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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.
Norton 'Quorum' adds reputation to security software
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-07-06 20:32:47
Beta releases of Symantec's Norton Internet Security 2010 and Norton AntiVirus 2010 introduce a reputation-based approach to malware detection and other features.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-07-06 20:32:47
Beta releases of Symantec's Norton Internet Security 2010 and Norton AntiVirus 2010 introduce a reputation-based approach to malware detection and other features.
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Microsoft admits Windows XP is under attack!
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-07-06 18:03:40
A no-click vulnerability which impacts Windows XP users has been revealed by Microsoft which admits it is already being exploited in the wild.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-07-06 18:03:40
A no-click vulnerability which impacts Windows XP users has been revealed by Microsoft which admits it is already being exploited in the wild.
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AVG goes free with 3
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-30 02:18:35
3 mobile broadband customers now receive a free 12 month subscription to AVG Internet Security.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-30 02:18:35
3 mobile broadband customers now receive a free 12 month subscription to AVG Internet Security.
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Can you sniff out a rotten phish?
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2009-06-29 07:49:09
If so you are a member of an elite minority. According to research undertaken by Internet security specialist VeriSign, 86 percent of Australian Web users are at risk from online fraud, because they can't tell a phishy web site from the real thing.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!
Category: Telecommunications blog
2009-06-29 07:49:09
If so you are a member of an elite minority. According to research undertaken by Internet security specialist VeriSign, 86 percent of Australian Web users are at risk from online fraud, because they can't tell a phishy web site from the real thing.
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iPhone 3G S still not enterprise ready - says Gartner - UPDATED
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-28 01:11:43
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According to Gartner, the new iPhone 3G S and version 3.0 of the iPhone software go a long away towards addressing the concerns IT managers have about allowing iPhones into the corporate IT environment, but shortcomings remain. Gartner however stresses that these apply only to enterprises wanting to integrate mobile devices into their IT infrastructure, and that it considers the iPhone perfectly acceptable for applications such as email, calendar and web browsing.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-28 01:11:43
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According to Gartner, the new iPhone 3G S and version 3.0 of the iPhone software go a long away towards addressing the concerns IT managers have about allowing iPhones into the corporate IT environment, but shortcomings remain. Gartner however stresses that these apply only to enterprises wanting to integrate mobile devices into their IT infrastructure, and that it considers the iPhone perfectly acceptable for applications such as email, calendar and web browsing.
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Take me at face-value say NT MPs
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-25 04:28:54
The Able Security group has deployed a facial recognition system in the Northern Territory parliament building in Darwin in what the company believes to be a first in biometric security access for an Australian parliamentary building.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-25 04:28:54
The Able Security group has deployed a facial recognition system in the Northern Territory parliament building in Darwin in what the company believes to be a first in biometric security access for an Australian parliamentary building.
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Bank customers’ score free security trial
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-25 00:04:22
Coinciding with national e-security awareness week, Queensland banking group, Suncorp, is giving its customers access to a free security trial and discounted licence in a deal with security firm, AVG.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-25 00:04:22
Coinciding with national e-security awareness week, Queensland banking group, Suncorp, is giving its customers access to a free security trial and discounted licence in a deal with security firm, AVG.
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Tattersall's gamble with password security
Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-23 21:09:56
In this modern day online security is of paramount concern. It comes as a surprise, then, that Tattersall's Sweeps, a prominent Australian gaming company that administers weekly lotto, pools and other gambling products, makes no distinction between upper- and lower-case in passwords.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-23 21:09:56
In this modern day online security is of paramount concern. It comes as a surprise, then, that Tattersall's Sweeps, a prominent Australian gaming company that administers weekly lotto, pools and other gambling products, makes no distinction between upper- and lower-case in passwords.
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New hires underpin McAfee Australian, APAC expansion
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: News feature
Category: Security
2009-06-23 00:39:25
Australia’s contribution to record growth in the Asia Pacific region for McAfee is a significant factor in the security firm’s appointment today of four new executives and the expansion of its Australian operations with relocation of its Melbourne office, according to the company.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: News feature
Category: Security
2009-06-23 00:39:25
Australia’s contribution to record growth in the Asia Pacific region for McAfee is a significant factor in the security firm’s appointment today of four new executives and the expansion of its Australian operations with relocation of its Melbourne office, according to the company.
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Telstra, Salmat give voice to NAB biometric security system
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Technology
2009-06-22 04:25:54
A voice biometric system giving National Australia Bank customers enhanced security with their telephone banking has now been fully deployed by Telstra and Salmat working together using Salmat’s VeSecure solution.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Technology
2009-06-22 04:25:54
A voice biometric system giving National Australia Bank customers enhanced security with their telephone banking has now been fully deployed by Telstra and Salmat working together using Salmat’s VeSecure solution.
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Kapersky patent new technology to combat “sophisticated” malware
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: News feature
Category: Security
2009-06-21 01:06:27
Kapersky has patented information security technology in the United States which the company claims will effectively detect and delete malicious software and remove any trace of its effects by running automatically generated scripts.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: News feature
Category: Security
2009-06-21 01:06:27
Kapersky has patented information security technology in the United States which the company claims will effectively detect and delete malicious software and remove any trace of its effects by running automatically generated scripts.
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Thousands visit ATO phishing site
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-19 01:55:50
Thousands of Australians have visited just one of the phishing sites currently trying to collect people's banking and other personal details on the false promise of a tax refund.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-19 01:55:50
Thousands of Australians have visited just one of the phishing sites currently trying to collect people's banking and other personal details on the false promise of a tax refund.
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Laundry list of security fixes in iPhone 3.0
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-17 18:30:20
We knew about the new features of iPhone 3.0, but now it's out Apple has spilled the beans about the security content.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-17 18:30:20
We knew about the new features of iPhone 3.0, but now it's out Apple has spilled the beans about the security content.
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Kapersky integration with Juniper
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-17 00:55:11
Kapersky Lab’s antivirus technologies have been integrated into Juniper Networks SRX series services gateways and J series services routers.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Technology feature
Category: Virtualisation
2009-06-17 00:55:11
Kapersky Lab’s antivirus technologies have been integrated into Juniper Networks SRX series services gateways and J series services routers.
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Fake Facebook emails warning!
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: News feature
Category: Security
2009-06-16 22:49:34
Symantec has followed-up its recent report warning of an increasing trend to phishing attacks on Facebook, with a new warning for Facebook users to beware of fake emails attempting to steal login details to use their account for launching future phishing attacks on unsuspecting social networkers.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: News feature
Category: Security
2009-06-16 22:49:34
Symantec has followed-up its recent report warning of an increasing trend to phishing attacks on Facebook, with a new warning for Facebook users to beware of fake emails attempting to steal login details to use their account for launching future phishing attacks on unsuspecting social networkers.
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NZ banks looking for competitive advantage with technology
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: News feature
Category: Security
2009-06-16 07:44:19
New Zealand banks are increasingly using technology to implement "countercyclical" strategies to maximise competitive advantage, with the banks last year spending in excess of NZ$450 million on IT services.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: News feature
Category: Security
2009-06-16 07:44:19
New Zealand banks are increasingly using technology to implement "countercyclical" strategies to maximise competitive advantage, with the banks last year spending in excess of NZ$450 million on IT services.
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Apple's tardy Java update arrives
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: News feature
Category: Security
2009-06-15 22:19:57
Apple has finally got around to updating the Mac OS X version of Java, fixing a worrying vulnerability that's been lingering for months.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: News feature
Category: Security
2009-06-15 22:19:57
Apple has finally got around to updating the Mac OS X version of Java, fixing a worrying vulnerability that's been lingering for months.
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Another round of critical security fixes for Firefox
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: News feature
Category: Security
2009-06-14 21:41:52
Firefox 3.0.11, the latest release of the widely-used open-source browser, addresses four critical security issues along with other bug fixes.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: News feature
Category: Security
2009-06-14 21:41:52
Firefox 3.0.11, the latest release of the widely-used open-source browser, addresses four critical security issues along with other bug fixes.
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ATO warns taxpayers of fake refund phishing scam
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: News feature
Category: Security
2009-06-14 21:05:08
Just as the financial year draws to a close, scammers are using the Australian Tax Office as a guise to collect information about active bank and credit card accounts that would allow fraudulent transactions to be made.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: News feature
Category: Security
2009-06-14 21:05:08
Just as the financial year draws to a close, scammers are using the Australian Tax Office as a guise to collect information about active bank and credit card accounts that would allow fraudulent transactions to be made.
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Use of phishing toolkits on the rise
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: News feature
Category: Security
2009-06-14 01:34:29
There’s been a huge increase in the use of phishing toolkits, with 42 percent of phishing URLs last month generated using the toolkits, and the emergence of a new trend of phishing attacks towards the popular social networking site, Facebook.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: News feature
Category: Security
2009-06-14 01:34:29
There’s been a huge increase in the use of phishing toolkits, with 42 percent of phishing URLs last month generated using the toolkits, and the emergence of a new trend of phishing attacks towards the popular social networking site, Facebook.
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