Monday April 30, 2012  

EDITOR'S NOTE

Microsoft has rushed to squash a vulnerability that allowed Hotmail accounts to be hijacked. Users on cybercrime forums were charging $20 to crack accounts using the bug last month.

And the SC Awards finalists have been announced. Winners will be announced at AusCERT in May.

- Darren

BREAKING NEWS

Microsoft squashes Hotmail hijack bug

By Darren Pauli | April 30, 2012

Accounts cracked in 60 seconds.

Public sector orgs flunk OWASP Top 10

By Dan Raywood | April 30, 2012

Research finds 84 per cent of web apps deemed unacceptable against security benchmarks.

15,400 Aussie credit cards saved in police sting

By Darren Pauli | April 27, 2012

AFP save $3.75 million in fraud by spying on carder websites.

Four-year old critical Oracle bug still alive

By Dan Kaplan | April 27, 2012

Patch ignored older installs.

SC Awards 2012 finalists announced

By Darren Pauli | April 27, 2012

Winners to be announced at AusCERT.

Telco says bend security rules for Dropbox

By Jennifer Scott | April 27, 2012

Security pros should be more accommodating.

EA says corporate networks are 'undefendable'

By Jennifer Scott | April 27, 2012

Security chief urges all businesses to identity crucial assets.

Impact of fake Facebook accounts detailed

By Dan Raywood | April 27, 2012

The downturn in spam has led to a rise in rogue direct marketing on social networks.

High stakes poker site hacked

By SC Australia Staff | April 27, 2012

Hacker grabs usernames, passwords.

Firefox and Opera unveil new security, privacy features

By Dan Kaplan | April 27, 2012

Firefox gets quicker updates, Opera adds Do Not Track.

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