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Computer security is a branch of technology known as information security as applied to computer(s). The objective of computer security can include protection of information from theft or corruption, or the preservation of availability, as defined in the security policy.
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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Cyber war threats should be debated openly: McAfee
Written By: James Riley
Section: Information technology news
Category: Network Security
2009-11-17 05:19:38
US computer security giant McAfee says discussion about cyber warfare and critical infrastructure protection should be taken from behind the closed doors of security, intelligence and defence agencies and moved into the open.
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Written By: James Riley
Section: Information technology news
Category: Network Security
2009-11-17 05:19:38
US computer security giant McAfee says discussion about cyber warfare and critical infrastructure protection should be taken from behind the closed doors of security, intelligence and defence agencies and moved into the open.
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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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A secure computing environment on a USB stick
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Technology
2009-11-16 02:37:22
Curtin University of Technology researcher, Don Griffiths, has been awarded a government grant to develop a system that enables a secure computing environment to be loaded onto a USB memory stick and then used to provide secure access to corporate applications from any PC.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Technology
2009-11-16 02:37:22
Curtin University of Technology researcher, Don Griffiths, has been awarded a government grant to develop a system that enables a secure computing environment to be loaded onto a USB memory stick and then used to provide secure access to corporate applications from any PC.
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Australian SaaS recruitment portal under DDoS attack
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Network Security
2009-11-15 19:30:01
Australian hosted recruitment software provider, RecruitAdvantage, is presently facing a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on its online TurboRecruit product. The company has taken parts of its sites offline, affecting customers and jobseekers nationwide.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Network Security
2009-11-15 19:30:01
Australian hosted recruitment software provider, RecruitAdvantage, is presently facing a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on its online TurboRecruit product. The company has taken parts of its sites offline, affecting customers and jobseekers nationwide.
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HP targets data centres with $US2.7b cash offer for 3Com
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
2009-11-11 17:57:01
HP is to purchase switch and router maker, 3Com, for $US2.7 billion in cash, a move that it says will "transform the networking industry" and "underscore its next-generation data centre strategy centre strategy built on the convergence of servers, storage, networking, management, facilities and services."
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Mergers & Acquisitions
2009-11-11 17:57:01
HP is to purchase switch and router maker, 3Com, for $US2.7 billion in cash, a move that it says will "transform the networking industry" and "underscore its next-generation data centre strategy centre strategy built on the convergence of servers, storage, networking, management, facilities and services."
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iPhone worm portends precarious problem for Apple
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-11-11 01:52:08
This year, according to at least one report, Apple has sold about 20 million iPhones. A young post-secondary college student easily figured out a way to hack into them and inject a worm. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that Apple has a big security problem. Is it prepared?
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-11-11 01:52:08
This year, according to at least one report, Apple has sold about 20 million iPhones. A young post-secondary college student easily figured out a way to hack into them and inject a worm. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that Apple has a big security problem. Is it prepared?
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Just how flawed is Firefox?
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-11-10 07:37:03
Please don't shoot the messenger, but all is not well in Firefox land.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-11-10 07:37:03
Please don't shoot the messenger, but all is not well in Firefox land.
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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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SSL, TLS vulnerable to publicly-disclosed attack
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-11-05 17:15:38
A serious flaw has been discovered in the SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) protocol used to protect data in transit across the Internet. Are your Internet banking transactions at risk?
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-11-05 17:15:38
A serious flaw has been discovered in the SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) protocol used to protect data in transit across the Internet. Are your Internet banking transactions at risk?
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Six of the best heading your way on Patch Tuesday
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-11-05 15:31:08
What's coming up on November's Patch Tuesday? Six bulletins, three of them critical. And according to Microsoft's advance notice, there's a critical bulletin for every supported version of Windows except Windows 7.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-11-05 15:31:08
What's coming up on November's Patch Tuesday? Six bulletins, three of them critical. And according to Microsoft's advance notice, there's a critical bulletin for every supported version of Windows except Windows 7.
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Giesecke & Devrient secures Android phones
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Technology
2009-11-04 20:59:46
Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) has introduced a security device for Android phones that fits into their microSD card slot enabling applications on the phone to be protected by two factor authentication.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Technology
2009-11-04 20:59:46
Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) has introduced a security device for Android phones that fits into their microSD card slot enabling applications on the phone to be protected by two factor authentication.
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Dutch iPhones held hostage
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2009-11-03 19:42:37
A number of iPhones in the Netherlands have been held hostage for a small ransom by a hacker.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Mobiles
2009-11-03 19:42:37
A number of iPhones in the Netherlands have been held hostage for a small ransom by a hacker.
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The case for open firmware
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-11-02 20:55:56
If you’re a gadget junkie like me your house is probably similarly littered with devices that did a job once, and could still do so much more, if only the vendors kept them up with the times. Join with me in lobbying for open source firmware.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-11-02 20:55:56
If you’re a gadget junkie like me your house is probably similarly littered with devices that did a job once, and could still do so much more, if only the vendors kept them up with the times. Join with me in lobbying for open source firmware.
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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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NSW high school laptops put to use for games and MSN Messenger
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Education and Training
2009-11-01 02:12:48
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd came to power on top of a raft of election promises, one of which included laptops for high school students. While the deployment was not without controversy thousands upon thousands have now been distributed in NSW. Yet, forum postings reveal students are using them for game playing and online chat right in front of oblivious teachers.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Information technology news
Category: Education and Training
2009-11-01 02:12:48
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd came to power on top of a raft of election promises, one of which included laptops for high school students. While the deployment was not without controversy thousands upon thousands have now been distributed in NSW. Yet, forum postings reveal students are using them for game playing and online chat right in front of oblivious teachers.
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IBM to OEM Juniper's network security products
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Technology
2009-10-29 06:34:20
IBM has expanded its OEM relationship with Juniper Networks to include Juniper's SRX Series services gateways - its multifunction network edge security devices.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Technology
2009-10-29 06:34:20
IBM has expanded its OEM relationship with Juniper Networks to include Juniper's SRX Series services gateways - its multifunction network edge security devices.
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Security breaches cost SMEs $37,000 a pop
Written By: Beverley Head
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-28 22:42:10
Small and medium Australian enterprises are particularly vulnerable to computer security breaches, with the average SME breach costing $37,661. Yet in spite of the threat, three in four Australian SMEs last year froze or cut their IT security budgets.
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Written By: Beverley Head
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-28 22:42:10
Small and medium Australian enterprises are particularly vulnerable to computer security breaches, with the average SME breach costing $37,661. Yet in spite of the threat, three in four Australian SMEs last year froze or cut their IT security budgets.
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Firefox 3.5.4 fixes critical bugs
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Open Source
2009-10-28 17:07:54
Firefox 3.5.4 fixes a diverse list of bugs, including half a dozen critical security issues.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Open Source
2009-10-28 17:07:54
Firefox 3.5.4 fixes a diverse list of bugs, including half a dozen critical security issues.
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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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