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Defence flags need to harden networks

In Networks - By Ry Crozier, 3 May 2013 3:45 PM

Whitepaper released.

Locking down Linux.conf.au

In Networks - By Sam Gentle, 25 January 2012 7:27 AM

Conference organisers zero in on rogue wireless access points.

Police arrest truckie over 'Evil' network hack

In Hackers - By Ry Crozier, 27 July 2011 10:21 AM

Updated: Distribute.IT says it's the same 'Evil' that destroyed its servers.

Sophos launches network security division

In Networks - By SC Australia Staff, 7 July 2011 9:43 AM

Gateway meets anti-virus.

Distribute.IT hit by 'malicious attack'

In Hackers - By Ry Crozier, 14 June 2011 7:51 AM

Updated: Service restoration begins.

DDoS defence guide released

In Networks - By Darren Pauli, 23 May 2011 12:47 PM

Attacks can't be avoided, but can be mitigated.

US spy agency talks network security

In Risk - By Darren Pauli, 5 May 2011 5:41 PM

Don't forget the little things.

Sony Online Entertainment suspended

In Risk - By Liam Tung, 3 May 2011 10:41 AM

PlayStation Network investigation uncovers more concerns.

Sony to appoint PlayStation security chief

In Risk - By Liam Tung, 2 May 2011 10:25 AM

Sony has created a chief information security officer role to oversee its PlayStation Network which was breached in a high-profile cyber attack last month.

Growing pains: Amazon EC2 suffers huge outage

In Risk - By Brett Winterford, 27 April 2011 11:18 AM

Described as the "worst outage in cloud computing history".

Storage, security on SMB cloud users' risk list

In Crypto - By Adrian Bridgwater, 15 April 2011 9:44 AM

Small and medium businesses (SMBs) are focusing on their infrastructure as a key priority, according to research released today.

Navy to upgrade frigate networks

In Crypto - By John Hilvert, 15 April 2011 9:36 AM

Phase four of an up to $500m project.

Ex-Gucci techie fingered for VPN raids

In Risk - By Liam Tung, 6 April 2011 9:37 AM

Accused of causing over $200,000 damage.

DPS forced to defend network reliability

In Networks - By Ry Crozier, 22 February 2011 2:33 PM

Forced "password upgrade" behind latest Parliamentary computer glitch.

Defence clears WAN replacement hurdle

In Networks - 16 February 2011 4:55 PM

Marches towards final decision on project.

NBN Co to open 24x7 network surveillance centre

In Risk - By Ry Crozier, 7 February 2011 11:38 AM

Houses "specialist tiger" tactical response unit.

Telstra launches enterprise network monitoring service

In Cloud - By John Hilvert, 4 February 2011 10:16 AM

Eyes market held by AAPT, MacTel.

Egyptians turn to Tor to organise dissent online

In Hackers - By Nate Cochrane, 2 February 2011 2:30 PM

US Senate to debate 'internet kill switch' to give Obama powers like Mubarak's.

Techie's revenge lands her in jail

In Hackers - By Liam Tung, 10 December 2010 9:24 AM

Changes firewall password.

Google-owned social network sees 400,000 users hit by XSS attack

In Messaging - By Dan Raywood, 29 September 2010 1:01 PM

Attack on Orkut required no user interaction.

Network Solutions refutes reported scale of malware issue

In Web/client - By Angela Moscaritolo, 19 August 2010 12:59 PM

Claims only 120,000 domains affected.

Redundancy key to net-centric Defence

In Web/client - By Liz Tay, 29 April 2010 8:56 AM

Lessons from academia and enterprise IT.

Google further revamps Buzz privacy settings

In Risk - By Dan Raywood, 8 April 2010 12:10 PM

Admits it "did not get everything right".

Research team uncovers cyberspy network targeting India

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 7 April 2010 1:07 PM

Chinese authorities again suspected.

NSW to relax content blocking on school netbooks

In Web/client - By Ry Crozier, Munir Kotadia, 16 March 2010 10:18 AM

Home privileges talked up as 60,000 new devices announced.

Analysis: Rogue Facebook friend 'as bad as malware'

In Messaging - By Munir Kotadia, 1 February 2010 11:11 AM

Criminals using fake 'friends' and groups to lure victims.

Political hackers deface Network Solutions-hosted sites

In Web/client - By Angela Moscaritolo, 21 January 2010 11:09 AM

Palestine once again a central theme.

IT staff back in demand

In Applications - 8 January 2010 3:35 PM

Network engineers with security clearances wanted.

Phishing attacks soar in December

In Risk - By Phil Muncaster, 31 December 2009 3:34 PM

Phishers represent over half of all web-based threats.

Greens object to underbaked network interception bill

In Risk - By Brett Winterford, 18 November 2009 9:46 AM

Ludlam argues that there is still no clarity for network operators.

UK Government to simulate "total collapse" of phone network

In Web/client - By Nicola Brittain, 6 November 2009 9:52 AM

Cyber security exercise next week.

10 year-old flaw hits Windows Vista

In Applications - By V3.co.uk staff, 10 September 2009 8:48 AM

Bug from 1999 could lead to 'blue screen of death'.

Bridge Point eyes NSW and Victoria expansion

In Cloud - By Ry Crozier, 28 August 2009 2:40 PM

Service growing payment card industry compliance business.

Cisco wireless flaw discovered

In Networks - By Dan Kaplan, 26 August 2009 10:36 AM

Could lead to a "full breach".

LimeWire cited as identity theft attack vector

In Risk - By Iain Thomson, 13 August 2009 2:49 PM

The use of LimeWire as a tool for identity theft has been highlighted by a court case in Seattle.

US First Lady's safehouse location leaked on P2P

In Web/client - By Angela Moscaritolo, 30 July 2009 10:37 AM

Also found: a listing of the locations of all US nuclear facilities and a document containing the personal information of hundreds of thousands of US military members.

Icann president debunks internet economics

In Risk - By Iain Thomson, 30 July 2009 9:31 AM

Metcalfe’s Law is fatally flawed says Beckstrom.

LAN 'sprawl' endangering enterprise networks

In Networks - By Ian Williams, 29 July 2009 9:56 AM

Disparate users create security holes.

Network Solutions suffers crippling data breach

In Risk - By Phil Muncaster, 28 July 2009 9:52 AM

570,000 credit card holders could be affected.

Security market sound in the downturn

In Cloud - 16 June 2009 10:12 AM

New reports by Frost and Sullivan and IDC point to growth in security market.

Internet threats rise by two-thirds in April

In Web/client - By Phil Muncaster, 1 May 2009 10:18 AM

The number of web-based threats soared by nearly two-thirds in April, according to new figures from managed security vendor Network Box, with Australian-developed threats ...

IT administrator faces five years for network extortion

In Hackers - By Iain Thomson, 28 April 2009 3:03 PM

An IT administrator faces up to five years in prison after he tried to extort money from his former employers by threatening to crash the company’s servers.

Security policies should now include Twitter

In Messaging - By SC Australia Staff, 9 April 2009 11:27 AM

As part of a series of 'securing social media' guides from Network Box, the company has claimed that businesses should review their security policies to include Twitter.

Smartphones need to have considerations for security or face serious problems

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 8 April 2009 10:42 AM

The proliferation of smartphones could provide security problems if users use them to access secure networks.

Phishing accounts for half of all malware

In Applications - By SC Australia Staff, 3 April 2009 11:52 AM

Phishing attacks are now accounting for over 50 per cent of all virus threats.

Businesses fail to secure networks: DiData

In Networks - By Negar Salek, 26 March 2009 3:20 PM

Nearly three quarters of businesses' IT networks are running with known security vulnerabilities, Dimension Data's inaugural Network Barometer Report has found.