items tagged with Internet Security
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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Australian malware infection rates drop
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-11-17 01:42:40
Australia’s malware infection rate is significantly lower than the worldwide average, with estimates by Microsoft that 3.9 systems in Australia are infected for every one thousand systems on which the company’s malicious software removal tool is executed, compared to the worldwide average of 8.7 systems per one thousand executed, or more than double Australia’s infection rate.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-11-17 01:42:40
Australia’s malware infection rate is significantly lower than the worldwide average, with estimates by Microsoft that 3.9 systems in Australia are infected for every one thousand systems on which the company’s malicious software removal tool is executed, compared to the worldwide average of 8.7 systems per one thousand executed, or more than double Australia’s infection rate.
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PC Tools launches 'Toyota' class security solution
Written By: Beverley Head
Section: Information technology news
Category: Anti-Virus
2009-11-09 22:26:54
Sydney based Symantec subsidiary, PC Tools has launched its latest series of security tools aimed at value conscious customers.
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Written By: Beverley Head
Section: Information technology news
Category: Anti-Virus
2009-11-09 22:26:54
Sydney based Symantec subsidiary, PC Tools has launched its latest series of security tools aimed at value conscious customers.
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Scareware rogue software reaches threat peak
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-11-05 23:33:05
The highest level of total malware detected in more than a year, and four times greater than detected levels in September, was reported last month, including scareware tactics reaching an all-time peak with the worst attacks ever reported, according to security firm Fortinet’s latest threatscape analysis.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-11-05 23:33:05
The highest level of total malware detected in more than a year, and four times greater than detected levels in September, was reported last month, including scareware tactics reaching an all-time peak with the worst attacks ever reported, according to security firm Fortinet’s latest threatscape analysis.
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Online threats require change in online ‘behaviour’
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-11-01 03:07:32
Americans, it seems, are getting the message that Internet safety and security is critical to their daily lives but many still need to employ safer cyber 'hygiene' and apply better ‘online behaviour’ to meet the threats of today that permeate the online environment.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-11-01 03:07:32
Americans, it seems, are getting the message that Internet safety and security is critical to their daily lives but many still need to employ safer cyber 'hygiene' and apply better ‘online behaviour’ to meet the threats of today that permeate the online environment.
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Security concerns on the rise, Aussie support for better protection with biometrics
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-20 22:54:30
Concerns about Internet security in Australia are growing rapidly, to the point that the majority of Australians now say they are happy for a wider deployment of biometric technology and to use their fingerprint to prove their identity.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-20 22:54:30
Concerns about Internet security in Australia are growing rapidly, to the point that the majority of Australians now say they are happy for a wider deployment of biometric technology and to use their fingerprint to prove their identity.
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Cybercrims’ scare tactics to force rogue software buys
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-19 19:35:04
Cybercriminals are employing increasingly persuasive online scare tactics to convince users to purchase rogue security software, or “scareware” software that pretends to be legitimate security software.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-19 19:35:04
Cybercriminals are employing increasingly persuasive online scare tactics to convince users to purchase rogue security software, or “scareware” software that pretends to be legitimate security software.
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Taking online security to new heights
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-18 22:10:13
America takes national security very seriously and that applies, too, to Internet security, with no-less than President Obama going online with a video address calling on all Americans to heed a cybersecurity call-to-action and for government, the private sector and everyday citizens to focus on their own responsibilities for security on the net.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-18 22:10:13
America takes national security very seriously and that applies, too, to Internet security, with no-less than President Obama going online with a video address calling on all Americans to heed a cybersecurity call-to-action and for government, the private sector and everyday citizens to focus on their own responsibilities for security on the net.
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Phishing attacks decrease, but respite may be short-lived
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-10 18:39:56
Phishing attacks around the globe dropped by five percent over recent weeks and there was a significant decrease in attacks using phishing toolkits, but the respite from the dreaded phishers may be short-lived.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-10 18:39:56
Phishing attacks around the globe dropped by five percent over recent weeks and there was a significant decrease in attacks using phishing toolkits, but the respite from the dreaded phishers may be short-lived.
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Adware trojan most widespread e-threat
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-06 21:00:33
The Clicker adware trojan is the most widespread threat on the Web right now possibly due to it regaining popularity as an infection tool of choice.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-06 21:00:33
The Clicker adware trojan is the most widespread threat on the Web right now possibly due to it regaining popularity as an infection tool of choice.
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Identity theft, crime rife in Australia
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-01 02:06:19
Credit card theft, unauthorised bank account access and identity theft are rife in Australia with more than one in five Australians aged 16-years or over now reporting that someone has stolen their identity, illegally accessed, or tried to access their bank accounts, stolen or skimmed their credit cards or tried to steal their bank account pin.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-01 02:06:19
Credit card theft, unauthorised bank account access and identity theft are rife in Australia with more than one in five Australians aged 16-years or over now reporting that someone has stolen their identity, illegally accessed, or tried to access their bank accounts, stolen or skimmed their credit cards or tried to steal their bank account pin.
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New botnets hitting the net, Oz spam levels higher than global average
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-09-30 21:24:29
New botnets are reportedly causing more havoc on the Internet, with botnets now responsible for sending 87.9 percent of all spam, including one of the oldest and largest botnets which has doubled in size in just four months.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-09-30 21:24:29
New botnets are reportedly causing more havoc on the Internet, with botnets now responsible for sending 87.9 percent of all spam, including one of the oldest and largest botnets which has doubled in size in just four months.
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Blog FAIL - Email FAIL - Web FAIL - Internet FAIL
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-09-16 06:28:42
Ever wondered just what state the Internet is in? A new report reveals the truth, and it sure ain't pretty.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-09-16 06:28:42
Ever wondered just what state the Internet is in? A new report reveals the truth, and it sure ain't pretty.
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Have your say in improving Internet security
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-09-13 19:48:17
The Internet Industry Association is developing an eSecurity code to help ISPs improve Internet security by checking customers' computers for malicious activity. It envisages ISPs being able, in extreme cases, to disconnect compromised computers. The IIA has invited comments on the draft version.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-09-13 19:48:17
The Internet Industry Association is developing an eSecurity code to help ISPs improve Internet security by checking customers' computers for malicious activity. It envisages ISPs being able, in extreme cases, to disconnect compromised computers. The IIA has invited comments on the draft version.
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Norton 2010 hits the streets
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-09-09 05:12:53
Most of the major security software vendors have rolled out their 2010 products. Now it's Symantec's turn with Norton 2010.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-09-09 05:12:53
Most of the major security software vendors have rolled out their 2010 products. Now it's Symantec's turn with Norton 2010.
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Aussies going underprotected online, claims security vendor
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-09-03 23:42:42
A new survey asserts that Australians are going online without adequate protection. Fact or scaremongering?
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-09-03 23:42:42
A new survey asserts that Australians are going online without adequate protection. Fact or scaremongering?
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Conficker, back with a vengeance as top worm
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-08-31 00:23:40
The infamous Conficker worm first spread its malicious infection across the Internet more than eight years ago and just last month it shot back into prominence, infecting 43 percent of machines in use worldwide in the space of four weeks and, for good measure, it now installs rogue security software on compromised machines.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-08-31 00:23:40
The infamous Conficker worm first spread its malicious infection across the Internet more than eight years ago and just last month it shot back into prominence, infecting 43 percent of machines in use worldwide in the space of four weeks and, for good measure, it now installs rogue security software on compromised machines.
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IBM labels Internet as the new and very Wild West
Written By: Beverley Head
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-08-26 00:20:15
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Written By: Beverley Head
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-08-26 00:20:15
The incidence of malicious code on the internet has reached a tipping point, where even trusted sites hold dodgy content, according to an IBM report which reveals a 508 per cent surge in the number of new malicious web links reported in the first half of the year.
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Dramatic drop in virus-infected emails hitting Australia
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-08-25 23:02:55
Australia has dropped like a stone from its number one spot as the country receiving the most virus-infected emails to number 12 in the world, but our level of spam activity is still above the global average despite Australian spam activity decreasing by two percent this month.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-08-25 23:02:55
Australia has dropped like a stone from its number one spot as the country receiving the most virus-infected emails to number 12 in the world, but our level of spam activity is still above the global average despite Australian spam activity decreasing by two percent this month.
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Trend releases 2010 security suites
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-08-25 21:15:59
It's security season, and Trend Micro has joined its competitors in releasing the 2010 versions of its security products. Windows 7 compatibility is an important feature.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-08-25 21:15:59
It's security season, and Trend Micro has joined its competitors in releasing the 2010 versions of its security products. Windows 7 compatibility is an important feature.
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