Security

Fake 'Yahoo sold to Microsoft' spam boosts Rustock botnet

Fake 'Yahoo sold to Microsoft' spam boosts Rustock botnet

A new large-scale botnet has been spotted forwarding what appears to be real news headlines about Microsoft, George Bush and Al Qaeda in an attempt to infect users.
Staff Writers Jul 27 2008, 8:42AM Security
CA gets green and dirty

CA gets green and dirty

Enterprise security vendor, CA got its green hands dirty this week during a tree planting ceremony in regional NSW.
Mitchell Smith Jul 26 2008, 8:31AM Security
Opinion: Secret security stuff

Opinion: Secret security stuff

When a researcher finds a security hole in the network, should they stick their finger in it straight away or wait for the rest of the world to notice?
Ian Yates Jul 25 2008, 9:34AM Security
A cloud of suspicion hangs over online security

A cloud of suspicion hangs over online security

Online services need stronger security if business users are to entrust their critical data to the cloud.
Jul 25 2008, 9:32AM Security
PHOTO GALLERY: Kaspersky Partner Conference

PHOTO GALLERY: Kaspersky Partner Conference

Channel players from across the globe gathered in picturesque St. Petersburg, Russia, to hear the security vendor’s plans for the year ahead.
Trevor Treharne Jul 24 2008, 12:17PM Security
Major DNS flaw revealed

Major DNS flaw revealed

Experts sound alarms over early disclosure.
Shaun Nichols Jul 24 2008, 8:08AM Security
Small firms naive about security

Small firms naive about security

Small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) have developed a false sense of security and remain naïve about the threats, according to McAfee.
Shaun Nichols Jul 24 2008, 8:08AM Security
Kaspersky finally warms to the Australian climate

Kaspersky finally warms to the Australian climate

With its first Australian office and further local resources, the Russians are coming
Trevor Treharne Jul 22 2008, 2:55PM Security
Mitigating financial risk

Mitigating financial risk

David Dzienciol of Symantec discusses the plethora of IT governance frameworks and laws related to IT security.


David Dzienciol, Senior Director, Channels, Symantec, Australia and New Zealand
Staff Writers Jul 22 2008, 2:52PM Security
Old hand takes new post at CA

Old hand takes new post at CA

Allan Smith assumes an advanced channel sales role at the vendor he has served for 17 years.


Allan Smith, Vice President, Channel Sales, Pacific, CA
Staff Writers Jul 22 2008, 1:54PM Security
Pen your network security policy

Pen your network security policy

Network security experts agree that well-run companies need written policies to set appropriate expectations.


Scott Robertson, Regional Director Australia/New Zealand, WatchGuard Technologies
Staff Writers Jul 22 2008, 1:50PM Security
Making a big bet on IT

Making a big bet on IT

Kaseya gathers IT resellers in the world’s entertainment capital for business and a little fun.


Mathew Dickerson.
Staff Writers Jul 22 2008, 1:49PM Security
Staying secure at the Olympics

Staying secure at the Olympics

Is it safe to take your mobile devices with you to the Beijing Olympic Games?
Negar Salek Jul 22 2008, 1:39PM Security
Symantec opens doors to Aussie partners at August conference

Symantec opens doors to Aussie partners at August conference

Symantec's Australian channel partners will have an opportunity to join the security vendor face-to-face, when it opens its doors to its first combined Vision + ManageFusion conference in Sydney next month.
Lilia Guan Jul 18 2008, 3:26PM Security
Opinion: Scaremongering

Opinion: Scaremongering

Advertisers learned long ago that the best way to sell anything is to engage the audience emotionally and the strongest emotion of all is fear. And politicians aren't exactly newcomers at using fear to convince voters to lean their way. Which makes you wonder, are the peddlers of fear in the IT industry really worried about the level of threats to security that exist or are they more interested in scaring us witless so we'll swallow their pitch?
Ian Yates Jul 18 2008, 11:26AM Security
Companies ignoring unified comms security

Companies ignoring unified comms security

Companies are leaving their unified communications (UC) systems wide open to hackers, newly published research claims.
Robert Jaques Jul 17 2008, 2:18PM Security
Aussie distie brings Indian UTM product to Australia

Aussie distie brings Indian UTM product to Australia

Australian IT distributor MPA Systems has been appointed as the national distributor for Indian-owned, Unified Threat Management (UTM) appliance vendor – Cyberoam.
Lilia Guan Jul 17 2008, 2:01PM Security
Security surveillance pays for Aussie developer

Security surveillance pays for Aussie developer

Australian surveillance technology developer, Zylotech, has hit July running with two new projects and the announcement of orders just short of $4 million for 2008.
Lilia Guan Jul 16 2008, 2:16PM Security
Tier 3 sets sights on Europe

Tier 3 sets sights on Europe

After cementing its presence in the UK, Australian based security software company, Tier 3, is pushing to capture new business in Europe.
Staff Writers Jul 16 2008, 2:09PM Security
New Trojan in the wild targeting multimedia files

New Trojan in the wild targeting multimedia files

Secure Computing is warning of a new Trojan in the wild that is infecting multi-media files on a victim’s hard disk.
Negar Salek Jul 14 2008, 11:37PM Security

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