Avast updates anti-virus product 

Avast updates anti-virus product

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 27 February 2012 8:23 AM
Updates free product.
Japanese Police arrest six over alleged virus scam 

Japanese Police arrest six over alleged virus scam

In Risk - 12 February 2012 7:23 PM
Suspected 1.1 million infections.
Mac malware rises in 2011 

Mac malware rises in 2011

In Applications - By Tom Brewster, 20 January 2012 8:05 AM
Trojan downloaders most prolific.
Chrome virus scanner coming 

Chrome virus scanner coming

In Applications - By Liam Tung, 9 January 2012 12:47 PM
Browser takes on more desktop duties.
First Python virus found  

First Python virus found

In Applications - By Darren Pauli, 10 October 2011 1:01 PM
But its venom isn't fatal.
Mikko Hypponen's 20 years of cyber crime fighting 

Mikko Hypponen's 20 years of cyber crime fighting

In Hackers - By Darren Pauli, 2 September 2011 10:09 AM
Hypponen celebrates 20 years at F-Secure.
New cyber attack compromises hundreds of thousands of websites 

New cyber attack compromises hundreds of thousands of websites

In Crypto - By Chris Jager, 4 April 2011 2:39 PM
‘LizaMoon’ hits Web, dubbed "the most successful SQL injection attack ever seen" by experts.
ACMA investigates 'computer virus' firms 

ACMA investigates 'computer virus' firms

In Hackers - 24 March 2011 11:26 PM
Crackdown on telemarketing scammers.
Shares pump-and-dump alleged scammer arrested 

Shares pump-and-dump alleged scammer arrested

In Hackers - By Angela Moscaritolo, 23 March 2011 10:28 AM
Beware emails touting stocks that seem too good to be true.
SMBs given information security guidance 

SMBs given information security guidance

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 21 March 2011 12:16 PM
All the knowledge small businesses need in one place.
(Un)happy birthday: The computer virus turns 40 

(Un)happy birthday: The computer virus turns 40

In Applications - By Chris Jager, 18 March 2011 11:28 AM
Why is it always the wicked who live into ripe old age? The computer virus, that scourge of the securely unvigilant, has just turned 40. You'll forgive us if the champagne ...
"Virus" shuts NSW Ambulance system 

"Virus" shuts NSW Ambulance system

In Risk - 14 February 2011 8:23 AM
Inquiry called to discover cause of outage at four centres at the weekend.
Suspended sentence for Adelaide hacker 

Suspended sentence for Adelaide hacker

In Hackers - 14 January 2011 12:48 PM
Urged to take a job in IT security.
Virus spreading snooper pleads guilty 

Virus spreading snooper pleads guilty

In Hackers - By Tom Brewster, 26 October 2010 9:12 AM
Fake anti-virus scam.
Cop: Viruses better than bank robbery 

Cop: Viruses better than bank robbery

In Hackers - By Liam Tung, 5 October 2010 9:20 AM
London top cop's vision.
SMS-harvesting mobile virus targeting banks 

SMS-harvesting mobile virus targeting banks

In Hackers - By Stewart Mitchell, 29 September 2010 9:31 AM
Bank log-in details could be targeted, say security experts.
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.
Avast takes $113m equity injection 

Avast takes $113m equity injection

In Cloud - 25 August 2010 2:51 PM
Anti-virus maker wins big.
'Chatty' Android rich pickings for hackers, telcos: Symantec 

'Chatty' Android rich pickings for hackers, telcos: Symantec

In Web/client - By Nate Cochrane, 29 July 2010 9:15 AM
Verbose mobile handsets cost users money, endanger their privacy.
Next Norton is free and easy 

Next Norton is free and easy

In Web/client - By Nate Cochrane, 28 July 2010 9:20 AM
Data deluge protects networks, generates income while luring users.
Fresh Facebook virus warning revealed to be a hoax 

Fresh Facebook virus warning revealed to be a hoax

In Messaging - By SC Australia Staff, 16 July 2010 2:10 PM
'Knob face' not a threat.
Barracuda enhances spam and virus firewall  

Barracuda enhances spam and virus firewall

In Networks - By SC Australia Staff, 1 July 2010 1:43 PM
Enhances full inbound and outbound email scanning.
Experts warn of malicious Twitter spam 

Experts warn of malicious Twitter spam

In Messaging - By Phil Muncaster, 7 June 2010 9:36 AM
Over 50,000 instances of latest threat, vendor claims.
Tokyo police swoop on hentai malware crooks 

Tokyo police swoop on hentai malware crooks

In Hackers - By Phil Muncaster, 28 May 2010 10:43 AM
The malware scam worked by planting malicious code on a file sharing web site disguised as a version of the popular hentai or adult-themed games. Attempting to install the file ...
IBM unleashes virus on AusCERT delegates 

IBM unleashes virus on AusCERT delegates

In Applications - By Nate Cochrane, 21 May 2010 5:09 PM
Malware-infected USB key the culprit.
Anti-spam vendors sail through Virus Bulletin tests 

Anti-spam vendors sail through Virus Bulletin tests

In Messaging - By Shaun Nichols, 6 May 2010 12:04 PM
MessageStream, Vipre and modusGate miss the cut.
All but one pass Virus Bulletin spam test 

All but one pass Virus Bulletin spam test

In Messaging - By Iain Thomson, 13 January 2010 11:44 AM
Kaspersky fails despite strong false positive rate.
Malware will migrate to mobile devices: AVG 

Malware will migrate to mobile devices: AVG

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 8 December 2009 11:54 AM
But viruses will be less effective.
Zeus botnet pushes swine flu spam 

Zeus botnet pushes swine flu spam

In Applications - By SC Australia Staff, 4 December 2009 10:13 AM
Installs a keylogger.
Virus Bulletin calls for anti-spam collaboration 

Virus Bulletin calls for anti-spam collaboration

In Messaging - By Shaun Nichols, 2 December 2009 11:43 AM
Anti-spam vendors could act more like anti-virus companies.
JB Hi-Fi, Overclockers websites compromised 

JB Hi-Fi, Overclockers websites compromised

In Web/client - By Ben Grubb, 30 November 2009 1:37 PM
Users document their infections.
Large Hadron Collider spam carries virus 

Large Hadron Collider spam carries virus

In Messaging - 25 November 2009 10:09 AM
Security experts are warning of a malware attack disguised as a video of the Large Hadron Collider in action.
Analysis: iPhone malware evolution on overdrive 

Analysis: iPhone malware evolution on overdrive

In Web/client - By Munir Kotadia, 23 November 2009 5:05 PM
Massive mobile phone virus in 2010?
Conficker still a threat, one year on 

Conficker still a threat, one year on

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 23 November 2009 11:09 AM
Complacency now an issue.
Voting machines hit by malware lead to allegations of voter fraud 

Voting machines hit by malware lead to allegations of voter fraud

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 23 November 2009 10:37 AM
'Unhackable' machines may have been compromised.
Jailbroken iPhones hit by botnet threat 

Jailbroken iPhones hit by botnet threat

In Web/client - By Munir Kotadia, 23 November 2009 9:44 AM
Ban jailbroken iPhones from the enterprise?
Commentary: 'Silly' iPhone owners deserve what they get 

Commentary: 'Silly' iPhone owners deserve what they get

In Web/client - By Munir Kotadia, 18 November 2009 5:20 PM
If you must jailbreak, change the default password!
iPhone virus maker regrets 'stupidity' 

iPhone virus maker regrets 'stupidity'

In Web/client - By Ben Grubb, 12 November 2009 9:49 AM
Receiving death threats.
iPhone hacker did users a favour: poll 

iPhone hacker did users a favour: poll

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 11 November 2009 11:32 AM
75 per cent endorse 'Rick-roller'.
Commentary: Experts in denial about Mac security? 

Commentary: Experts in denial about Mac security?

In Web/client - By Munir Kotadia, 6 November 2009 4:22 PM
How important is security when buying a Mac?
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.
Virus Bulletin test reveals winners and losers 

Virus Bulletin test reveals winners and losers

In Web/client - 12 October 2009 9:45 AM
11 out of 26 anti-virus products fail test on Windows Server 2008.
Payload spam volume rockets to new heights 

Payload spam volume rockets to new heights

In Messaging - By Chuck Miller, 6 October 2009 12:30 PM
Highest volume since Storm outbreak.
Symantec: Microsoft is putting customers at risk 

Symantec: Microsoft is putting customers at risk

In Web/client - By Munir Kotadia, 30 September 2009 2:08 PM
AVG and Avast "better" than Microsoft Security Essentials.
Malware being distributed through eBay-style marketplace 

Malware being distributed through eBay-style marketplace

In Applications - By Daniel Long, 23 September 2009 10:07 AM
Open source malware now accounts for as much as 10% of the overall malware marketplace as criminals cotton onto the many benefits of adaptable code.
Safety first for IT executives in China 

Safety first for IT executives in China

In Risk - By Sholto Macpherson, 16 September 2009 10:11 AM
US Government recommends weighing laptop before and after each visit.
Virus Bulletin spam report good news for some 

Virus Bulletin spam report good news for some

In Risk - By Shaun Nichols, 3 September 2009 11:53 AM
Only ClamAV, SPAMfighter Mail Gateway, and modusGate products fail test.
AVG protects students with Star-Tech 

AVG protects students with Star-Tech

In Cloud - By Lilia Guan, 1 September 2009 11:23 AM
Distributor's partnership runs "counter-intuitive" to reseller model.
AV makers fault Apple on Snow Leopard malware scanner 

AV makers fault Apple on Snow Leopard malware scanner

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 1 September 2009 10:13 AM
New anti-virus could entice cybercriminals.
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