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
Storm worm continues its rampage

Storm worm continues its rampage

Malware writers behind the Storm worm have launched a new spam campaign designed to bring more users into its extensive botnet.
Shaun Nichols Mar 5 2008, 7:55AM Security
Virus authors 'pack' malware to avoid detection

Virus authors 'pack' malware to avoid detection

A variety of malware threats, rather than one specific virus, dominated the security landscape this February, according to security firm BitDefender.

Clement James Mar 3 2008, 7:16AM Security
Opinion: Hackers release new probe into their own idiotic names

Opinion: Hackers release new probe into their own idiotic names

A spokesperson for infamous whacker-hacker-smacker-cracker group "Occult of the Cow Tippers", going by the pseudonym Ofal-Ofal Regurgitate, announced today that their new freebie code was "just awesome, dudes!"
Ian Yates Feb 29 2008, 1:17PM Security
Webroot launches ‘channel charter’ for Australian partners

Webroot launches ‘channel charter’ for Australian partners

In a move the vendor is calling a written dedication to indirect business, Webroot unveils the channel edicts it plans to follow.
Trevor Treharne Feb 28 2008, 2:23PM Security
Storm worm botnet: mutating or fading?

Storm worm botnet: mutating or fading?

What is the future of the infamous Storm worm, has it morphed into the Mega-D botnet that is now posing a threat or shrunk out of sight?
Negar Salek Feb 28 2008, 11:29AM Security
AVG 8.0 released to counter changing dangers of Web

AVG 8.0 released to counter changing dangers of Web

Australian, New Zealand and South Pacific distributor, AVG has released AVG Internet Security 8.0, its latest version of security software suite for consumers, small business and enterprises.
Lilia Guan Feb 28 2008, 7:03AM Security

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