Aussie enterprises losing sensitive data: report  

Aussie enterprises losing sensitive data: report

Organisations are frequently disciplining and even terminating employees for breaching enterprise email security policies and leaking sensitive data, according to the results ...
Are we being manipulated into security decisions? 

Are we being manipulated into security decisions?

Security guru Bruce Schneider asked Infosec delegates to consider the psychology of security threats and their decision-making process.
Government says employee emails are a matter of national security 

Government says employee emails are a matter of national security

The Rudd government has proposed legislation that will enable employers to view employee emails, justifying the move as a counterterrorism measure.
Proofpoint: Staff need to know you’re watching 

Proofpoint: Staff need to know you’re watching

Following the Federal government’s proposed amendments to the Privacy Act in the name of national security, Proofpoint commented that employers need to be open about monitoring ...
Security fears holding back healthcare 

Security fears holding back healthcare

The risk of compromising patient confidentiality is preventing healthcare institutions from implementing infrastructure solutions that could potentially streamline operations ...
Spear phishers target US students 

Spear phishers target US students

A new spear phishing attack is targeting the email accounts of US university students.
IM attacks getting more sophisticated 

IM attacks getting more sophisticated

Attacks on instant messaging networks continue to grow in sophistication and danger, according to research covering January..
MessageLabs leads message security market: IDC 

MessageLabs leads message security market: IDC

Analyst firm IDC has recognised MessageLabs as the leader in the hosted messaging security market, according to the analyst firm's 2007 Worldwide Messaging Security Report.
Gartner: US$3.2 billion lost to phishing attacks in one year 

Gartner: US$3.2 billion lost to phishing attacks in one year

Victims of phishing scams in the United States lost US$3.2 billion during a 12-month period ending in August, and the number of people on the receiving end of phishing emails ...
MessageLabs: Video file spam coming soon in 2008  

MessageLabs: Video file spam coming soon in 2008

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...
Postini boosts botnet protection and email security  

Postini boosts botnet protection and email security

Postini has revamped its Email Security service adding new content policy management capabilities including protection for credit card numbers.
Phishing scam uses AOL address to target eBay users 

Phishing scam uses AOL address to target eBay users

Unknown phishers are using a widely recognised name, AOL, to disguise a false eBay sign-in site, according to the security research team at Fortinet.
Phisher targets Salesforce.com customers 

Phisher targets Salesforce.com customers

Customers of Salesforce.com are facing a barrage of phishing emails containing viruses and keyloggers after the company suffered the leak of a customer contact list.
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