WA man sentenced over DDoS attacks on police 

WA man sentenced over DDoS attacks on police

Suspended sentence for Telstra staff cafe attacker.
Google admits staff snooped Gmail 

Google admits staff snooped Gmail

Engineer crossed the line.
Staff should lead in preventing security attacks 

Staff should lead in preventing security attacks

Employees are the first line of defence, says PwC.
Support Staff survives data theft attempt 

Support Staff survives data theft attempt

Recruiter speaks out after thief tries to put malware on computer.
IT staff back in demand 

IT staff back in demand

Network engineers with security clearances wanted.
Training needs to be done early 

Training needs to be done early

Security experts agree on educating new employees from the get-go.
Global recession hurting corporate data security 

Global recession hurting corporate data security

Reduced spending and increased layoffs having harmful effects.
Symantec promotes internal staff to boost channel 

Symantec promotes internal staff to boost channel

Symantec has promoted Jeff Arndt to the role of manager, National Partners, Symantec, Pacific region.
Trend Micro Australia reports 20 percent staff growth 

Trend Micro Australia reports 20 percent staff growth

Trend Micro has increased its employee numbers locally by around 20 percent.
US government phishes its own employees 

US government phishes its own employees

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has admitted that it has been sending phishing emails to its own employees in order to test their security awareness.
Staff more dangerous than hackers 

Staff more dangerous than hackers

Security problems created by employees are far more serious than the dangers posed by external hackers and criminals, new research reports..
IT mangagers: Staff to blame for security breaches 

IT mangagers: Staff to blame for security breaches

IT managers within small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) blame employees for internet security breaches, despite many companies failing to implement online usage policies, ...
IT staff regularly snooping on users 

IT staff regularly snooping on users

One in three IT employees admits to snooping on company systems, peeking at confidential information such as private files, salary information and personal emails, it was ...
Study: Firms failing to train staff on data security 

Study: Firms failing to train staff on data security

More than half of organisations are failing to train their employees on how to manage sensitive data putting their customers' security at risk, according to the latest research ...
Hackers access personal data of 46,000 University of California affiliates 

Hackers access personal data of 46,000 University of California affiliates

Hackers have compromised a server to access the personal information of some 46,000 students, faculty and staff at the University of California, San Francisco.
Junior sales staff flouting security 

Junior sales staff flouting security

Employees using VoIP, IM, email and the internet most gung-ho.
CA to slash staff amid profits plunge 

CA to slash staff amid profits plunge

Computer software giant CA announced late Monday that it will lay off 1,700 employees after the company reported a 64 percent fall in first-quarter net income.
One third of U.K. firms have fired staff over email misuse 

One third of U.K. firms have fired staff over email misuse

More than a third of U.K. companies has fired an employee for violating email policies, according to new research.
Most U.K. staff would turn in pirate bosses 

Most U.K. staff would turn in pirate bosses

Almost half of U.K. employees have suffered from exposure to "illegal or inappropriate activities" at work - including being asked to use pirated software, according to new ...
Corporate email systems under pressure from spam and staff abuse  

Corporate email systems under pressure from spam and staff abuse

More than half of corporate email messages are not work related, but rather either spam or personal communications, new research has claimed.
Password safety 'foreign' to most staff 

Password safety 'foreign' to most staff

Nearly half of all IT managers have major concerns about the level of password management within their company, a report has revealed.
Vengeful staff computer crime culprits 

Vengeful staff computer crime culprits

Current and former employees are the biggest threat to computer security, according to the head of the Metropolitan Police Computer Crime Unit (CCU).
Over half of IT security staff have no idea about corporate law 

Over half of IT security staff have no idea about corporate law

Confusion reigns in the compliance world as UK board members know what the Companies Bill is but IT security professionals have absolutely no idea.
CSC protects 90,000 staff against spam 

CSC protects 90,000 staff against spam

Computer Sciences Corporation is implementing an anti-spam solution to protect its 90,000 employees.
Energis staff to work for security accreditation 

Energis staff to work for security accreditation

Telecoms and solutions firm Energis is embarking on an a campaign to train 80 of its security staff to international standards.
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