Customs targets trade exploits with US computer system 

Customs targets trade exploits with US computer system

In Networks - 24 September 2012 2:38 PM
Inks agreement with US Government.
US Air Force cancels iPad order 

US Air Force cancels iPad order

In Risk - By Liam Tung, 25 February 2012 9:00 AM
Russian security risk?
Attorneys General challenge Google's privacy policy 

Attorneys General challenge Google's privacy policy

In Cloud - By Liam Tung, 24 February 2012 12:12 AM
Regulators pile-up on Google privacy policy.
AFP officers seek protection in cyber crime cases 

AFP officers seek protection in cyber crime cases

In Hackers - By Ry Crozier, 22 February 2012 4:01 PM
Officers in danger as they skirt slow treaties.
Sophos: mobile malware scandal 'damages' industry 

Sophos: mobile malware scandal 'damages' industry

In Hackers - By Stewart Mitchell, 28 March 2011 9:56 AM
Accusations in wake of Chinese TV expose of alleged malware scam.
Opinion: Copyright or copy wrong 

Opinion: Copyright or copy wrong

In Crypto - By David Havyatt, 18 March 2011 10:59 AM
The wash-up of the iiNet case reveals conflicting legal and moral views about copyright and ISP liability, writes David Havyatt.
German government considers voluntary data protection code 

German government considers voluntary data protection code

In Risk - By Dan Raywood, 22 September 2010 2:43 PM
Nation prepares for Street View roll-out.
Facebook offers panic button 

Facebook offers panic button

In Web/client - 13 July 2010 8:44 AM
Site reaches agreement with UK child welfare agency.
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.
SafeChat to censor workplace tweets 

SafeChat to censor workplace tweets

In Cloud - By Liz Tay, 6 May 2010 10:05 AM
Filter to monitor conversations in the cloud.
German government criticises Facebook's data regulations 

German government criticises Facebook's data regulations

In Messaging - By Dan Raywood, 9 April 2010 11:50 AM
Minister "astonished" by proposed changes.
Local industry keen to mirror UK’s data breach fines 

Local industry keen to mirror UK’s data breach fines

In Risk - By Liz Tay, 26 March 2010 9:22 AM
£500,000 fines could help secure society.
Companies ill-prepared for Christmas break breaches 

Companies ill-prepared for Christmas break breaches

In Risk - By Dan Raywood, 14 December 2009 11:20 AM
Card fraud expected to rise dramatically.
Windows 7 fails to stop eight out of ten viruses 

Windows 7 fails to stop eight out of ten viruses

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 6 November 2009 11:15 AM
UAC default configuration "is not effective".
Zbot evades most anti-virus programs 

Zbot evades most anti-virus programs

In Hackers - By Angela Moscaritolo, 17 September 2009 10:59 AM
Morphing and rootkit capabilities keep it in the wild.
iPhone anti-phishing described as "ineffective" 

iPhone anti-phishing described as "ineffective"

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 11 September 2009 10:56 AM
Fraud warning option 'doesn't work'.
Fortinet launches free PC security application 

Fortinet launches free PC security application

In Web/client - 3 September 2009 6:44 AM
No support or content filtering.
Company bosses underestimating data loss risks 

Company bosses underestimating data loss risks

In Risk - By Ian Williams, 20 July 2009 10:34 AM
Lack of communication endangering business.
Mozilla Firefox 3.5 officially released, improves browsing security 

Mozilla Firefox 3.5 officially released, improves browsing security

In Applications - By Chuck Miller, 1 July 2009 10:33 AM
After a prolonged beta period, Mozilla has officially released its new version of Firefox.
Don’t pay for separate anti-spyware, says Gartner 

Don’t pay for separate anti-spyware, says Gartner

In Web/client - By Iain Thomson, 19 May 2009 2:51 PM
Gartner is warning companies not to be ripped off by vendors seeking to sell anti-spyware software as a stand-alone product.
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.
GhostNet shows protection of branch offices is important  

GhostNet shows protection of branch offices is important

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 2 April 2009 10:41 AM
International companies should look to secure their regional offices and their websites and networks as robustly as their main sites.
EU pledges to protect cyber infrastructure 

EU pledges to protect cyber infrastructure

In Risk - By Ian Williams, 31 March 2009 10:08 AM
The European Commission (EC) has unveiled a new strategy to prepare the region to act in case of major disruptions or attacks against critical information infrastructure.
UK police under fire in new database row 

UK police under fire in new database row

In Risk - By Phil Muncaster, 9 March 2009 10:36 AM
Just a day after the UK Information Commissioner raided a firm for possessing a covert database of construction workers’ personal information, it emerged that the police force ...
Protection of data should be a priority for businesses 

Protection of data should be a priority for businesses

In Risk - By Dan Raywood, 26 February 2009 11:08 AM
Companies should focus on protecting data rather than fixing holes, according to one vendor.
AFP and Telstra to fight hi-tech crime 

AFP and Telstra to fight hi-tech crime

In Hackers - 10 December 2008 8:50 PM
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Telstra will increase cooperative efforts to reduce hi-tech crimes like identity fraud, phishing, botnet networks and attacks on public ...
F-Secure touts cloud-based security 

F-Secure touts cloud-based security

In Applications - By Ian Williams, 14 November 2008 9:27 AM
The amount of malware being punted around the internet is growing at an exponential rate, and traditional locally-based protection applications will soon buckle under the ...
Protection program defeats keyloggers 

Protection program defeats keyloggers

In Risk - By Jackie Horne and Staff Reporter, 22 September 2008 9:42 AM
A technology has been developed that claims to protect against software that steals keyboard ID entry.
Encyption protection program launched 

Encyption protection program launched

In Risk - By SC Australia Staff, 15 September 2008 12:01 PM
A program has been developed that allows protection against keyloggers who can beat encryption systems.
Intellectual property protection goes global  

Intellectual property protection goes global

In Risk - By Sue, 12 September 2008 9:47 AM
Legislation has been introduced in the US Senate aimed at reducing intellectual property theft around the world.
Australian organisations lagging behind on DLP 

Australian organisations lagging behind on DLP

In Risk - By Dylan Bushell-Embling, 16 July 2008 2:55 PM
While data loss and data leakage continue to have a significant effect on Australian organisations, new research reveals that organisations are not doing enough to combat the ...
New protection for growing Mac threats 

New protection for growing Mac threats

In Applications - By Ashley Clark, 3 July 2008 12:24 PM
Despite the old adage that Mac computers are impervious to security threats, a throng of recent attacks over the past couple of years have made it necessary for Mac users to ...
Information protection and control takes off 

Information protection and control takes off

In Risk - By Robert Jaques, 27 March 2008 9:58 AM
Experts are predicting a surge in the adoption of information protection and control (IPC) technologies..
Government savaged over data protection record 

Government savaged over data protection record

By Phil Muncaster, 17 March 2008 12:17 PM
Joint Committee on Human Rights criticises "lax standards"
Symantec boosts bot protection for managed services 

Symantec boosts bot protection for managed services

In Cloud - By Negar Salek, 16 October 2007 2:49 PM
Symantec has boosted the botnet protection of its Managed Security Service (MSS) for Australian customers after reporting a seven percent global increase in the use of the ...
Symantec adds botnet protection to managed services 

Symantec adds botnet protection to managed services

By Dave Bailey, 4 October 2007 9:51 AM
Security vendor Symantec has integrated new botnet intelligence capabilities into its Managed Security Services (MSS) to give additional protection for its customers.
DriveSentry upgrades threat protection 

DriveSentry upgrades threat protection

By Phil Muncaster, 3 October 2007 10:18 AM
Hard drive security firm DriveSentry has released a new version of its namesake flagship product, featuring new technology designed to detect more accurately which applications ...
Symantec unveils Endpoint Protection 11.0 

Symantec unveils Endpoint Protection 11.0

In Web/client - By Fiona Raisbeck, 2 October 2007 11:04 AM
Symantec has released a new anti-virus product aimed at both small and large businesses.
IBM unveils data protection smoke screen 

IBM unveils data protection smoke screen

In Risk - By Tom Sanders, 24 August 2007 3:24 PM
Data masking technology hides confidential information from prying eyes.
Websense unveils Web 2.0 protection 

Websense unveils Web 2.0 protection

In Web/client - By Fiona Raisbeck, 10 August 2007 9:42 AM
Websense has unveiled security technology that finds online threats launched within Web 2.0 applications.
Data protection guidance revised in UK 

Data protection guidance revised in UK

In Risk - By Robert Jaques, 9 August 2007 2:27 PM
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published revised guidance designed to help individuals understand how their personal information may be used by organisations...
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.
AWA offers PC Tools  

AWA offers PC Tools

In Web/client - By Sarah Falson, 22 May 2007 1:34 PM
Independent computing and home entertainment service provider, AWA, is now offering PC Tools Spyware Doctor protection products to home consumers and small businesses through ...
UK watchdog calls for greater protection  

UK watchdog calls for greater protection

In Risk - By Fiona Raisbeck, 2 May 2007 9:59 AM
New safeguards are needed to avert a surveillance society and protect people's privacy, the Information Commissioner has warned.
Infosecurity: Brand protection is key driver in encryption deployment 

Infosecurity: Brand protection is key driver in encryption deployment

In Risk - By Fiona Raisbeck, 26 April 2007 10:11 AM
More than half of UK businesses believe brand protection and reputation are the key drivers in the decision to deploy encryption technology, new figures from PGP Corporation show.
Stolen data from major US retailer used in credit card fraud ring 

Stolen data from major US retailer used in credit card fraud ring

In Risk - By Frank Washkuch, 22 March 2007 3:00 AM
A multimillion-dollar state-wide credit card scam has been uncovered in the US, six arrested and four warrants have been issued.
Google tweaks search privacy protection 

Google tweaks search privacy protection

In Risk - By Matt Chapman, 16 March 2007 10:44 AM
Information will become anonymous 18 to 24 months after a search is carriedout.
McAfee launches data protection 

McAfee launches data protection

In Risk - By Negar Salek, 7 February 2007 2:52 PM
Security vendor McAfee today announced the launch of its data protection product, three months after the $20 million acquisition of data protection vendor, Enigma.
Opera, like Microsoft and Mozilla, adds fraud protection tool 

Opera, like Microsoft and Mozilla, adds fraud protection tool

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 21 December 2006 10:16 PM
The new version of Opera Software's browser contains a fraud protection tool.
ICAC issues guidelines on ID protection 

ICAC issues guidelines on ID protection

In Risk - 20 December 2006 1:50 PM
Database tracking systems and computer audits could soon be regular practice in NSW public sector offices, after the Independent Commission and Corruption (ICAC) agency ...
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