose security dilemma for CIOs

  Malware attacks will increasingly target smartphones and mobile devices as the popularity of the devices soars.

  Lisa Banks | 13 May | Read more

• Windows 7 'compatibility checker' is a Trojan

  Scammers are infecting computers with a Trojan horse program disguised as software that determines whether PCs are compatible with Windows 7.

  Robert McMillan | 11 May | Read more

• The LoveBug worm: Ten years later

  Ten years ago today, on May 4, 2000, a security team with MessageLabs, a provider of messaging security services, came in to work and discovered the number of viruses its system had intercepted in the last several hours was off the charts.

  Joan Goodchild | 06 May | Read more

• Fireshark plugin decodes the malicious Web

  A computer security researcher has released a plugin for Firefox that provides a wealth of data on Web sites that may have been compromised with malicious code.

  Jeremy Kirk | 16 Apr | Read more

• Researchers find bugs in archive file formats

  Researchers have found ways to hide malicious software in commonly used archival formats that went undetected until recently by most antivirus programs.

  Jeremy Kirk | 16 Apr | Read more