AFACT to try taking iiTrial to High Court 

AFACT to try taking iiTrial to High Court

In Hackers - By Ry Crozier, 24 March 2011 3:28 PM
Seeks to overturn authorisation ruling.
Microsoft lists 4 of its record 14 patches as 'high priority' 

Microsoft lists 4 of its record 14 patches as 'high priority'

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 11 August 2010 1:47 PM
Fixes for 34 flaws.
Gang uses high tech in cheque fraud crime 

Gang uses high tech in cheque fraud crime

In Hackers - By Iain Thomson, 3 August 2010 12:19 PM
No arrests made yet.
AFP to beef up internet child protection unit 

AFP to beef up internet child protection unit

In Risk - By Ry Crozier, 28 May 2010 12:12 PM
Allocates funds in final internal budget.
Record high for phishing in January 

Record high for phishing in January

In Applications - By Phil Muncaster, 9 March 2010 12:10 PM
Latest stats from RSA Security sees attacks up 21 per cent from December.
Text and music campaigns established to support NASA hacker 

Text and music campaigns established to support NASA hacker

In Hackers - By Dan Raywood, 11 January 2010 11:35 AM
Amidst claims extradition will breach US Bill of Rights.
NASA hacker takes case to High Court 

NASA hacker takes case to High Court

In Hackers - By Dan Kaplan, 14 December 2009 11:12 AM
Appeals Home Secretary decision.
Flawed web apps up by 10% 

Flawed web apps up by 10%

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 9 September 2009 10:55 AM
Over a quarter now affected.
High school hacker looking at 38 years 

High school hacker looking at 38 years

In Hackers - By Shaun Nichols, 20 June 2008 10:08 AM
A California high school student could spend nearly four decades in prison for hacking into his school's computer system..
Security skills in high demand 

Security skills in high demand

By Phil Muncaster, 17 March 2008 12:17 PM
CompTia research finds big gap between perception and reality
NSW man charged over alleged online school threat 

NSW man charged over alleged online school threat

In Web/client - By Negar Salek, 13 November 2007 5:17 PM
NSW Police have charged a 30-year-old Western Sydney man after allegedly posting a threatening message against a Sydney high school on an internet site last week.
Phishing levels reach all time high 

Phishing levels reach all time high

In Web/client - By Fiona Raisbeck, 15 October 2007 9:45 AM
A record number of phishing attacks were detected last month, according to the latest report by RSA.
Spam levels reach an all time high 

Spam levels reach an all time high

In Hackers - By Fiona Raisbeck, 26 September 2007 10:19 AM
Spam levels have reached an all time high, according to the latest figures released by Ipswitch, a network monitoring company.
Storm Worm uses e-cards to push spam near all-time high 

Storm Worm uses e-cards to push spam near all-time high

In Messaging - By Frank Washkuch, 21 August 2007 7:25 AM
Spam — spearheaded by a Storm Worm-related spike in malicious e-card messages — has driven the level of junk messages to more than eight in 10 emails.
High street giants breach data protection laws 

High street giants breach data protection laws

In Risk - By Fiona Raisbeck, 25 June 2007 7:08 AM
Two high street giants, Orange and Littlewoods, have been found in breach of the Data Protection Act following the negligent management of sensitive customer information.
US students arrested for fake snow day announcement on high school website 

US students arrested for fake snow day announcement on high school website

In Web/client - By Frank Washkuch, 13 February 2007 6:41 AM
Two students at an Ohio high school were arrested last week and accused of illegally accessing their school district website to announce an unauthorised snow day.
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.
Spam levels reach record high 

Spam levels reach record high

In Messaging - By Clement James, 2 November 2006 9:48 AM
Levels of spam rose sharply in October to account for 89.07 per cent of all email during the month, according to figures from SoftScan.
Microsoft, on 'state of high alert,' releases PowerPoint advisory 

Microsoft, on 'state of high alert,' releases PowerPoint advisory

By Frank Washkuch, 17 July 2006 10:30 PM
Microsoft security researchers have been "on a state of high alert" following targeted attacks on a PowerPoint flaw and vulnerabilities in other Office programs, according to ...
High Court ruling clamps down on U.K. P2P users  

High Court ruling clamps down on U.K. P2P users

By William Eazel, 3 February 2006 10:50 AM
The U.K. High Court has ordered ten internet service providers to hand over the customer details of 150 individuals accused of illegally sharing software.
U.K. National High Tech Crime unit warns over Sober email scam  

U.K. National High Tech Crime unit warns over Sober email scam

By William Eazel, 30 November 2005 11:14 AM
The U.K.'s National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU) has warned the public to be on their guard against "an ongoing mass virus attack" of unsolicited emails containing the Sober ...
Spyware hits new high 

Spyware hits new high

By René Millman, 23 August 2005 3:02 PM
Spyware is increasingly becoming the hacker's favorite weapon, despite efforts in the U.S. and elsewhere to legislate against it.
Security a high concern amongst British firms 

Security a high concern amongst British firms

By David Quainton, 8 November 2004 11:28 AM
More than half of British companies rate IT and network safety as their biggest security concern, a MORI survey has revealed. The survey of 100 companies, commissioned by the ...
Gartner warns of 'very high risk' to Windows users 

Gartner warns of 'very high risk' to Windows users

By Jon Tullett, 17 February 2004 6:58 PM
Security analysts at Gartner believe a flaw in Windows may be used to create a worm similar to last year's devastating "Blaster".
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