items tagged with Cyberthreats
Beware the new moon, cybercrims are on the prowl
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-11-18 21:51:09
Security software company, PC Tools, says it has identified a new way cyber criminals are trying to prey on the fans of the Twilight series with anticipation of the upcoming “New Moon” movie, which comes out tomorrow, reaching a fever pitch.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-11-18 21:51:09
Security software company, PC Tools, says it has identified a new way cyber criminals are trying to prey on the fans of the Twilight series with anticipation of the upcoming “New Moon” movie, which comes out tomorrow, reaching a fever pitch.
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Australia, NZ amongst worst for online brand attacks
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-27 22:48:45
Australia continues to rank as one of the top ten countries worldwide to suffer online brand attacks, and while Colombia and France have dropped off the chart completely, New Zealand and Brazil have entered the list for the first time, according to a new report on worldwide fraud released today.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-27 22:48:45
Australia continues to rank as one of the top ten countries worldwide to suffer online brand attacks, and while Colombia and France have dropped off the chart completely, New Zealand and Brazil have entered the list for the first time, according to a new report on worldwide fraud released today.
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Nokia joins industry heavies to fight security threats
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-09-22 22:08:27
Nokia has joined founding members Cisco, IBM, Intel, Juniper Networks and Microsoft as a founding member of the 15 month old Industry Consortium for Advancement of Security on the Internet (ICASI).
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-09-22 22:08:27
Nokia has joined founding members Cisco, IBM, Intel, Juniper Networks and Microsoft as a founding member of the 15 month old Industry Consortium for Advancement of Security on the Internet (ICASI).
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DDOS the biggest threat to cloud computing?
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-09-06 21:57:52
According to Roland Dobbins, solutions architect for network security specialist Arbor Networks, distributed denial of service attacks are one of the must under-rated and ill-guarded against security threats to corporate IT, and in particular the biggest threat facing cloud computing.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-09-06 21:57:52
According to Roland Dobbins, solutions architect for network security specialist Arbor Networks, distributed denial of service attacks are one of the must under-rated and ill-guarded against security threats to corporate IT, and in particular the biggest threat facing cloud computing.
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Cyber crime experts to front House of Reps enquiry
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-08-18 00:26:02
Experts on computer-related crime from the Australian Institute of Criminology Dr Russell Smith and Dr Raymond Choo, will both present key findings on cyber crime to the House of Representatives Communications Committee's first public hearing for its Inquiry into Cyber Crime tomorrow, 19 August.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-08-18 00:26:02
Experts on computer-related crime from the Australian Institute of Criminology Dr Russell Smith and Dr Raymond Choo, will both present key findings on cyber crime to the House of Representatives Communications Committee's first public hearing for its Inquiry into Cyber Crime tomorrow, 19 August.
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Gaming threat most prevalent as Web threats surge
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-07-09 03:45:16
There was significant growth in Web threat traffic in June with increased volumes of malware, and an online gaming Trojan the most active bit of malware circulating around the Internet.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-07-09 03:45:16
There was significant growth in Web threat traffic in June with increased volumes of malware, and an online gaming Trojan the most active bit of malware circulating around the Internet.
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Increased threat from short URLs: Report
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-07-08 00:04:50
There’s been a huge rise in the use of shortened URLs by spammers which poses a greater security threat to Internet users, including those accessing popular social network sites like Twitter.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-07-08 00:04:50
There’s been a huge rise in the use of shortened URLs by spammers which poses a greater security threat to Internet users, including those accessing popular social network sites like Twitter.
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Riding the Net risks drive-by malware download attack
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-07-06 21:08:04
Drive-by download malware is still the most often downloaded nasty by Internet users, with vulnerabilities in Adobe and Microsoft products often the stalking horse of the trojans spreading infection around the Web.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-07-06 21:08:04
Drive-by download malware is still the most often downloaded nasty by Internet users, with vulnerabilities in Adobe and Microsoft products often the stalking horse of the trojans spreading infection around the Web.
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Security software spend to rise dramatically
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-15 05:59:11
Defying economic conditions, spending on infrastructure software in Asia Pacific, including in Australia, is expected to increase significantly over the next 18 months, with security software purchases a top priority for many businesses.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-15 05:59:11
Defying economic conditions, spending on infrastructure software in Asia Pacific, including in Australia, is expected to increase significantly over the next 18 months, with security software purchases a top priority for many businesses.
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Sexting could lead to criminal charges: cyber safety expert
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-06-14 00:48:23
Teenagers need to be much more aware of the legal and potential criminal implications of sexting – sending inappropriate images – of themselves over the Internet to friends, or even placing their photos on social networking sites like Facebook, according to a cyber safety expert.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-06-14 00:48:23
Teenagers need to be much more aware of the legal and potential criminal implications of sexting – sending inappropriate images – of themselves over the Internet to friends, or even placing their photos on social networking sites like Facebook, according to a cyber safety expert.
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Telstra ups funding for foundation
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: News feature
Category: Security
2009-06-09 05:58:45
Telstra’s showing its caring, philanthropic face during Australia’s national e-security awareness week with an announcement today that it is doubling funding to its Telstra Foundation for use in the spotlight on cyber safety program this year.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: News feature
Category: Security
2009-06-09 05:58:45
Telstra’s showing its caring, philanthropic face during Australia’s national e-security awareness week with an announcement today that it is doubling funding to its Telstra Foundation for use in the spotlight on cyber safety program this year.
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Commonwealth Bank under siege by phishers
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-06-03 10:43:02
Australia’s largest bank, the Commonwealth Bank, has been undergoing a series of phishing attacks that have gone from simple alerts of “banking errors”, through to chances of winning money, and now an attack that wants CommBank users to call a number and verify their details to a talking computer – but it’s all just a phishing scam!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-06-03 10:43:02
Australia’s largest bank, the Commonwealth Bank, has been undergoing a series of phishing attacks that have gone from simple alerts of “banking errors”, through to chances of winning money, and now an attack that wants CommBank users to call a number and verify their details to a talking computer – but it’s all just a phishing scam!
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Security breaches growing problem for Aussie, NZ SMBs
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-05-12 00:10:40
With the spread of malicious code activity growing at a record pace globally last year, Australian and New Zealand small to medium sized business copped their share of problems, with many of them reporting security breaches and loss of data.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-05-12 00:10:40
With the spread of malicious code activity growing at a record pace globally last year, Australian and New Zealand small to medium sized business copped their share of problems, with many of them reporting security breaches and loss of data.
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I want my old mobile phone back, new ones are too easily hijacked
Written By: Tony Austin
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-24 02:21:11
It seems that a hijacker can take over your smartphone via a suitably crafted SMS message or via an attack at a wireless hot spot, according to Trust Digital.
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Written By: Tony Austin
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-24 02:21:11
It seems that a hijacker can take over your smartphone via a suitably crafted SMS message or via an attack at a wireless hot spot, according to Trust Digital.
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AVG releases free link scanner download
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-20 23:05:52
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-20 23:05:52
AVG reckons on any given day around the world something like two million web pages are poisoned by hidden threats, and the security firm has just released a free link scanner download which it says will protect Internet users against these “random, invisible online threats”.
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Forget Conficker, there’s a new threat driving past your computer!
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-14 07:02:10
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Server
2009-04-14 07:02:10
Security warnings about the impending Conficker worm attacks on computers around the globe have been with us for a while now, and as iTWire reported just a few days ago, while the predicted apocalypse didn’t engulf the world after all, the worm’s still out there. But, be warned, we’re now in the midst of a new security threat of large-scale proportions, according to Kapersky!
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Forget the drive-by-shooting, it’s the drive-by-download to watch out for!
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-03-03 04:28:47
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-03-03 04:28:47
So-called drive-by download components dominated the latest security threats to our computers during February as cybercriminals attempted to compromise the security of users’ systems.
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Time for an online banking security revolution
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-02-19 16:39:24
With 2008 showing just how big the “underground economy” has become, and with numerous examples of banking Trojans and malware reaching new heights of nefariousness, 2009 is a do-or-die year for the banking industry – especially in the midst of the global financial crisis.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-02-19 16:39:24
With 2008 showing just how big the “underground economy” has become, and with numerous examples of banking Trojans and malware reaching new heights of nefariousness, 2009 is a do-or-die year for the banking industry – especially in the midst of the global financial crisis.
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Valentine’s viruses vandalise victim’s PCs
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-15 00:11:24
Ongoing virus and malware threats won’t stop anytime soon, with Valentine’s Day proving to be the latest opportunity for malware writers to wreak havoc on PC users – but shouldn’t PC users be well aware of the threats by now?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-15 00:11:24
Ongoing virus and malware threats won’t stop anytime soon, with Valentine’s Day proving to be the latest opportunity for malware writers to wreak havoc on PC users – but shouldn’t PC users be well aware of the threats by now?
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Habbo survey: Security conscious Aussie teens battle online threats
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-11 05:36:44
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-11 05:36:44
On line bullying and constant attempts to extract personal information for its misuse are part and parcel of life online for Australian teenagers, if the results of a survey of 2,800 teens are a fair representation of what goes on on the Internet.
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