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Technician wages wi-fi war against neighbour

In Hackers - 13 July 2011 2:00 PM

Sentenced to 18 years' jail.

Queensland hacker has Red Rooster revenge

In Hackers - 24 June 2011 1:54 PM

Attempts revenge by chicken.

Computer device theft hits Commonwealth agencies

In Risk - By Ry Crozier, 5 April 2011 5:33 PM

IT system misuse remains key fraud vector.

ACMA investigates 'computer virus' firms

In Hackers - 24 March 2011 11:26 PM

Crackdown on telemarketing scammers.

Virgin Blue suffers data centre blackout

In Web/client - By Ry Crozier, 21 February 2011 10:24 AM

Downs check-in systems.

Virgin Blue hit by check-in system outage

In Web/client - 16 February 2011 9:57 AM

Flight backlog.

NSW cop to face computer access charge

In Hackers - 2 February 2011 11:38 AM

Duty status "under review".

Cop: Viruses better than bank robbery

In Hackers - By Liam Tung, 5 October 2010 9:20 AM

London top cop's vision.

FBI awards $42m cybersecurity deal

In Risk - 22 September 2010 3:54 PM

British defence contractor to secure US cyber border.

Wireless adware threat uses "carrier" computer to spread

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 25 May 2010 1:36 PM

Dubbed "typhoid adware".

Security firms warn of iPad scams

In Web/client - By Shaun Nichols, 1 February 2010 12:12 PM

Crooks looking to cash in on tablet hype.

FBI warns of scareware threat

In Applications - By Phil Muncaster, 14 December 2009 9:55 AM

Fake AV scams have already cost users A$164m.

Red faces as Cofee spills onto the net

In Risk - 10 November 2009 9:29 AM

Copies of Microsoft's forensic tool surface.

Computer memory errors on the rise

In Networks - By V3.co.uk staff, 14 October 2009 9:30 AM

Research shows causes of system crashes.

ACS gives conditional thumbs up to internet filtering

In Risk - By Ben Grubb, 13 October 2009 9:37 AM

Insists on checks and balances before filter can be introduced.

Skype responds to Trojan security threat

In Applications - By Phil Muncaster, 7 September 2009 10:15 AM

VoIP maker releases 'bugfix' update for Windows.

Human brains not wired for modern IT security

In Risk - By Iain Thomson, 3 August 2009 10:47 AM

The neocortex is 'still in beta', says security expert.

Security group warns of top 10 threats

In Hackers - By Phil Muncaster, 30 July 2009 10:46 AM

Criminal attacks top the lists of threats facing organisations in the comingtwo years.

Icann president debunks internet economics

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

Metcalfe’s Law is fatally flawed says Beckstrom.

Google mistook MJ searches for net attack

In Web/client - By Phil Muncaster, 29 June 2009 10:19 AM

Web giant admits search error.

Australian Computer Society to use Sophos security solution

In Web/client - 2 February 2009 2:54 PM

The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has partnered with Sophos to let members use its Endpoint Security solution as part of their ACS membership.

Ex-employee pleads guilty to sabotaging his former employer's computer system

In Hackers - By SC Australia Staff, 19 January 2009 11:29 AM

A man has pleaded guilty to sabotaging his former employer's computer system after he was fired.

Software developed to stop zero-day attacks

In Applications - By Iain Thomson, 16 January 2009 11:31 AM

Researchers at Intel and the Computer Security Laboratory at the University of California have devised a new way to counter zero-day attacks.

Report: Nearly all computer users running insecure programs

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 4 December 2008 9:42 AM

New data indicates that 98 out of 100 computer users are running at least one unpatched program.

Uk's Computer Misuse Act updates due tomorrow

In Hackers - By Phil Muncaster, 1 October 2008 9:58 AM

New powers will increase maximum jail sentences for hackers.

Computer virus hits space station

In Applications - By Iain Thomson, 28 August 2008 10:03 AM

A computer virus has made it onto the International Space Station (ISS), but Nasa says there is no danger to critical systems.

McAfee buys ScanAlert in potential US$75 million deal

In Risk - By Frank Washkush Jr, 31 October 2007 9:50 AM

McAfee announced today that it will acquire certification vendor ScanAlert in a deal potentially worth US$75 million.

New charges lobbed in MS "phantom upgrade" row

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 29 October 2007 9:53 AM

The newsletter editor who uncovered a series of covert downloads in Windows is now claiming that Microsoft's Onecare package is responsible for further unauthorised updates.

Manufacturing firms open to data theft

In Risk - By Robert Jaques, 29 October 2007 9:53 AM

High reliance placed on IM, web email and other insecure methods ofcommunication.

NetIQ launches process automation tool

By Rosalie Marshall, 29 October 2007 9:50 AM

Aegis converges NetIQ’s system and security management products

HP offers secure prints

By Laura Hailstone, 29 October 2007 9:47 AM

Printer giant launches HP Secure Print Advantage package

Symantec aims to simplify licensing

In Risk - By Doug Woodburn, 29 October 2007 9:43 AM

Vendor overhauls Backup Exec software to improve ease of use.

USB encryption vendor suffers computer breach

In Risk - By Dan Kaplan, 20 July 2007 10:12 AM

A technology firm that recently entered the data security market reported this week that thieves infiltrated a company computer nearly two years ago, illegally accessing some ...

Computer virus celebrates 25th birthday

In Applications - 17 July 2007 10:40 AM

All fun and games until someone loses a bank account.

Man sues Symantec for computer crash

In Hackers - By Fiona Raisbeck, 5 June 2007 9:40 AM

A Chinese man is suing information security giant Symantec for the collapse of his computer following an anti-virus update from the company last month.

Computer Economics study: Insiders top IT pros' worries

By Jim Carr, 11 May 2007 9:51 AM

Researchers have pointed their fingers at insiders as the main security bugaboos facing enterprises.

Lost: Disk with personal information of 2.9 million US residents

In Risk - By Ericka Chickowski, 11 April 2007 10:03 AM

Georgia health officials reported today that a vendor working with the Georgia Department of Community Health is missing a disk containing the names, birth dates and Social ...

Another laptop stolen in UK 16 000 affected

In Risk - By Fiona Raisbeck, 28 February 2007 1:50 AM

Thousands of employees at Worcestershire County Council are demanding answers after being told they are in danger of becoming victims of identity fraud following the theft of a ...

Officials in US city search for lost computer tapes

In Crypto - By Frank Washkuch, 24 January 2007 4:16 PM

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Kansas City officials are searching for lost agency computer tapes that may have been missing for as long as two months.

Now a VA subcontractor's computer is missing

By Frank Washkuch, 8 August 2006 8:59 PM

Three months after a laptop breach put the personal information of millions of active duty service people at risk, another computer containing the personal information of ...

It's official: Computer Associates now CA

By Frank Washkuch, 2 February 2006 8:49 PM

The company formerly known as Computer Associates announced on Wednesday that it had officially changed its name to CA.

FBI investigating computer breach at Stanford

By Marcia Savage, 25 May 2005 11:03 PM

The FBI is investigating a computer security breach at Stanford University's Career Development Center that exposed personal data of nearly 10,000 people.

Vengeful staff computer crime culprits

By David Quainton, 29 April 2005 4:30 PM

Current and former employees are the biggest threat to computer security, according to the head of the Metropolitan Police Computer Crime Unit (CCU).

Computer Crime Unit scoops top honours

By David Quainton, 29 April 2005 10:52 AM

The Metropolitan Police Computer Crime Unit (CCU) scooped the coveted Editor’s Award at this year’s SC European Excellence Awards ceremony in London.

Lethal computer virus spreads in humans

By David Quainton, 1 April 2005 10:07 AM

The first computer virus that passes from PCs to humans has been discovered in the wild. Leading anti-virus firms are putting users on high alert after Malwarlaria.B was ...

MPs call for Computer Misuse Act changes

By David Quainton, 10 March 2005 5:01 PM

The head of the All Party Parliamentary Internet Group (Apig) has called for amendments to the Computer Misuse Act.

Computer viruses help save Canada's lakes

By David Quainton, 28 February 2005 12:59 PM

Watching computer viruses spread around the internet is helping biologists prevent invasions of non-native species in the Canadian wild.

Computer Misuse Act reform on backburner

By David Quainton, 1 February 2005 4:06 PM

Uk computer misuse legislation may take a little longer to reform than was first planned.

Report computer crime early urges policeman

By René Millman, 25 January 2005 4:03 PM

Computer crime is being left “far too long” before the matter is reported according to police.

SANS calls to shame 'underperforming' computer science departments

By David Quainton, 14 October 2004 2:23 PM

SANS research director Alan Paller has criticised educational institutions for a lack of focus on security issues. The comments come with the release of SANS top 20 list, which ...

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