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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.