Fyodor (Nmap's original author) is an angry man right now.  The download.com website has added a wrapper to Nmap and other downloads to install various additional components; the wrapper is also recognized as malware by many AV packages.

There seems to be no stopping the scam artists as they move from state to state attempting to extort money from naive computer users.

Reports in the past day have identified a new virus directly targeting Iranian infrastructure.

A computer virus that forced the entire Ambulance Service of NSW to shut down its automated operations could put lives at risk despite statements to the contrary by the state Government. This was the claim of the NSW state opposition after the glitch surfaced over the weekend.

A national Newspoll survey commissioned by Symantec has found almost three-quarters of Australian workers are accessing social networking sites even though almost half have been the victims of cybercrime including phishing, identity theft and receiving a computer virus through these sites.

It will come as no surprise to many Mac users that most of the malware detected by Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac is targeting Windows. But don't be too complacent - genuine Mac malware is turning up as well.

If you’ve heard rumours of an Internet virus set to go off at 10:10am on the 10th of October 2010, or 10.10am 10/10/10, Sophos’s Internet security expert Graham Cluley says it has “no basis in fact”, “implies that you should take less care on other dates” and is “codswallop” – but should you be worried?

If you receive an unsolicited phone call or email suggesting that your PC is infected and offering to help, just say 'no.'

Commencing today on Fathers' Day, Australia's National Child Protection Week promotes the belief that it is everyone's responsibility to make their community child friendly.  This applies to all aspects of childhood ranging from their physical environment to the time spent on-line.

The World Health Organization declared on July 10, 2010, that the H1N1 swine flu pandemic is over worldwide.