Drop boxes attack corporate networks from within 

Drop boxes attack corporate networks from within

In Networks - By Darren Pauli, 18 June 2013 6:00 AM
Call forensics and don't cut the power.
Pen tester builds wifi war-bike  

Pen tester builds wifi war-bike

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 23 November 2012 8:12 AM
Motorbike kitted out with wifi kit, helmet display.
Network intel tool outs tweeting spooks 

Network intel tool outs tweeting spooks

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 18 October 2012 2:38 PM
Maltego showcased at Breakpoint.
EA says corporate networks are 'undefendable' 

EA says corporate networks are 'undefendable'

In Networks - By Jennifer Scott, 27 April 2012 12:33 PM
Security chief urges all businesses to identity crucial assets.
Harden up! 

Harden up!

In Networks - By Darren Pauli, 1 December 2011 2:56 PM
Because internal networks are soft.
Finnish CERT flags advanced evasion techniques 

Finnish CERT flags advanced evasion techniques

In Networks - By Darren Pauli, 12 October 2011 4:44 PM
Exploits leave IPS for dead, vendor claims.
Analysis: Perimeter exploit exposure 

Analysis: Perimeter exploit exposure

In Networks - By Marcus Carey, researcher, Rapid7, 18 August 2011 1:00 PM
Vulnerability and patch management is key.
Police arrest truckie over 'Evil' network hack 

Police arrest truckie over 'Evil' network hack

In Hackers - By Ry Crozier, 27 July 2011 10:21 AM
Updated: Distribute.IT says it's the same 'Evil' that destroyed its servers.
Humans replace machines in future botnets 

Humans replace machines in future botnets

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 19 July 2011 5:10 PM
Human nodes outsmart conventional defences.
Merchants blind to data breaches 

Merchants blind to data breaches

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 18 May 2011 5:43 PM
You can catch most hackers by reviewing logs and getting to know your web site visitors.
Palo Alto Networks unveils new OS 

Palo Alto Networks unveils new OS

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 4 March 2011 7:33 AM
Palo Alto Networks has extended its next-generation firewall with a new operating system.
Smartphones seen as a major threat to corporate networks 

Smartphones seen as a major threat to corporate networks

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 2 December 2010 2:38 PM
Data leakage a key concern.
Security firm warns of advanced evasion techniques 

Security firm warns of advanced evasion techniques

In Networks - By Dan Raywood, 21 October 2010 2:13 PM
Many may ignore threat.
Arbor deals with data centre DDoS 

Arbor deals with data centre DDoS

In Hackers - By Ry Crozier, 19 October 2010 3:52 PM
Breaks out threat management system as standalone box.
FBI awards $42m cybersecurity deal 

FBI awards $42m cybersecurity deal

In Risk - 22 September 2010 3:54 PM
British defence contractor to secure US cyber border.
ITC Global Security opens Sydney office  

ITC Global Security opens Sydney office

In Cloud - 12 April 2010 2:36 PM
UK integrator opens first Australian office.
Iran accuses US of cyber warfare 

Iran accuses US of cyber warfare

In Hackers - 16 March 2010 10:29 AM
Authorities claim to have uncovered an important anti-Islamic Republicnetwork.
Pipe Networks blacks out as Internode sees red 

Pipe Networks blacks out as Internode sees red

In Risk - By Ry Crozier, 28 January 2010 12:11 PM
Hackett's lengthy defence of Node's non-participation.
Juniper hit by same cyber attack as Google 

Juniper hit by same cyber attack as Google

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 19 January 2010 11:49 AM
Insider collaboration suspected at Google China.
US Congress accidentally leaks confidential report 

US Congress accidentally leaks confidential report

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 10 November 2009 10:42 AM
P2P networks to blame.
Social networks increasingly blocked 

Social networks increasingly blocked

In Risk - By Chuck Miller, 20 August 2009 10:52 AM
Companies are increasingly blocking access to social networking sites, according to a new survey.
LAN 'sprawl' endangering enterprise networks 

LAN 'sprawl' endangering enterprise networks

In Networks - By Ian Williams, 29 July 2009 9:56 AM
Disparate users create security holes.
Google clamps down on 'malvertising' 

Google clamps down on 'malvertising'

In Web/client - By Phil Muncaster, 22 June 2009 10:01 AM
New resources to help arrest the spread of malware through advertisingnetworks.
Pirated Windows 7 RCs riddled with malware 

Pirated Windows 7 RCs riddled with malware

In Applications - By Phil Muncaster, 21 May 2009 9:31 AM
Security companies are warning users not to download Windows 7 release candidate software from peer-to-peer sites, after it was discovered that several versions contain malware..
Malware most potent on social networks  

Malware most potent on social networks

In Messaging - By Chuck Miller, 13 May 2009 10:41 AM
Malware distributed via social networking sites is 10 times more effective than malware spread via email, according to Kaspersky Lab Global Research.
Mobile hackers cash in on lack of protection offered by networks 

Mobile hackers cash in on lack of protection offered by networks

In Web/client - By SC Australia Staff, 3 April 2009 11:58 AM
Inadequate messaging protection leads to greater profit for mobile hackers, according to Cloudmark.
Medical data leakage rampant on P2P networks  

Medical data leakage rampant on P2P networks

In Risk - By Angela Moscaritolo, 12 February 2009 12:47 PM
The risk of patient information disclosures on peer-to-peer (P2P) networks is much higher than if a health care worker loses a laptop or removable storage device, according to ...
Palo Alto Networks offers 'next-gen' firewall 

Palo Alto Networks offers 'next-gen' firewall

In Networks - By Daniel Robinson, 4 December 2008 9:37 AM
New technology offers greater control over traffic by identifying users andapplications.
Malware posing as "High School Musical" files hit P2P networks 

Malware posing as "High School Musical" files hit P2P networks

In Web/client - By Angela Moscsaritolo, 24 November 2008 10:20 AM
Cybercriminals are now distributing malware on peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing networks disguised as music and video files related to the popular Disney movie High School ...
Hackers cracked McCain and Obama networks 

Hackers cracked McCain and Obama networks

In Hackers - By Shaun Nichols, 10 November 2008 10:59 AM
Foreign hackers infiltrated the networks of John McCain and Barack Obama during the US presidential campaign, according to reports.
HP ProCurve acquires Colubris Networks 

HP ProCurve acquires Colubris Networks

In Networks - By SC Australia Staff, 7 October 2008 9:54 AM
HP ProCurve has completed the takeover of Colubris Networks.
Gartner touts enhanced security for virtual environments 

Gartner touts enhanced security for virtual environments

In Cloud - 23 September 2008 4:28 PM
Social network providers should enhance the security controls that are available to their users, analysts say.
Application weaknesses double as networks tighten up 

Application weaknesses double as networks tighten up

In Applications - By Joy Persaud, 28 July 2008 10:38 AM
An analysis of 100 security tests carried out over the past five years shows that application level weaknesses are up by 50 percent.
SMEs should 'hack' their own networks 

SMEs should 'hack' their own networks

In Networks - 15 July 2008 9:58 AM
Small and medium sized enterprises are putting themselves at risk by not properly securing their wireless networks, a new report has claimed.
Firms fail to secure wireless networks 

Firms fail to secure wireless networks

By IT Week, 7 April 2008 12:51 PM
Wireless security vendor AirDefense has released new research which suggests that even the most cautious organisations are leaving their networks unprotected.
Juniper Networks unveils enhanced access control product 

Juniper Networks unveils enhanced access control product

In Networks - By Fiona Raisbeck, 9 October 2007 12:49 PM
Juniper Networks has revealed new features in its access control system.
F5 Networks updates multimedia traffic device 

F5 Networks updates multimedia traffic device

In Web/client - By Fiona Raisbeck, 26 September 2007 10:21 AM
F5 Networks has updated its traffic management device for multimedia service providers.
Barracuda Networks buys NetContinuum 

Barracuda Networks buys NetContinuum

In Risk - By Frank Washkuch, 19 September 2007 12:41 PM
Barracuda Networks announced today that it has completed an acquisition of application-firewall vendor NetContinuum.
Study: Businesses failing to secure WiFi networks 

Study: Businesses failing to secure WiFi networks

In Networks - By Fiona Raisbeck, 6 September 2007 9:55 AM
Many businesses are failing to secure WiFi networks, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and USB storage devices, new figures show.
IRC bot a growing threat to enterprise networks 

IRC bot a growing threat to enterprise networks

In Risk - By Dan Kaplan, 8 March 2007 12:44 AM
A new internet relay chat (IRC) bot is building an even larger zombie family that could pose a significant threat to enterprise networks, security researchers said today.
Romanian hacker charged for cracking NASA, Navy networks 

Romanian hacker charged for cracking NASA, Navy networks

In Hackers - By Frank Washkuch, 4 December 2006 9:10 AM
A Romanian man has been charged with breaking into U.S. government computers belonging to the Navy, the Department of Energy and NASA.
Newspaper: Fed networks under attack, but security improvements years behind schedule 

Newspaper: Fed networks under attack, but security improvements years behind schedule

By Dan Kaplan, 5 July 2006 8:37 PM
A federal program to protect confidential information within the computer networks of various federal agencies is seven years behind schedule, the Baltimore Sun has reported.
Half of London Wi-Fi networks open to hackers 

Half of London Wi-Fi networks open to hackers

By René Millman, 24 May 2006 2:45 PM
Nearly half of wireless networks in London are open to attack, according to new research.
Hackers seek mobile phone doorway to networks 

Hackers seek mobile phone doorway to networks

By René Millman, 30 March 2006 2:24 PM
Hackers are turning to mobile phones as a means of breaking into corporate networks, according to security experts.
Six of ten WiFi networks are insecure 

Six of ten WiFi networks are insecure

By William Eazel, 16 March 2006 4:57 PM
Almost 60 percent of WiFi networks have no security system at all, according to Panda Software in its "Security in Wireless Networks" report.
SSL tunnels create ‘invisible’ backdoors into corporate networks  

SSL tunnels create ‘invisible’ backdoors into corporate networks

By William Eazel, 9 March 2006 10:06 AM
Encrypted Secure Socket Layer (SSL) communications between internal corporate employees and external internet applications is "invisible" to companies and so comprises a "risk ...
The threat from anonymous networks 

The threat from anonymous networks

By Rene Millman, 23 February 2006 10:34 AM
Eliminating anonymous traffic on corporate networks is vital to securing infrastructure, according to experts.
Perimeter Internetworking beefs up security, acquires US Networks  

Perimeter Internetworking beefs up security, acquires US Networks

By William Eazel, 28 November 2005 10:43 AM
Perimeter Internetworking, a provider of managed network and security services for community financial institutions, healthcare companies and service providers has acquired the ...
Hackers up pressure on P2P networks  

Hackers up pressure on P2P networks

By William Eazel, 1 November 2005 10:49 AM
A newly published security report has identified 22 previously undocumented Peer to Peer (P2P) attacks in October which were targeted at networks including Kazaa and eDonkey. ...
Companies struggle to secure wireless networks 

Companies struggle to secure wireless networks

By René Millman, 3 August 2005 1:23 PM
Corporate wireless networks are being left open to hackers as companies struggle to implement adequate security measures, a study claims.
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