European Parliament hit by cyber attack 

European Parliament hit by cyber attack

In Hackers - By Tom Brewster, 31 March 2011 1:28 PM
A cyber strike hits European Parliament, yet there is no confirmation on whether it was related to the EC attacks.
Firefox 4 aid to thwart web attacks, ad tracking 

Firefox 4 aid to thwart web attacks, ad tracking

In Web/client - By Angela Moscaritolo, 25 March 2011 10:59 AM
Mozilla catches up with IE9 for do-not-track ad feature.
RSA breach leaves customers waiting for answers  

RSA breach leaves customers waiting for answers

In Crypto - By Angela Moscaritolo, 21 March 2011 12:17 PM
Where to now for SecurID users?
Admins doubt employee security awareness 

Admins doubt employee security awareness

In Risk - By Tom Brewster, 16 March 2011 2:29 PM
IT administrators are not convinced by workers' understanding of corporate security policy.
Manning to face death penalty 

Manning to face death penalty

In Hackers - 3 March 2011 11:40 AM
Aiding the enemy charge a capital offence.
Smartphones seen as a major threat to corporate networks 

Smartphones seen as a major threat to corporate networks

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 2 December 2010 2:38 PM
Data leakage a key concern.
Adobe isolates malware threat with new Reader 

Adobe isolates malware threat with new Reader

In Applications - By Eric Doyle, 20 October 2010 2:37 PM
X marks the spot.
Adobe PDF ranked as the main malware threat for the past quarter 

Adobe PDF ranked as the main malware threat for the past quarter

In Applications - By SC Australia Staff, 7 October 2010 1:21 PM
BitDefender urges caution.
TaintDroid reveals security threat from app downloads 

TaintDroid reveals security threat from app downloads

In Web/client - By Eric Doyle, 5 October 2010 9:33 AM
Android free apps display some inappropriate behaviour.
Symantec warns of a Sality.AE virus threat 

Symantec warns of a Sality.AE virus threat

In Applications - By SC Australia Staff, 23 September 2010 2:06 PM
As remote workers most likely to breach rules.
Advanced instant messenger threat discovered 

Advanced instant messenger threat discovered

In Messaging - By SC Australia Staff, 30 August 2010 10:22 AM
Yahoo! Messenger, Skype, Windows Live, and Google Talk among those targeted.
Microsoft classifies Win32k.sys vulnerability as a low grade threat 

Microsoft classifies Win32k.sys vulnerability as a low grade threat

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 16 August 2010 1:44 PM
No plans for an out-of-band patch.
Stuxnet malware threat continues, targets control systems 

Stuxnet malware threat continues, targets control systems

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 22 July 2010 2:47 PM
Microsoft issues "Fix It" temporary remedy for vulnerability.
Wireless adware threat uses "carrier" computer to spread 

Wireless adware threat uses "carrier" computer to spread

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 25 May 2010 1:36 PM
Dubbed "typhoid adware".
VeriSign warns of growing denial-of-service threat 

VeriSign warns of growing denial-of-service threat

In Hackers - 7 May 2010 11:19 AM
Report offers advice for protecting against attacks.
VeriSign warns of major social networking threat 

VeriSign warns of major social networking threat

In Messaging - By Phil Muncaster, 23 April 2010 1:59 PM
Firm uncovers black market trading in millions of compromised accounts.
Security researcher warns of new clickjacking threat 

Security researcher warns of new clickjacking threat

In Web/client - By Spencer Dalziel, 16 April 2010 9:41 AM
Tool shown at Black Hat conference underlines increasing dangers.
Ransomware not considered threat for Mac OS X 

Ransomware not considered threat for Mac OS X

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 18 March 2010 12:04 PM
Code discovered, threat could could come later.
New Zeus botnet discovered in 75,000 systems 

New Zeus botnet discovered in 75,000 systems

In Hackers - By Dan Worth, 19 February 2010 9:36 AM
Threat could affect 2,500 organisations.
CA security report highlights insider threat 

CA security report highlights insider threat

In Messaging - 3 February 2010 10:36 AM
Hackers recruiting 'moles' through social networking sites.
New botnet threats emerge from Lethic and Bagle 

New botnet threats emerge from Lethic and Bagle

In Hackers - By Dan Raywood, 13 January 2010 11:39 AM
New Year brings new challengers.
Full-time employees greatest security risk 

Full-time employees greatest security risk

In Risk - By SC Australia Staff, 26 November 2009 10:50 AM
82 per cent see threat of employee fraud growing.
Fortinet to become first IT security IPO of 2009 

Fortinet to become first IT security IPO of 2009

In Cloud - By Dan Kaplan, 19 November 2009 11:59 AM
'Validates' UTM market.
Former employees posing major threat to data 

Former employees posing major threat to data

In Risk - By Shaun Nichols, 10 November 2009 10:50 AM
Disgruntled ex-workers still hampering security efforts.
Online game disguised as Space Invaders hits Mac users with trojan 

Online game disguised as Space Invaders hits Mac users with trojan

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 5 November 2009 10:50 AM
Trojan deletes file for each enemy ship destroyed.
Security industry 'not making much difference' 

Security industry 'not making much difference'

In Hackers - By Munir Kotadia, 3 November 2009 12:16 PM
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

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 3 November 2009 11:45 AM
Worms climb from fifth to second most prevalent cyberthreat.
Commentary: Microsoft can help kill fake antivirus threat 

Commentary: Microsoft can help kill fake antivirus threat

In Web/client - By Munir Kotadia, 21 October 2009 1:20 PM
Redmond should whitelist legitimate security firms.
Spear phishing now greatest threat to companies 

Spear phishing now greatest threat to companies

In Messaging - By Cath Everett, 16 September 2009 10:35 AM
Client-side vulnerabilities the biggest risk, warns report.
Trojans continue to dominate threat detections 

Trojans continue to dominate threat detections

In Hackers - By Dan Raywood, 4 September 2009 10:48 AM
Conficker takes top spot.
More Mac DNS changing malware uncovered  

More Mac DNS changing malware uncovered

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 25 August 2009 11:33 AM
Despite conventional wisdom, Mac malware remains alive and well.
Fortinet files for IPO 

Fortinet files for IPO

In Cloud - By SC Australia Staff, 11 August 2009 10:49 AM
Unified threat management solution supplier Fortinet has filed a registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for a $US100 million initial public ...
Spam and scareware on the rise in 2009 

Spam and scareware on the rise in 2009

In Messaging - By SC Australia Staff, 14 July 2009 10:17 AM
A 60 per cent increase in spam volumes has resulted in spam now representing 90 per cent of all inbound email, according to the TRACElabs report on the first half of 2009 from ...
Death threat SMS comes to your phone 

Death threat SMS comes to your phone

In Web/client - 1 July 2009 3:07 PM
Media regulator says be alert but not alarmed.
Deloitte launches counter-espionage team 

Deloitte launches counter-espionage team

In Risk - By Phil Muncaster, 29 June 2009 10:13 AM
Competitors still a security risk.
Symantec warns of wireless keyboard security threat 

Symantec warns of wireless keyboard security threat

In Networks - 11 June 2009 11:06 AM
Security firm Symantec has uncovered a new form of attack aimed at users of wireless keyboards.
Swine flu spam leveling off, but attacks continue 

Swine flu spam leveling off, but attacks continue

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 4 May 2009 11:28 AM
As reports of swine flu infections grow across the world, spammers and malware purveyors continue to try to cash in.
Marshal8e6 buys into behavioural threat analysis 

Marshal8e6 buys into behavioural threat analysis

In Web/client - By Phil Muncaster, 15 April 2009 10:54 AM
Web and email security vendor Marshal8e6 has bolstered its anti-malware capabilities with the acquisition of behaviour-based detection firm Avinti for an undisclosed sum.
Security professionals fear smartphone threat 

Security professionals fear smartphone threat

In Web/client - By Phil Muncaster, 1 April 2009 10:23 AM
Ninety per cent of security professionals believe that smartphones pose a significant risk to the enterprise, according to a new survey of over 2,000 members of security ...
Adobe warns of PDF threat 

Adobe warns of PDF threat

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 23 February 2009 10:14 AM
Users are being urged to use caution when handling PDF files following the discovery and subsequent attack of a flaw in Adobe software.
FBI warns of VoIP spoofing threat 

FBI warns of VoIP spoofing threat

In Networks - By Iain Thomson, 12 December 2008 10:35 AM
The FBI has issued a warning to companies about scammers spoofing voice over IP (VoIP) calls by exploiting PBX exchanges.
IT workers would steal data in the event of a redundancy threat 

IT workers would steal data in the event of a redundancy threat

In Risk - By SC Australia Staff, 10 December 2008 10:12 AM
Twenty-five per cent of IT workers would be prepared to take a salary cut or steal data if it meant keeping their jobs.
FBI warns of vishing threat due to software bug 

FBI warns of vishing threat due to software bug

In Networks - By Dan Kaplan, 9 December 2008 10:00 AM
The FBI is warning of a vulnerability in an open-source toolkit used to make VoIP calls.
$1 million reward for arrest of cyberextortionists 

$1 million reward for arrest of cyberextortionists

In Hackers - By Dan Kaplan, 13 November 2008 10:44 AM
A pharmacy benefits management firm is offering a US$1 million reward for information leading to the conviction of its extortionists.
Botnet experts meet as threat grows 

Botnet experts meet as threat grows

In Hackers - By Dan Kaplan, 22 October 2008 9:48 AM
The stakes were high when scores of researchers and investigators met Thursday for the twice-annual International Botnet Task Force meeting.
Mobile phones facing same threats as PCs 

Mobile phones facing same threats as PCs

In Web/client - By SC Australia Staff, 30 September 2008 9:38 AM
Around 500 viruses and malware that target mobile phones have been identified.
"Clickjacking" poses major web threat 

"Clickjacking" poses major web threat

In Web/client - By Angela Moscaritolo, 30 September 2008 9:34 AM
"Clickjacking" has the potential to affect any internet browser, using a bogus button to lure users to malicious sites.
It's reality: legitimate websites are no longer safe 

It's reality: legitimate websites are no longer safe

In Web/client - By Negar Salek, 24 July 2008 4:05 PM
The days of visiting a trusted website and expecting it to be safe are done and dusted.
Apple addresses 'carpet bomb' Safari for Windows threat  

Apple addresses 'carpet bomb' Safari for Windows threat

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 23 June 2008 10:15 AM
Despite initially maintaining that the Safari for Windows "carpet bomb" issue was not a security vulnerability, Apple has decided to release a patch.
Threat forecast predicts more Storm, spam, phish 

Threat forecast predicts more Storm, spam, phish

In Web/client - By Sue Marquette Poremba , 6 June 2008 10:13 AM
Expect more malware, unwelcome email, and social engineering threats this season.
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