Infosec: Security community must work together 

Infosec: Security community must work together

In Risk - By Iain Thomson, 23 April 2008 9:53 AM
Microsoft has called on companies to work together to improve overall security, and not just rely on the police to do it for them.
Crowded NAC space spells doom for Lockdown Networks 

Crowded NAC space spells doom for Lockdown Networks

In Networks - By Jim Carr, 22 March 2008 4:43 PM
The recent closing of Lockdown Networks, one of the early entrants in the crowded network access control (NAC) marketplace, should not come as a shock to anyone, according to ...
Self-destruct laptops foil thieves 

Self-destruct laptops foil thieves

In Crypto - By Guy Dixon, 20 February 2008 9:42 AM
UK firm Virtuity has come up with a 'self-destruct' technology based on Wi-Fi and radio frequency ID tags that kicks into action when a laptop is moved from its designated space..
Microsoft releases advisory for Web Proxy Auto-Discovery flaw 

Microsoft releases advisory for Web Proxy Auto-Discovery flaw

In Applications - By Frank Washkush Jr, 4 December 2007 10:59 AM
Microsoft today warned PC users of a Windows flaw that occurs when the operating system, or Internet Explorer, (IE) tries to find a Web Proxy Automatic Discovery (WAPD) server.
Ponemon study: Cost, loss of customers rising per breach 

Ponemon study: Cost, loss of customers rising per breach

In Risk - By Dan Kaplan, 29 November 2007 9:44 AM
Businesses that experience a data breach are paying more per lost record and are shedding customers at accelerating rates compared to last year, an annual study concludes.
Marshal integrates Sophos anti-virus to products 

Marshal integrates Sophos anti-virus to products

In Web/client - 28 November 2007 1:47 PM
Teaming up with Sophos, security vendor Marshal today announced the availability of Sophos’s anti-virus engine as an add-on for the MailMarshal and WebMarshal products.
SANS Top 20 highlights client-side risks 

SANS Top 20 highlights client-side risks

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 28 November 2007 11:40 AM
When news broke this week that Apple QuickTime contains a new and extremely dangerous flaw, it served as a perfect lead-in to today's unveiling of the latest SANS Top 20, which ...
Forum on high tech crime kicks off in Canberra  

Forum on high tech crime kicks off in Canberra

In Risk - 27 November 2007 3:59 PM
The Australian Federal Police kicked-off a two day international forum on high tech crime in Canberra today featuring delegates from six countries and several Australian agencies.
Symantec's 2007 review: Data leakage, Vista and spam 

Symantec's 2007 review: Data leakage, Vista and spam

In Web/client - By Negar Salek, 27 November 2007 2:50 PM
Symantec today released its top ten security trends for 2007 listing data leakage, Windows Vista, and spam as the top three dominant security issues.
Can Australia survive a UK style data breach? 

Can Australia survive a UK style data breach?

In Crypto - By Negar Salek, 26 November 2007 1:44 PM
Australia’s Privacy Commissioner Karen Curtis has warned local government agencies and businesses to adhere closely to the Privacy Act in order to avoid a disastrous UK style ...
Trojan quickly building botnet via MSN Messenger 

Trojan quickly building botnet via MSN Messenger

In Web/client - By Frank Washkush Jr, 20 November 2007 9:56 AM
A trojan has used MSN Messenger to multiply the number of PCs added to a botnet 24 times in one day.
McAfee: Typo-squatters cashing in on website misspellings 

McAfee: Typo-squatters cashing in on website misspellings

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 20 November 2007 9:53 AM
Internet surfers who misspell the name of a popular website have a one in 14 chance of landing on a site owned by someone trying to capitalise on your poor typing skills, a ...
MessageLabs: Video file spam coming soon in 2008  

MessageLabs: Video file spam coming soon in 2008

In Messaging - By Negar Salek, 19 November 2007 3:49 PM
The cybercrime market is poised to be even ‘hotter’ in 2008 as spammers increase targeted attacks and create new social engineering techniques to claim their stake in cybercrime...
Report: October spam increase 

Report: October spam increase

In Messaging - By Jim Carr, 19 November 2007 9:48 AM
October was a scary month for IT administrators in charge of filtering spam, according to a pair of reports from messaging security firms.
ACCC warns fake RAC job offer emails spike  

ACCC warns fake RAC job offer emails spike

In Messaging - 1 November 2007 10:28 AM
SCAMwatch is warning Australians of a phony email claiming to be from RAC Finance Limited, part of the Western Australian Royal Automobile Club (RAC).
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