Apple devices pass Defence security check 

Apple devices pass Defence security check

In Applications - 31 March 2012 2:18 PM
Government cleared to use idevices.
Symantec opens second Australian data centre  

Symantec opens second Australian data centre

In Cloud - By Ry Crozier, 21 March 2012 11:42 AM
Expands secure cloud service.
HP Australia to build new security consulting team 

HP Australia to build new security consulting team

In Risk - By Ry Crozier, 15 February 2012 11:33 AM
Brings Vistorm capability to region.
Police arrest truckie over 'Evil' network hack 

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.
Symantec launches marketing call centre 

Symantec launches marketing call centre

In Applications - 29 March 2011 7:59 AM
Creates renewals portal.
Lush A/NZ credit card details pilfered by "hackers" 

Lush A/NZ credit card details pilfered by "hackers"

In Risk - By Ry Crozier, 16 February 2011 10:11 AM
Database stolen, PCI DSS rules flouted.
Vodafone sacks staff over alleged security breach 

Vodafone sacks staff over alleged security breach

In Risk - 14 January 2011 9:03 AM
Expedites IT security measures.
UN mulls internet regulation options 

UN mulls internet regulation options

In Web/client - By John Hilvert, 17 December 2010 9:51 AM
WikiLeaks sparks push for tighter controls.
Mandatory ISP filtering stalled until mid-2013 

Mandatory ISP filtering stalled until mid-2013

In Risk - By John Hilvert, 17 November 2010 1:31 PM
Classification reviews delay the filter.
Attorney General reveals CERT workload 

Attorney General reveals CERT workload

In Risk - By Ry Crozier, 29 September 2010 4:57 PM
First stats on new response team.
Elderly couple lose $512,000 to scammers 

Elderly couple lose $512,000 to scammers

In Risk - By Ry Crozier, 30 June 2010 12:47 PM
Sent more money to fraudsters despite police warnings.
Google reveals requests by Australian government to take down Internet content 

Google reveals requests by Australian government to take down Internet content

In Risk - By Daniel Long, 21 April 2010 5:13 PM
New statistics released by Google show how many times Australian Government and police have asked the search engine to remove Internet content and get information about users
Watchdog probes Nokia over alleged spam breach 

Watchdog probes Nokia over alleged spam breach

In Web/client - By Ry Crozier, 7 April 2010 3:34 PM
EXCLUSIVE: ACMA serves notice on handset giant.
AusCERT scraps free security alerts 

AusCERT scraps free security alerts

In Hackers - By Liz Tay, 25 February 2010 3:29 PM
Spruiks new Government-funded service.
Police booked in for Anonymous anti-censorship protests 

Police booked in for Anonymous anti-censorship protests

In Risk - By Liz Tay, Ry Crozier, 19 February 2010 12:43 PM
Project Freeweb denies risk to protestors.
Google cold on voluntary YouTube filtering 

Google cold on voluntary YouTube filtering

In Risk - By Ry Crozier, 9 February 2010 12:50 PM
No assurances given to Australian Government.
CCTV captures thief infecting firm with malware 

CCTV captures thief infecting firm with malware

In Applications - By Ry Crozier, 20 January 2010 3:07 PM
Under investigation.
National net filter protest pushed back 

National net filter protest pushed back

In Risk - By Ry Crozier, 7 January 2010 1:19 PM
Australia Day BBQs to go ahead.
"Heavy-handed" filter won't help, says Google 

"Heavy-handed" filter won't help, says Google

In Risk - By Ben Grubb, 16 December 2009 3:14 PM
Slams Conroy's filter plans.
E-health future on NBN derailed by lack of basics 

E-health future on NBN derailed by lack of basics

In Risk - By Ry Crozier, 11 December 2009 9:32 AM
Passions spill over at broadband futures forum.
Whirlpool, Overclockers face 'malicious' security scare 

Whirlpool, Overclockers face 'malicious' security scare

In Web/client - By Ben Grubb, 25 November 2009 9:34 AM
Were incidents related?
VHA in record payout over Coke spam 

VHA in record payout over Coke spam

In Messaging - 10 November 2009 4:07 PM
ACMA receives its largest payment for breach of Spam Act.
Jailbroken iPhones fall victim to Australian virus 

Jailbroken iPhones fall victim to Australian virus

In Applications - By Ben Grubb, 9 November 2009 10:37 AM
21-year-old hacker claims responsibility.
Hackers descend on Sydney's GooglePlex for mashup jam 

Hackers descend on Sydney's GooglePlex for mashup jam

In Risk - By Ben Grubb, 9 November 2009 10:13 AM
Google hosts weekend code-fest to explore the use of government data.
Visa to drop signatures on credit card purchases by 2013 

Visa to drop signatures on credit card purchases by 2013

In Risk - By Ben Grubb, 3 November 2009 10:17 AM
Current technology is too "easy" to skim.
Microsoft admits Windows 7 security ad isn't 'sincere' 

Microsoft admits Windows 7 security ad isn't 'sincere'

In Applications - By Ben Grubb, 23 October 2009 9:22 AM
Consumers "can get better guidance at retail or on the web".
Consumer agencies launch "international internet sweep" 

Consumer agencies launch "international internet sweep"

In Risk - By Ben Grubb, 23 September 2009 11:50 AM
...armed only with the humble search engine.
Aussie charged over malicious code injections 

Aussie charged over malicious code injections

In Hackers - 14 August 2009 9:53 AM
Virus targeted bank details and credit card numbers.
Filtering opponent to advise Democrats rebuild 

Filtering opponent to advise Democrats rebuild

In Risk - By Brett Winterford, 23 July 2009 3:07 PM
Anti-filter campaign gets its own political party.
Australia shows poor resistance to phishing 

Australia shows poor resistance to phishing

In Web/client - 30 June 2009 10:01 AM
Around 86 per cent of Australian web users are at risk from online fraud, according to research by security vendor VeriSign.
Commonwealth Bank phishing scam changes its MO 

Commonwealth Bank phishing scam changes its MO

In Messaging - By Angela Moscaritolo, 4 June 2009 10:52 AM
A new attack targeting Outlook users has morphed from trying to retrieve login credentials to attempting to infect users with fake anti-virus products.
Sharing generation faces Australia Card 3.0 

Sharing generation faces Australia Card 3.0

In Risk - By Nate Cochrane, 29 May 2009 10:11 AM
The Facebook generation, unbowed by their parents' sense of privacy propriety, is fast-tracking a global "Australia Card", a Sydney biometrics conference heard yesterday.
Sophos Australia on recruitment drive 

Sophos Australia on recruitment drive

7 May 2009 2:55 PM
The security firm is increasing its head-count over the next 12 months in response to a growth in mid-tier to enterprise markets.
Entries open in inaugural SC Australia/AusCERT awards  

Entries open in inaugural SC Australia/AusCERT awards

In Risk - By Nate Cochrane, 18 March 2009 2:40 PM
As part of the IT security industry's leading global awards program, the SC Australia awards presented by AusCERT recognise those who patrol our electronic badlands.
Revealed: ISPs detail their Aussie net filter trials 

Revealed: ISPs detail their Aussie net filter trials

In Web/client - By Ry Crozier, 3 March 2009 12:43 PM
Participating ISPs say they will forge ahead with Internet filter trials, regardless of speculation around whether associated legislation will pass or be blocked.
Hitachi seeks to grow vein-scanning operation 

Hitachi seeks to grow vein-scanning operation

In Crypto - By Daniel Fitzgerald, 27 February 2009 10:54 AM
Hitachi Australia is unfazed by slow local uptake and the emergence of a competitor as it seeks to further roll out vein-scanning technology in the competitive field of ...
Trend Micro Australia reports 20 percent staff growth 

Trend Micro Australia reports 20 percent staff growth

In Cloud - 17 February 2009 10:02 AM
Trend Micro has increased its employee numbers locally by around 20 percent.
Microsoft: the number of compromised PCs in Australia surged this year 

Microsoft: the number of compromised PCs in Australia surged this year

In Applications - 11 December 2008 11:00 AM
The total amount of malware removed from Australian PCs grew by over 55 percent in the first half of 2008, Microsoft has reported.
New Zealander allegedly responsible for masterminding major spam network 

New Zealander allegedly responsible for masterminding major spam network

In Messaging - By Iain Thomson, 16 October 2008 9:56 AM
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has shut down what it claims was the world's largest network of spammers.
Symantec to acquire Aussie security vendor PC Tools 

Symantec to acquire Aussie security vendor PC Tools

In Applications - By Negar Salek, 19 August 2008 11:34 AM
Symantec has announced that it will acquire Sydney-based security vendor PC Tools.
Mandatory data breach disclosure recommended in privacy law reforms 

Mandatory data breach disclosure recommended in privacy law reforms

In Risk - By Negar Salek, 11 August 2008 4:49 PM
The introduction of mandatory data breach disclosure laws in Australia has been set in motion.
Open Systems Australia finalises distribution deal with Kaspersky  

Open Systems Australia finalises distribution deal with Kaspersky

In Risk - By Negar Salek, 19 September 2007 3:49 PM
After six months of discussion, Kaspersky Lab and IT security distributor Open Systems Australia have finalised a distribution partnership agreement.
Personal data leaks 'worse in Australia than other regions' 

Personal data leaks 'worse in Australia than other regions'

In Risk - By Negar Salek, 16 August 2007 1:15 PM
Corporate data breaches - which can lead to identity theft - are occurring in Australia and without disclosure laws similar to those in the US those affected will never know ...
NSW Teachers Credit Union joins Australia Post security service 

NSW Teachers Credit Union joins Australia Post security service

By Negar Salek, 21 February 2007 11:17 AM
Members of NSW Teachers Credit Union will soon have extra security for online transactions after the organisation signed up to Australia Post’s new online security service.
RSA: Record high phishing attacks 

RSA: Record high phishing attacks

In Messaging - By Negar Salek, 11 January 2007 3:56 PM
The number of phishing attacks last month broke previous records and signalled the increase of sophisticated phishing schemes, according to RSA’s December fraud report.
Australia nails first spammer 

Australia nails first spammer

By René Millman, 18 April 2006 12:33 PM
An Australian spammer has become the first person to be successfully prosecuted under that country's anti-spam laws.
Australia cracks down on internet paedophiles  

Australia cracks down on internet paedophiles

By Dan Ilett, 15 March 2004 12:24 PM
Australia is proposing tougher punishments for internet paedophiles in a bid to make the web safer for children.
Phishing Attacks Arrive In Australia 

Phishing Attacks Arrive In Australia

By Steve Gold, 12 March 2004 3:12 PM
The phishing attacks plaguing US and European companies over the last 12 to 18 months have arrived in Australia, with Westpac reporting its customers being bombarded with ...
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