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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.
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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Australian spam rates higher than global average
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Spam
2009-10-27 22:12:26
Spam levels in Australia are going through the roof, increasing by two percent to 92.7 percent of all emails received by business, and higher than the global average.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Spam
2009-10-27 22:12:26
Spam levels in Australia are going through the roof, increasing by two percent to 92.7 percent of all emails received by business, and higher than the global average.
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Netgear ProSafe UTMs score in third-party tests
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-27 00:15:45
Netgear is bragging that its ProSecure UTM (unified threat management) appliances for SMEs outperformed similar devices from other vendors in third-party testing of their ability to block malware and spam.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-27 00:15:45
Netgear is bragging that its ProSecure UTM (unified threat management) appliances for SMEs outperformed similar devices from other vendors in third-party testing of their ability to block malware and spam.
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Hackers seek 500,000 resumes
Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-26 18:30:08
The UK Guardian newspaper has confirmed that a hacking attack on their UK-based GuardianJobs site has 'liberated' around 500,000 resumes.
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-26 18:30:08
The UK Guardian newspaper has confirmed that a hacking attack on their UK-based GuardianJobs site has 'liberated' around 500,000 resumes.
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"Smart grids are like a hacker's wet dream"
Written By: Angus Kidman
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-22 08:27:02
Smart grid technology might lead to more flexible electricity supply and better prices, but it also represents a major potential security threat.
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Written By: Angus Kidman
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-22 08:27:02
Smart grid technology might lead to more flexible electricity supply and better prices, but it also represents a major potential security threat.
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One-third of Security Essentials users infected: Microsoft
Written By: Angus Kidman
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-22 08:15:34
Almost a third of the customers who have installed Microsoft's free Security Essentials software have been found to be suffering from major malware infections.
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Written By: Angus Kidman
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-22 08:15:34
Almost a third of the customers who have installed Microsoft's free Security Essentials software have been found to be suffering from major malware infections.
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Gartner’s top-10 ‘strategic’ technologies for 2010
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-10-21 23:18:20
Gartner has recommended that companies factor into their strategic planning over the next two years the ‘strategic’ technologies the firm has identified as the 10 technologies most likely to impact and transform their business initiatives.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-10-21 23:18:20
Gartner has recommended that companies factor into their strategic planning over the next two years the ‘strategic’ technologies the firm has identified as the 10 technologies most likely to impact and transform their business initiatives.
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Work laptops to trigger wave of online business fraud
Written By: Angus Kidman
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-21 05:03:13
Increasing rates of workplace laptop use mean that it's inevitable that cyber-criminals will turn their attention from attacking banks to profiting from corporate fraud, a security expert has warned.
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Written By: Angus Kidman
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-21 05:03:13
Increasing rates of workplace laptop use mean that it's inevitable that cyber-criminals will turn their attention from attacking banks to profiting from corporate fraud, a security expert has warned.
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Novell's threat assessment survey results
Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-21 00:23:41
According to a self-administered survey, Enterprises are still at risk from common security 'gaps.'
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-21 00:23:41
According to a self-administered survey, Enterprises are still at risk from common security 'gaps.'
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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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iPhone a security nightmare, but blocking it is pointless: RSA
Written By: Angus Kidman
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-20 06:13:08
Smart phones such as the iPhone represent a major security risk but there's little point in organisations trying to ban or regulate them, according to security solutions developer RSA.
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Written By: Angus Kidman
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-20 06:13:08
Smart phones such as the iPhone represent a major security risk but there's little point in organisations trying to ban or regulate them, according to security solutions developer RSA.
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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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Beware Google Wave links
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-18 20:02:45
Interest in Google Wave is being exploited by people behind malicious web sites, according to a security software company. Looking for an invitation could result in a malware infection.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-18 20:02:45
Interest in Google Wave is being exploited by people behind malicious web sites, according to a security software company. Looking for an invitation could result in a malware infection.
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Adobe beats Microsoft in rubbish security challenge
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-17 05:23:20
Can anyone beat Microsoft when it comes to churning out insecure products? Ladies and gentleman, may I introduce you to Adobe.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-17 05:23:20
Can anyone beat Microsoft when it comes to churning out insecure products? Ladies and gentleman, may I introduce you to Adobe.
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McAfee releases Endpoint for Mac
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-10-13 18:43:37
McAfee has released its Endpoint Protection for Mac that supports Apple’s latest Snow Leopard release of Mac OS X, as well as Leopard and Tiger.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Information technology news
Category: Market News
2009-10-13 18:43:37
McAfee has released its Endpoint Protection for Mac that supports Apple’s latest Snow Leopard release of Mac OS X, as well as Leopard and Tiger.
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October Patch Tuesday is biggest ever
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-13 18:33:19
As expected, Microsoft released 13 new security bulletins overnight (Australian time). A mammoth 34 vulnerabilities are addressed, including some affecting Windows 7.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-10-13 18:33:19
As expected, Microsoft released 13 new security bulletins overnight (Australian time). A mammoth 34 vulnerabilities are addressed, including some affecting Windows 7.
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Cisco to launch email security services in the cloud
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-10-13 01:54:56
Cisco is set to launch in Australia a set of hosted and hybrid on premises/hosted email security services based on technology from its subsidiary, IronPort that is presently available in Australia only in appliances for installation on customer's premises.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: ExchangeDaily
2009-10-13 01:54:56
Cisco is set to launch in Australia a set of hosted and hybrid on premises/hosted email security services based on technology from its subsidiary, IronPort that is presently available in Australia only in appliances for installation on customer's premises.
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