Dell KACE appliance targets system admins 

Dell KACE appliance targets system admins

In Risk - By Adrian Bridgwater, 19 April 2011 11:34 AM
Software compliance and warranty management in a box.
iiNet proposes demerit system for alleged pirates 

iiNet proposes demerit system for alleged pirates

In Hackers - By Ry Crozier, 16 March 2011 2:27 PM
Calls for "independent body" to police allegations.
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.
Facebook to kill spam with messaging 

Facebook to kill spam with messaging

In Messaging - By Nicole Kobie, 16 November 2010 9:31 AM
Social-networking giant launches webmail service with a twist.
No OS is safe, expert warns 

No OS is safe, expert warns

In Applications - By Tom Brewster, 24 September 2010 9:23 AM
Linux and Mac not safer.
Black Hat: Internet gets 'biggest upgrade since World Wide Web' 

Black Hat: Internet gets 'biggest upgrade since World Wide Web'

In Cloud - By Iain Thomson, 30 July 2010 1:27 PM
DNS Security Extensions could cripple man-in-the-middle attacks.
McAfee apologises for security update blunder 

McAfee apologises for security update blunder

In Web/client - By Phil Muncaster, 27 April 2010 9:42 AM
Measures being taken to prevent future problems.
Researchers crack Palm webOS with a text message 

Researchers crack Palm webOS with a text message

In Web/client - By Iain Thomson, 20 April 2010 12:19 PM
Operating system riddled with security holes.
Microsoft warns of major Patch Tuesday update 

Microsoft warns of major Patch Tuesday update

In Applications - By David Neal, 12 April 2010 9:52 AM
Covers 25 flaws, five rated 'critical'.
Microsoft warns of malware conflict with update 

Microsoft warns of malware conflict with update

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 15 February 2010 10:04 AM
Infected machines could "blue screen".
Windows 7 likely to come into cross-hairs of attackers 

Windows 7 likely to come into cross-hairs of attackers

In Web/client - By Greg Masters, 20 November 2009 10:44 AM
Symantec forecasts security risks for 2010.
Product activation system flaw found in Windows 7 

Product activation system flaw found in Windows 7

In Applications - By SC Australia Staff, 18 November 2009 10:29 AM
Follows earlier server message block problem.
Mobile malware is stepping up 

Mobile malware is stepping up

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 22 July 2009 9:45 AM
Malicious applications that infect mobile devices are going to become more prevalent.
Security redesign coming in Google Chrome OS 

Security redesign coming in Google Chrome OS

In Cloud - By Dan Kaplan, 9 July 2009 11:27 AM
Details are scant on Google's planned Chrome operating system -- but there is reason to be hopeful that security will be a big part of it.
BT scraps plans to use Phorm 

BT scraps plans to use Phorm

In Risk - By Dan Raywood, 7 July 2009 11:07 AM
BT has scrapped plans to use the Phorm Webwise system that tracks the internet habits of its customers.
First look at Windows 7 security 

First look at Windows 7 security

In Web/client - By Nate Cochrane, 24 June 2009 2:12 PM
USB drive encryption to become standard on business PCs.
Apple hires security guru to harden OS 

Apple hires security guru to harden OS

In Risk - By Iain Thomson, 15 May 2009 3:20 PM
Apple has hired the security chief behind the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) organisation to harden up its operating systems.
Apple issues raft of fixes in Mac OS X 10.5.7 update 

Apple issues raft of fixes in Mac OS X 10.5.7 update

In Applications - By David Neal, 14 May 2009 10:22 AM
Apple has released the latest version of its Leopard operating system, offering improved performance and fixing a number of bugs and security issues.
RSA 2009: Benefits and dangers of device fingerprinting 

RSA 2009: Benefits and dangers of device fingerprinting

In Crypto - By Shaun Nichols, 24 April 2009 2:56 PM
Device fingerprinting has security experts and privacy advocates split down the middle.
TippingPoint laments access policy complexity 

TippingPoint laments access policy complexity

In Networks - By Shaun Nichols, 24 April 2009 9:49 AM
TippingPoint chief technical officer Brian Smith has presented a new system for managing access rights, which the company hopes will greatly simplify the process of securing ...
Apple iPhone 3.0 cracked before release 

Apple iPhone 3.0 cracked before release

In Web/client - By Iain Thomson, 6 April 2009 10:18 AM
Apple's forthcoming upgrade to its iPhone operating system has purportedly been cracked before it has officially been released.
Cisco releases security updates for IOS 

Cisco releases security updates for IOS

In Applications - By Chuck Miller, 26 March 2009 10:09 AM
Security updates for Cisco's Internetwork Operating System (IOS) have been released to shield against a number of vulnerabilities.
Sun warns of new security holes 

Sun warns of new security holes

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 24 March 2009 3:05 PM
Sun is advising administrators to updater their software after a vulnerability was detected in the company's Java System Identity Manager software.
BBC may face legal challenges over Click programme's hacking feature 

BBC may face legal challenges over Click programme's hacking feature

In Hackers - By Dan Raywood, 16 March 2009 11:10 AM
The BBC could face legal challenges if any botnet computers used for the Click programme were located in Finland.
BBC builds 22,000 system botnet 

BBC builds 22,000 system botnet

In Hackers - By Shaun Nichols, 13 March 2009 2:52 PM
A team of journalists and security experts from the BBC said that it has managed to purchase itself a botnet containing more than 22,000 infected PCs.
"Error Check System" attack hits Facebook 

"Error Check System" attack hits Facebook

In Messaging - By Shaun Nichols, 24 February 2009 3:02 PM
A new rogue application is spreading throughout Facebook, much to the chagrin of security experts.
Ex-employee pleads guilty to sabotaging his former employer's computer system 

Ex-employee pleads guilty to sabotaging his former employer's computer system

In Hackers - By SC Australia Staff, 19 January 2009 11:29 AM
A man has pleaded guilty to sabotaging his former employer's computer system after he was fired.
Security giants propose new testing standard 

Security giants propose new testing standard

In Risk - By Shaun Nichols, 12 November 2008 10:59 AM
A group of leading security firms has proposed a new standardised system for testing security software.
China's internet users lash out at Microsoft's anti-piracy system 

China's internet users lash out at Microsoft's anti-piracy system

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 27 October 2008 10:06 AM
Chinese internet users have criticised what they deem to be Microsoft's violation of their right to privacy.
Operating systems can't be secure, says Kaspersky 

Operating systems can't be secure, says Kaspersky

In Applications - By Negar Salek, 17 October 2008 3:40 PM
Operating systems are inherently insecure and will remain that way in the future, according to Eugene Kaspersky, CEO of Russian-based security vendor Kaspersky Lab.
Teenager hacks Polish tram system 

Teenager hacks Polish tram system

In Crypto - By Matt Chapman, 14 January 2008 2:47 PM
A 14 year-old schoolboy hacked into a Polish tram system and used a remote control to change the direction of a number of vehicles..
Boeing to ensure 787's flight control system can't be hacked by passengers 

Boeing to ensure 787's flight control system can't be hacked by passengers

In Crypto - By Jack Rogers, 8 January 2008 4:05 PM
The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is requiring Boeing to make sure that computers governing flight control systems on the new 787 are not vulnerable to hacking from ...
Oracle releases 51 patches, unveils new vulnerability rating system 

Oracle releases 51 patches, unveils new vulnerability rating system

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 18 October 2007 10:01 AM
Oracle on Tuesday delivered 51 fixes in a quarterly patch distribution that included an updated scoring system for organisations to measure the risk and impact of vulnerabilities.
On 9/11 anniversary, vendor group announces new credentialing system for emergency responders 

On 9/11 anniversary, vendor group announces new credentialing system for emergency responders

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 12 September 2007 7:25 AM
A group of vendors today unveiled a consortium formed to allow first responders to easily identify themselves and their skills when entering a disaster area.
Some Windows users get system freeze with May patches 

Some Windows users get system freeze with May patches

In Applications - By Jim Carr, 15 May 2007 9:22 AM
An unidentified number of Windows users got more than they bargained for with Microsoft's latest round of Patch Tuesday security fixes when their PCs froze for hours while ...
Flaws in numerous McAfee products 

Flaws in numerous McAfee products

In Applications - By Frank Washkuch, 10 May 2007 10:13 AM
Vulnerability monitoring organisations have reported a flaw in numerous McAfee products that can be exploited to compromise systems.
Voice ID payment system claims to cut fraud 

Voice ID payment system claims to cut fraud

In Crypto - 2 May 2007 2:41 PM
Biometric Security Ltd has announced the release of the world's first voice-verified payment processing system.
Cisco reveals three flaws in Internetwork Operating System 

Cisco reveals three flaws in Internetwork Operating System

In Web/client - By Ericka Chickowski, 26 January 2007 9:51 AM
Cisco released three security advisories on Wednesday for severe vulnerabilities in its Internetwork Operating System software (IOS), the most serious of which could allow ...
Former UBS system administrator gets eight years for logic bomb 

Former UBS system administrator gets eight years for logic bomb

In Hackers - By Ericka Chickowski, 19 December 2006 9:03 AM
A former systems administrator for UBS PaineWebber was sentenced to over eight years in jail and fined US$3.1 million last week after he was found guilty for leaving a logic ...
Heathrow airport introduces biometric security system 

Heathrow airport introduces biometric security system

In Crypto - By Emma Pritchard, 7 December 2006 9:00 AM
A new check-in system using biometric technology was officially opened today at London's Heathrow airport.
Another VA breach affects 1,600 veterans from New York system 

Another VA breach affects 1,600 veterans from New York system

In Crypto - By Dan Kaplan, 2 November 2006 5:08 PM
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is again warning veterans their identity may be at risk following the theft of an unencrypted laptop from the agency's New York Harbor ...
Open source phone system open to DoS attack 

Open source phone system open to DoS attack

By René Millman, 18 July 2006 12:25 PM
Hackers could launch DoS attacks against telephone systems, new research has revealed.
Microsoft releases Vista system requirements 

Microsoft releases Vista system requirements

By Frank Washkuch, 19 May 2006 7:17 PM
Microsoft announced this week the minimum and premium system requirements for the next generation Windows Vista operating system.
FedEx pay system could be grounded 

FedEx pay system could be grounded

By Dan Kaplan, 1 March 2006 9:45 PM
A smart card used for the FedEx Kinko’s ExpressPay system is vulnerable to malicious attacks that could lead to a handsome payday for hackers, a malware-monitoring group said ...
U.S. air traffic control system 'open to hackers' 

U.S. air traffic control system 'open to hackers'

By René Millman, 27 September 2005 12:31 PM
America's air traffic control systems are open to attack from hackers and cyber-terrorists according to a new GAO report.
Rex Healthcare gets eight into one with single-sign-on system 

Rex Healthcare gets eight into one with single-sign-on system

By Robert Jaques, 8 October 2004 11:19 AM
Rex Healthcare, a private not-for-profit health care system that is part of the University of North Carolina Healthcare System has rolled out a single-sign-on system to ...
Texas schools cut spam by half with appliance-based system  

Texas schools cut spam by half with appliance-based system

By Robert Jaques, 6 October 2004 9:55 AM
After receiving "numerous complaints" about spam, the Spring Independent School District has cut spam volumes by half after rolling out an appliance-based solution.
System management company turns an eye to patch management 

System management company turns an eye to patch management

By Illena Armstrong, 18 March 2004 4:16 PM
Mobile Automation has released a patch management solution to aid companies in securing the machines outside their office walls.
Israeli teenager charged with US police system hacking 

Israeli teenager charged with US police system hacking

By Steve Gold, 11 March 2004 2:39 PM
Israeli police have arrested a 19-year-old teenager on charges of hacking into a police computer system in Pennsylvania.
Top Japanese bank to introduce biometric ATM system 

Top Japanese bank to introduce biometric ATM system

By Steve Gold, 26 February 2004 2:50 PM
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, one of Japan's top four banks, plans to introduce a biometric reading system for its ATMs that can identify customers from the pattern of the ...
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