Banks refresh IT security strategies in Asia Pacific 

Banks refresh IT security strategies in Asia Pacific

In Risk - By Ry Crozier, 1 August 2012 1:35 PM
Escape budget constraints.
British Defence warns of Twitter terror risks 

British Defence warns of Twitter terror risks

In Risk - By Liam Tung, 15 June 2011 1:49 PM
Location service caution not a gag order.
Amazon confirms cloud services are back 

Amazon confirms cloud services are back

In Risk - By Paul Briden, 29 April 2011 12:12 PM
The tech giant says its cloud services are back to normal, but a small amount of data will never be retrieved.
Perth firms phreaked by VoIP hackers 

Perth firms phreaked by VoIP hackers

In Networks - By Brett Winterford, 12 April 2011 5:23 PM
WA Police warns businesses to change passwords.
Stovepipe databases weaken Vic legal audit 

Stovepipe databases weaken Vic legal audit

In Risk - By John Hilvert, 7 April 2011 11:24 AM
Auditor-General makes case for integration.
DPS forced to defend network reliability 

DPS forced to defend network reliability

In Networks - By Ry Crozier, 22 February 2011 2:33 PM
Forced "password upgrade" behind latest Parliamentary computer glitch.
Symantec confirms VeriSign deal 

Symantec confirms VeriSign deal

In Cloud - By Shaun Nichols, 20 May 2010 10:15 AM
US$1.28bn for Authentication Services.
Human Services ups security ante in email tender 

Human Services ups security ante in email tender

In Messaging - By Tanya Hall, 20 May 2010 10:13 AM
Service to be used by Centrelink and Medicare.
Google mobile services back up in China 

Google mobile services back up in China

In Web/client - By Spencer Dalziel, 9 April 2010 12:12 PM
Status report confirms resumption of full service after blocking by Chinesegovernment.
Google mobile services blocked in China 

Google mobile services blocked in China

In Risk - By Rosalie Marshall, 31 March 2010 9:37 AM
Declines to rule out deliberate intervention.
FIFA World Cup scams do the rounds 

FIFA World Cup scams do the rounds

In Web/client - By Phil Muncaster, 29 March 2010 12:45 PM
Symantec Hosted Services warns of new football related threats.
Google advises China users to use VPNs and proxies 

Google advises China users to use VPNs and proxies

In Risk - By Sharon Brennan, 25 March 2010 9:19 AM
Search giant worried Google Apps will be blocked.
Stats bureau to bolster web services security 

Stats bureau to bolster web services security

In Risk - 5 March 2010 5:01 PM
Plans to buy web app firewall.
Email services that failed to block spear phishing message revealed 

Email services that failed to block spear phishing message revealed

In Messaging - By Dan Raywood, 8 January 2010 12:22 PM
Outlook Express and IronPort amongst those breached.
Feds to reduce authentication services 

Feds to reduce authentication services

In Networks - By Brett Winterford, 6 January 2010 10:32 AM
In search of a single sign-on for all Government services.
Security worries continue to dog cloud vendors 

Security worries continue to dog cloud vendors

In Cloud - By Shaun Nichols, 3 December 2009 1:58 PM
Half of all companies concerned about data leaks, say analysts.
Google Wave secured with 'crypto fairy dust' 

Google Wave secured with 'crypto fairy dust'

In Messaging - By Munir Kotadia, 15 October 2009 5:13 PM
Wave goodbye to email spoofing.
Enterprises set to splash out on security 

Enterprises set to splash out on security

In Risk - By Cath Everett, 9 September 2009 9:54 AM
Gartner stats point to above average increases in spending next year.
Craigslist agrees to clamp down on Erotic Services 

Craigslist agrees to clamp down on Erotic Services

In Web/client - By Shaun Nichols, 14 May 2009 2:59 PM
Online classified site Craigslist has agreed to remodel the way it handles postings for salacious services.
Facebook and Google launch single sign-on services 

Facebook and Google launch single sign-on services

In Messaging - 8 December 2008 10:49 AM
Facebook and Google have both launched new user-ID services that let users take their existing log-ins and deploy them across a number of sites.
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 ...
Spammers exploit hosted services 

Spammers exploit hosted services

In Messaging - By Phil Muncaster, 31 October 2008 10:24 AM
The percentage of new web sites harbouring malware and other potentially unwanted programs has increased by almost 50 per cent this month, according to the latest figures from ...
Security vendors look to web services 

Security vendors look to web services

In Web/client - By Shaun Nichols, 10 September 2008 8:15 AM
Security vendors are turning to web-based services in an attempt to 'keep up with the bad guys'.
Spammers use hosted services to send unwanted mail 

Spammers use hosted services to send unwanted mail

In Messaging - By Dan Kaplan, 4 June 2008 9:50 AM
Spammers are increasingly turning to hosted services to ship out their junk mail, the latest threat report from MessageLabs revealed.
Financial services companies 'struggling' with multichannel authentication 

Financial services companies 'struggling' with multichannel authentication

In Risk - By Jim Carr, 11 April 2008 6:05 AM
Financial services companies are struggling to deal with a variety of challenges associated with authenticating and securing their customer accounts in an increasingly complex ...
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.
Check Point targets managed services market 

Check Point targets managed services market

In Cloud - By Clement James, 30 May 2007 2:24 PM
SMP On-Demand offers value-added managed security services.
Local security for other nations 

Local security for other nations

In Risk - By Lilia Guan, 13 April 2007 12:30 PM
Security experts believe Australia's geographical isolation represents an opportunity to offer secure online services to nations with poor reputations for security.
Lost: Disk with personal information of 2.9 million US residents  

Lost: Disk with personal information of 2.9 million US residents

In Risk - By Ericka Chickowski, 11 April 2007 10:03 AM
Georgia health officials reported today that a vendor working with the Georgia Department of Community Health is missing a disk containing the names, birth dates and Social ...
Kaspersky and ScanSafe hook up on hosted services 

Kaspersky and ScanSafe hook up on hosted services

In Web/client - By Clement James, 8 March 2007 9:42 AM
Three managed security services available from 1 April.
Attacks exploit Microsoft XML Core Services flaw 

Attacks exploit Microsoft XML Core Services flaw

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 6 November 2006 5:56 PM
Attacks exploiting a dangerous zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft XML Core Services were spotted over the weekend.
Best Security Solution for Financial Services 

Best Security Solution for Financial Services

13 March 2006 6:47 PM
Winner: Skybox View IT Risk Management Suite from Skybox Security, Inc.
Web services threaten perimeter security 

Web services threaten perimeter security

By René Millman, 28 April 2005 5:58 PM
The move by companies to web services is making the case for keeping traditional perimeter security weaker according to a keynote speaker at the InfoSecurity Europe exhibition ...
US security software support services spending set to soar  

US security software support services spending set to soar

By Robert Jaques, 5 November 2004 11:08 AM
Fuelled by a fast growing threat from phishers, spammers, hackers and organized criminals, the need for security software continues to intensify in the United States.
Financial services group launches phishing counteroffensive 

Financial services group launches phishing counteroffensive

By Marcia Savage, 21 September 2004 5:12 PM
The Financial Services Technology Consortium (FSTC) has launched an initiative to counter the problem of phishing in the financial industry.
Acupuncture college points to anti-spam managed services  

Acupuncture college points to anti-spam managed services

By Dan Ilett, 8 April 2004 12:12 PM
The Northern College of Acupuncture (NCA) has adopted an anti-spam managed service to reduce its junk mail.
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