F-Secure is warning Windows users worldwide of a new ransomware trojan that silently encrypts your data, tells you your data has been corrupted, and tries selling you “data doctor” software to fix the corrupted files – when all it does it decrypt the data, in what is an almost perfect scam!

The recent opening by Telstra of a dedicated security operations centre to manage the security of both its own and customers' networks marks the culmination of a year long overhaul in the way Telstra secures its own networks and provides security services to customers.

Telstra has been awarded a $62.5m five-year whole of business telecommunications contract by AGL Energy for a wide area IP network to replace AGL's three current data networks and increase capacity between AGL's 12 main sites by between four and 10 times.

Telstra has unveiled a new security operations centre (SOC) in Canberra, designed to provide managed security services to enterprise and government customers across Australia.

Cisco has introduced a free iPhone application that gives users real-time access to global security information enabling them to act promptly to protect their networks.

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.

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.

The growing use of Web 2.0 tools by enterprises, combined with an increasing number of mobile and remote workers, has created a risk of data leaks and new channels for malware, and a security challenge for businesses.

Verizon Business and McAfee have formed a global strategic alliance to provide integrated security solutions to businesses and government agencies worldwide under which the companies will jointly develop a suite of next-generation, cloud-based managed security services.