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Oracle warns of critical flaws in Java

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 6 April 2010 10:09 AM

Company issues patch for SE and Business editions.

Steve Ballmer enters China censorship debate

In Risk - By Shaun Nichols, 1 February 2010 10:12 AM

Defends company's position.

Businesses urged to shore up their mobile defences

In Web/client - By Dan Worth, 10 December 2009 10:54 AM

Device theft is the number one threat to data, Symbian warns.

IBM to open BI centre to tackle cybercrime

In Hackers - By Brett Winterford, 27 October 2009 8:51 AM

New business intelligence centres planned for Washington and London.

Symantec finds rogue AV to be well-oiled profit machine

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 20 October 2009 10:41 AM

Business is booming.

Small business ill prepared for disasters

In Risk - By Negar Salek, 29 September 2009 2:52 PM

Customers jump ship for more reliable service.

Blue Coat expands PacketShaper to allow bandwidth control for business applications

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 10 September 2009 9:30 AM

Blue Coat launches of an enhanced version of its PacketShaper appliances.

Tough times lift Watchguard

In Web/client - By Sholto Macpherson, 27 July 2009 10:25 AM

Resellers jump ship for ease of use, support and performance.

Social networking becoming more accepted by companies

In Risk - By SC Australia Staff, 3 July 2009 11:31 AM

Employee use of social networking is now widely accepted by IT professionals, although security is expected to be increased, according to a new survey.

Microsoft issues critical SharePoint SP2 fix

In Applications - By Iain Thomson, 30 June 2009 9:55 AM

Microsoft has issued a fix for a licensing flaw that had affected its SharePoint software since the introduction of service pack two (SP2).

Deloitte launches counter-espionage team

In Risk - By Phil Muncaster, 29 June 2009 10:13 AM

Competitors still a security risk.

Rod Beckstrom confirmed to lead ICANN

In Risk - By Nate Cochrane, 26 June 2009 2:51 PM

Civil libertarian puts dictators and spooks on notice.

Trend Micro updates security suite for small firms

In Web/client - By Phil Muncaster, 26 May 2009 10:00 AM

Trend Micro has updated its Worry-Free Business Security product, which is designed for small businesses with little or no IT support.

Over 280 million records compromised last year

In Risk - By Phil Muncaster, 15 April 2009 10:46 AM

More than 280 million records were compromised in 2008, according to a new Data Breach Investigations Report from global comms and IT provider Verizon Business.

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.

Security experts offer downturn survival tips

In Risk - By Phil Muncaster, 11 February 2009 10:29 AM

Ten of the world's top global IT security chiefs have outlined how security leaders can cope with the increasing pressure of the current economic downturn, and build and manage ...

Most businesses missing Facebook policy

In Messaging - By Angela Moscaritolo, 4 February 2009 10:39 AM

More than half the respondents of a recent poll said their organisation does not have a policy on using Facebook.

VoIP hackers run up $120,000 phone bill at Perth business

In Networks - 22 January 2009 1:35 PM

Hackers have breached the VoIP PBX telephone system of a ‘small Perth business’ and made over 11,000 international calls in 46 hours, resulting in a bill in excess of $120,000, ...

Companies do not monitor their internet usage or security

In Risk - By SC Australia Staff, 8 January 2009 11:22 AM

Almost two-thirds of UK businesses do not effectively control their internet security, according to a new study.

Anatomy of a spam business

In Hackers - By Chuck Miller, 11 December 2008 10:00 AM

In less than nine months in 2007, a botnet-driven junk mail network earned US$7.5 million for its operators -- just one example of the polished, modern-day spam operation, a ...

Finance and IT departments should be aligned on security

In Risk - By SC Australia Staff, 27 November 2008 10:15 AM

Businesses value business continuity as three times more important than IT, according to research from Sophos.

Privacy breaches causing business instability

In Risk - By Nick Farrell, 18 November 2008 9:38 AM

Report warns that losses could be the tip of the iceberg

Websense detects new 'Better Business Bureau' spam campaign

In Messaging - By Dan Raywood, 24 October 2008 12:13 PM

Websense has detected a new round of 'Better Business Bureau' spam emails.

Tumbleweed rolls into Axway

In Messaging - By Jenny Eagle, 9 September 2008 10:57 AM

Axway will introduce its business solution brand to the Australian sales channel thanks to a completed merger.

Business logic flaws endanger websites

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 13 August 2008 9:50 AM

Forget SSL injection and cross-site scripting, there's a new website vulnerability in town -- and you can't scan for it.

Business booms for organised cybercriminals

In Hackers - By Joy Persaud, 17 July 2008 10:16 AM

Cybercrime organisations are today being run by bosses parading as business entrepreneurs, complete with criminal staff.

New Trojan targets business bankers

In Hackers - By Ashley Clark, 18 June 2008 4:25 PM

Security provider RSA is reporting a new and unfamiliar Trojan attack that exploits business bank account holders’ heightened awareness of security and uses it against them.

IBM: We're gettting out of the security business

In Crypto - By SC Australia Staff, 10 April 2008 6:10 PM

Veteran IBM executive Val Rahmani, just six weeks into the post of General Manager of IBM Internet Security Systems, uses RSA keynote to appeal for end to siloed security thinking.

Security chiefs urged to become business focused

By Phil Muncaster, 3 April 2008 9:29 AM

Enterprise security chiefs can gain credibility and visibility within their organisations by delivering initiatives that are based on business-centric metrics, a high-level ...

McAfee CSO: Security pros need to better understand business needs

In Risk - By Negar Salek, 14 March 2008 4:14 PM

McAfee’s chief security officer Dr Martin Carmichael flew into Sydney this week and SC Magazine had the opportunity to catch up with him to discuss all things security.

Spammers becoming more business savvy

In Messaging - By Robert Jaques, 31 January 2008 9:50 AM

Spammers are becoming more business savvy and are capitalising on news and seasonal trends in a more commercial way..

Is this the end of the Russian Business Network?

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 9 November 2007 10:02 AM

A shadowy Russia-based internet service provider, which security researchers said is responsible for hosting two out of every three malicious web attacks, has been forced to ...

Volume of backup data disrupts business ops

In Risk - By Fiona Raisbeck, 18 October 2007 10:09 AM

Nearly two thirds of IT executives believe the volume of data they have to back up is disrupting their business operations, according to new research out today.

Verizon Business ties up Cybertrust buy

In Risk - By Robert Jaques, 10 July 2007 11:25 AM

Merger given the green light today.

Phishing scam targets Better Business Bureau

In Messaging - By Jim Carr, 31 May 2007 12:50 PM

For the second time this year, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) is at the center of spam campaign.

Better Business spam hides Trojan

In Applications - By Iain Thomson, 28 May 2007 1:41 PM

Websense warns of latest malware threat.

Verizon to acquire with Cybertrust

In Cloud - By Dan Kaplan, 15 May 2007 9:26 AM

IT solutions giant Verizon Business today announced plans to acquire Cybertrust, a purchase certain to create the world's largest managed security services provider.

Google business more secure than Office

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 26 February 2007 1:15 AM

Google's new business application suite unveiled Thursday for enterprises, is set to directly compete with Microsoft Office with its word processing, email and spreadsheet ...

Small business IT spending on the rise

In Web/client - By Fiona Raisbeck, 11 January 2007 2:30 PM

IT budgets for small and medium-sized businesses are set to increase by more than 12 percent this year, double the rate of similar companies in France and Germany, according to ...

MessageLabs enter the small business market

In Risk - By Fiona Raisbeck, 30 November 2006 7:00 AM

Integrated messaging and web security provider, MessageLabs, is entering into the small business market with the launch of its Small Business Solutions.

IT security risks impede business development

In Web/client - By Emma Pritchard, 27 November 2006 9:00 AM

Companies are being held back by IT security and data storage concerns, according to a recent study.

China business VoIP exchange spending to triple

In Networks - By Simon Burns, 10 November 2006 9:50 AM

Businesses in China will triple their spending over the next four years on hardware that saves money by routing phone calls over the internet, a new report forecasts.

Akonix: Most send business messages via IM

By Ericka Chickowski, 9 August 2006 10:25 PM

According to new survey results released by Akonix Systems today, more than half of business people today are using instant messaging (IM) as a supplement to email communications.

Mobile storage devices a threat to business

By René Millman, 3 August 2006 2:19 PM

Businesses are at risk of data loss and theft because of bad management of mobile storage devices within organizations.

Entrust acquires Business Signatures

By Dan Kaplan, 21 July 2006 5:17 PM

Digital authentication provider Entrust has acquired Business Signatures, makers of fraud detection and prevention solutions, for $50 million, the two companies announced Thursday.

NCSA launches small business security campaign

By William Eazel, 27 April 2006 1:03 PM

The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) today unveiled the latest initiative in its on-going campaign to educate small businesses about cyber-security issues.

Half of business travelers worried by hotspot security

By René Millman, 24 April 2006 10:45 AM

More than half of all business travelers are still concerned about security levels offered by wireless, according to a global survey.

Survey: Most business PC users never change passwords

By William Eazel, 3 April 2006 4:59 PM

More than half of U.S. business computer users admit to never changing their passwords for websites and applications, new research has claimed.

Third of U.K. business fails to test disaster plans

By René Millman, 20 March 2006 10:42 AM

A new study has claimed that a third of British businesses fail to test their disaster-recovery strategy regularly.

Half of small business fear security breach

By René Millman, 6 March 2006 4:56 PM

Nearly half of U.K. small businesses expect to suffer a security breach within the next year, according to new figures.

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