DSL broadband provider, iiNet, has expressed its concern about Australians surfing the Internet safely and the minimization of security threats to our online activities, so doing their bit to help keep us safer and more secure, iiNet has just released the first of its series of fact sheets with tips on how to safely surf the Net.

Security software vendor Intego has released a malware scanner for Apple's iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.

Security software vendor BitDefender is offering a pair of malware removal tools.

COMMENT Passing the buck is a game at which Microsoft is adept. In the computer security industry, one needs to have tons of chutzpah to hold others responsible for one's own security stuff-ups.

Australia’s financial, transactional and global IT security colossus, TrustDefender, warns that while 2010 was “the year of cybercrime”, 2011 will see the trend get worse – and more specific – as the “year of malware attacks”. Take cover!

Kaspersky Lab, the international Russian tech security titan that is 89th on the list of top 100 Russian companies and growing fast, has launched a range of new products for consumers, businesses, enterprise and government, effectively declaring out-all war to protect its 300m+ users from the cyber criminals that threaten the very Internet as we know it!

AVG has launched its new Australian web-based Business Resource Centre to provide SMB business owners and IT managers with what it says is ‘informative guides, blog posts, videos, demos and tools to help them protect their businesses from Internet and network security threats’.

Australia’s global online transaction security behemoth, TrustDefender, has appointed top gun Tim Thompson to bring added zing and lead its sales in the European, Middle East and Asian (EMEA) regions.   

John Lawler, the CEO of the Australian Crime Commission, has spoken about the serious threat of online crime in today’s highly tech-savvy world, something that extends all the way to the iPhone.

The 2011 versions of AVG’s free and paid security suites have arrived, set to further cement AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition’s popularity, propel LinkScanner into greater use on PCs and Macs, increase retail sales of AVG’s 2011 Internet Security and new PC tune-up software while convincing more users of the free editions to upgrade to paid versions. AVG’s future looks well above average!