Security

Fighting fraud with chip & PIN

Fighting fraud with chip & PIN

Chip and PIN credit cards are hitting Australian shores. Negar Salek, demystifies the emerging secure payment technology and its potential benefits.
Negar Salek Mar 27 2008, 11:31AM Security
Google in trouble over data security

Google in trouble over data security

Organisations and individuals using Google's applications suite have no right to data privacy, a case in arbitration has shown.
Iain Thomson Mar 27 2008, 7:47AM Security
Enterprises urged to plug IM security holes

Enterprises urged to plug IM security holes

One in four employees has used instant messaging to send information about company plans, finances or password/login credentials, security experts have warned.
Clement James Mar 26 2008, 7:07AM Security
New identity for Secure Computing applications

New identity for Secure Computing applications

Enterprise security company Secure Computing is preparing to launch a new branding strategy designed to unify its product-line.
Staff Writers Mar 25 2008, 2:34PM Security
Anime Trojan creator goes to court

Anime Trojan creator goes to court

Experts at SophosLabs, have reminded businesses of the importance of protecting networks from virus attack, as a Japanese man admits in court to writing a data-destroying Trojan horse.

a Staff Writer Mar 25 2008, 2:16PM Security
Red Hat releases free security code

Red Hat releases free security code

Red Hat is freeing up the source code behind its identity management and security system in a bid to show that open source software is more secure than rival technologies.
Guy Dixon Mar 21 2008, 7:54AM Security
WhiteGold lands third accolade

WhiteGold lands third accolade

Local player WhiteGold Solutions has wons its third distributor of the year award from a vendor partner in the past six months.
Trevor Treharne , Helen Frost Mar 19 2008, 3:14PM Security
Berners-Lee warns on data privacy

Berners-Lee warns on data privacy

Sir Tim Berners-Lee, father of the internet, has hit out at companies that try and sell customer’s browsing data.

Iain Thomson Mar 19 2008, 7:17AM Security
Unixpac signs up IT security specialist ICE Systems

Unixpac signs up IT security specialist ICE Systems

IT security niche products distributor, Unixpac has signed Sydney-based IT systems based integrator Ice Systems as a reseller of Unixpac IT security products.
Lilia Guan Mar 18 2008, 2:18PM Security
Second mass hack exposed

Second mass hack exposed

Hot on the heels of a recent hack in which www.vnunet.com, researchers have disclosed a new large-scale attack.

Shaun Nichols Mar 18 2008, 6:45AM Security
Blue Coat delivers live on-demand video in time for Olympics

Blue Coat delivers live on-demand video in time for Olympics

If you’re likely to be sitting at your desk at work during the Beijing Olympics, then Blue Coat is doing its bit to ensure you have access to live video footage of the events following a deal with CCTV.
Leanne Mezrani Mar 17 2008, 11:26AM Security
Researchers hack into pacemakers

Researchers hack into pacemakers

Researchers have successfully launched attacks against common heart pacemakers.

A group from the Medical Device Security Center was able to use a specially-crafted radio transmitter to link to and launch attacks against pacemaker and defibrillator devices used to regulate heart activity.
Shaun Nichols Mar 17 2008, 7:36AM Security
Tumbleweed signals further expansion in Oz

Tumbleweed signals further expansion in Oz

After expanding into Brisbane last September, content security vendor Tumbleweed has signalled a further broadening of its local partners and internal workforce is just around the corner.
Negar Salek Mar 13 2008, 2:27PM Security
Opinion: Hacked or nuked – your choice

Opinion: Hacked or nuked – your choice

According to a report, which appeared in the UK’s Guardian newspaper, NATO now believes “cyber warfare poses as great a threat as a missile attack”. Puh-leese! Can somebody get these dudes a sense of perspective?
Ian Yates Mar 13 2008, 12:30PM Security
Manaccom distributes Trend Micro products to Big W retail stores

Manaccom distributes Trend Micro products to Big W retail stores

Manaccom, software publisher and distributor has announced it will supply a selection of security software to mass merchant retailer Big W.
Lilia Guan Mar 11 2008, 2:33PM Security
Proofpoint appoints local distributor SecureServ

Proofpoint appoints local distributor SecureServ

Proofpoint has stuck a deal with value-added IT security distributor SecureServ to bring the vendor's solutions to A/NZ.
Leanne Mezrani Mar 7 2008, 4:23PM Security
Microsoft arms Australian Federal Police with cyber weapons

Microsoft arms Australian Federal Police with cyber weapons

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) will receive a technology boost in the fight against child predators and paedophiles with the launch of an online tracking system, developed and donated by Microsoft.
Lilia Guan Mar 7 2008, 1:49PM Software
Cyber Storm II offers proactive IT security

Cyber Storm II offers proactive IT security

Telstra has been working closely with government and the IT industry to ensure it is ready and resilient to possible cyber attacks as part of its involvement in the international simulated Cyber Storm II exercise being held 11-14 March, 2008.
a Staff Writer Mar 7 2008, 12:53PM Security
Cyber-criminals exploit Access flaw

Cyber-criminals exploit Access flaw

Security experts have warned of a new vulnerability in Microsoft Access which is being used by cyber-criminals to install malware on victims' computers.
Robert Jaques Mar 7 2008, 8:28AM Security
Hybrid Trojan/worm attacks turn nasty

Hybrid Trojan/worm attacks turn nasty

Criminal hackers are increasingly deploying hybrid worms engineered to steal confidential information from unwitting internet users, security experts warned today.
Robert Jaques Mar 5 2008, 7:58AM Security

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