Off-the-shelf kits trigger record number of attacks 

Off-the-shelf kits trigger record number of attacks

Malware variants more prevalent than ever.
Online crime groups less than six months old 

Online crime groups less than six months old

More than three-quarters of digital crime comes from organised activity.
Financial services biggest cyber crime victim 

Financial services biggest cyber crime victim

Almost one in two financial services organisations were defrauded last year, according to research.
Mobile vulnerabilities top IBM report 

Mobile vulnerabilities top IBM report

Thousands of disclosures studied.
China is the 'world's biggest cybercrime victim' 

China is the 'world's biggest cybercrime victim'

China CERT says 8.9 million computers were attacked last year.
Hacktivism booms but SMBs still pwned by robots 

Hacktivism booms but SMBs still pwned by robots

Hactivism more prolific than cybercrime, Verizon says.
NASA loses $7 million to repeat breaches  

NASA loses $7 million to repeat breaches

Agency reveals scorching security report.
Franchises make lucrative hack targets 

Franchises make lucrative hack targets

Annual report
Report: 30,000 websites infected daily 

Report: 30,000 websites infected daily

BlackHole exploit kit to blame.
Cybercrime costs $367b a year. Really? 

Cybercrime costs $367b a year. Really?

Digital crime rivals illegal drug trade, says Symantec.
WA agencies fail security audit - again 

WA agencies fail security audit - again

Admins blind to vulnerability scans, exploits while curious staff plugged-in infected USBs.
Staff ignorant to mobile security policies: McAfee 

Staff ignorant to mobile security policies: McAfee

Australian businesses pay twice as much for lost devices than those overseas.
Report finds credit cards, pins, on phones 

Report finds credit cards, pins, on phones

Device security increased after data loss.
Covert spy ops get audit tick 

Covert spy ops get audit tick

But some compliance errors logged in AFP warrant requests.
Aust IT managers shun encryption: report 

Aust IT managers shun encryption: report

But those that use encryption, like it.
Cybercrime migrating to mobile and Apple: Cisco report 

Cybercrime migrating to mobile and Apple: Cisco report

Annual Security Report also points to rise of "money mules".
Morphing malware defies categorisation 

Morphing malware defies categorisation

Threat Report: Strange catch in Sydney honeypots.
Cybercrime response a win for self-regulation  

Cybercrime response a win for self-regulation

Internet industry happy with cautious response to cybercrime inquiry.
US report casts doubt on "reliable" biometric systems 

US report casts doubt on "reliable" biometric systems

Back to the drawing board for security designers.
57% of apps contain flaws 

57% of apps contain flaws

Veracode report finds widespread vulnerabilities.
Microsoft studies report of IE zero-day after disclosure 

Microsoft studies report of IE zero-day after disclosure

Researcher says he has tried to get Microsoft to release a patch, without success.
IBM report shows new flaws skyrocket in first half of year 

IBM report shows new flaws skyrocket in first half of year

4,396 new flaws from January to June.
Coalition won't support internet filter: report 

Coalition won't support internet filter: report

Labor urged to cull proposal.
Computer users sanction peacetime cybercrime raids 

Computer users sanction peacetime cybercrime raids

Relaxed attitude uncovered in latest Sophos report.
Users still failing on basic security patching 

Users still failing on basic security patching

Latest report makes for grim reading on patching and spam.
A fifth of Android apps 'open to snoopers' 

A fifth of Android apps 'open to snoopers'

Report finds lax security on the Android Market.
Qualys patch report boosts patch management 

Qualys patch report boosts patch management

Reporting functionality to ease the burden of IT administration, says firm.
Akamai report details web attack patterns and techniques 

Akamai report details web attack patterns and techniques

Services provider points finger at US, Russia and China.
WordPress users report hacked blogs 

WordPress users report hacked blogs

SQL injections may be responsible.
Google reportedly planning April shutdown in China 

Google reportedly planning April shutdown in China

Report claims that company preparing to close up shop in weeks.
US military plan to destroy Wikileaks leaked 

US military plan to destroy Wikileaks leaked

Bush administration planned to discredit leak site.
Top search results riddled with malware 

Top search results riddled with malware

Misplaced trust.
CA security report highlights insider threat 

CA security report highlights insider threat

Hackers recruiting 'moles' through social networking sites.
Spammers taking advantage of free online hosters 

Spammers taking advantage of free online hosters

McAfee report highlights new trend.
Adobe to become top hacker target for 2010 

Adobe to become top hacker target for 2010

McAfee expects Adobe threats to top Microsoft's.
McAfee warns: No repeat of McColo shutdown 

McAfee warns: No repeat of McColo shutdown

Botnet herders have learned their lesson.
Stronger botnets and increased spam detections in 2009 

Stronger botnets and increased spam detections in 2009

Cybercriminals learn lessons from McColo shutdown.
Christian Lobby buoyant on filtering after meeting Conroy 

Christian Lobby buoyant on filtering after meeting Conroy

Claims it was not privy to ISP-level filtering report.
Enisa launches comprehensive cloud security report 

Enisa launches comprehensive cloud security report

Checklist for firms looking to vet providers.
McAfee warns of imminent cyber warfare 

McAfee warns of imminent cyber warfare

Urges public and private sectors to share.
Microsoft looking into new SMB vulnerability report 

Microsoft looking into new SMB vulnerability report

Investigation begins at Redmond.
64 percent of websites contain serious flaws 

64 percent of websites contain serious flaws

Cross-site scripting and SQL injection remain the top methods of attack.
US Congress accidentally leaks confidential report 

US Congress accidentally leaks confidential report

P2P networks to blame.
Security industry 'not making much difference' 

Security industry 'not making much difference'

500 percent increase in malware last year.
Worm outbreaks on the up, says Microsoft threat report 

Worm outbreaks on the up, says Microsoft threat report

Worms climb from fifth to second most prevalent cyberthreat.
Table turns for ACMA's online safety focus 

Table turns for ACMA's online safety focus

Adults seen as a "new priority".
Webspy acquires supply chain provider 

Webspy acquires supply chain provider

Channel traction increasing.
New round of malicious advertisements spotted 

New round of malicious advertisements spotted

Spotted on Drudge Report and Lyrics.com.
Apache publishes report about security breach 

Apache publishes report about security breach

Claims that no users were at risk.
Virus Bulletin spam report good news for some 

Virus Bulletin spam report good news for some

Only ClamAV, SPAMfighter Mail Gateway, and modusGate products fail test.
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