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More attacks coming from Aust: report

More attacks coming from Aust: report

Australia is moving up the rankings in terms of how many attacks originate from this country, according to an internet threat report.
Vivienne Fisher Mar 17 2004, 12:00AM Security
Security ISVs partner to tackle global market

Security ISVs partner to tackle global market

Perth ISV WebSpy and Canberra confrere ContentKeeper Technologies are tackling the world market together, signing an OEM deal that bundles web-reporting and filtering software with joint marketing initiatives.
Fleur Doidge Mar 16 2004, 12:00AM Security
Cisco’s security acquisition spree continues

Cisco’s security acquisition spree continues

Cisco Systems continues its security-vendor buying spree. The network gear maker said last week that it plans to acquire security startup Twingo Systems Incorporated for about US$5 million in cash.
George V. Hulme Mar 15 2004, 12:00AM Security
War of the worms

War of the worms

Following on from threats made last week by the authors of the worms Bagle and Netsky, the war of the worms has escalated to a new level.
Tim Dean Mar 11 2004, 12:00AM Security
NetIQ appoints Express Data

NetIQ appoints Express Data

In an ongoing effort to clean up its channel model, security and systems management software provider NetIQ has appointed Express Data (ED) as master distributor for its Marshal software in Australia and New Zealand.
Byron Connolly Mar 11 2004, 12:00AM Security
Alcatel distributor adds security appliances

Alcatel distributor adds security appliances

Voice-and-data distributor VExpress has won an exclusive deal to on-sell an Australian-made range of network security appliances.
Fleur Doidge Mar 8 2004, 12:00AM Security
NetIQ in channel drive

NetIQ in channel drive

Security and systems management software provider NetIQ is formalising its channel model, recruiting more resellers and compensating direct sales staff for engaging channel partners, as it looks to double its business over the next 12 months.
Byron Connolly Mar 8 2004, 12:00AM Security
Microsoft on security and code leak

Microsoft on security and code leak

Microsoft has talked up its new security initiatives and products, including its bounty initiative, yet executives in Sydney today admitted the recent code leak showed the company’s own system was ‘brittle’.
Siobhan Chapman Mar 3 2004, 12:00AM Security
Niche security demand strikes WhiteGold

Niche security demand strikes WhiteGold

Specialist security distributor WhiteGold Solutions is looking forward to a great year, on the back of some big wins and scheduled further expansion.
Fleur Doidge Feb 20 2004, 12:00AM Security
Email hoax targets federal police

Email hoax targets federal police

A hoax email has been discovered that claims to be from the federal police, in what authorities believe is the first time a spam site has claimed to come from a law enforcement agency.
Vivienne Fisher Feb 17 2004, 12:00AM Security
ACCC sweeps up scams

ACCC sweeps up scams

Australia will lead a global scouring of the internet to crack down on scam sites.
Staff Writers , Staff Writers , blank blank Feb 10 2004, 12:00AM Security
Critical flaws found in Check Point apps

Critical flaws found in Check Point apps

Check Point Software's popular firewall and VPN software could allow an attacker to gain entrance to enterprise networks, crash computers, and otherwise wreak havoc, US-based Internet Security Systems (ISS) has claimed.
Gregg Keizer , Gregg Keizer Feb 6 2004, 12:00AM Security
Microsoft faces Mydoom and lives

Microsoft faces Mydoom and lives

Microsoft's website remained online, despite a pre-planned attack by a Mydoom worm variant that infected hundreds of thousands of computers worldwide.
Siobhan Chapman Feb 4 2004, 12:00AM Security
LAN 1 signs Fortinet

LAN 1 signs Fortinet

Sydney-based distributor LAN 1 has cut a distribution deal with firewall provider Fortinet in an effort to beef up a security practice that it hoped would contribute up to 35 percent of its sales revenue by the end of this year.
Byron Connolly Feb 3 2004, 12:00AM Security
Aust joins global spam battle

Aust joins global spam battle

Two Australian government agencies have joined an international campaign aimed at persuading companies to close open relays and proxies, in a bid to reduce the amount of spam.
Vivienne Fisher Feb 2 2004, 12:00AM Security
mcr signs another security vendor

mcr signs another security vendor

Services provider mcr computer resources has partnered US-based vendor RSA Security.
Staff Writers Jan 30 2004, 12:00AM Security
Mydoom possibly the fastest spreading virus ever

Mydoom possibly the fastest spreading virus ever

The first major virus of the year spread rapidly across the Internet for a second day on Tuesday [US time], clogging e-mail systems and slowing Internet traffic with an avalanche of bogus messages that may make the virus the fastest spreading ever.
Antone Gonsalves Jan 29 2004, 12:00AM Security
SCO offers reward for Mydoom creator

SCO offers reward for Mydoom creator

The SCO Group, the target of a nasty worm that slowed Internet traffic and clogged e-mail systems, offered a US$250,000 reward for arrest and conviction of the virus author.
Staff Writers Jan 29 2004, 12:00AM Security
MyDoom predicted to be as bad as Sobig

MyDoom predicted to be as bad as Sobig

Security companies have predicted that the Mydoom mass mailing virus would have as large an impact as last year’s Sobig worm.
Byron Connolly , Christina Torode Jan 28 2004, 12:00AM Security
Mydoom, MiMail viruses on the loose in Oz

Mydoom, MiMail viruses on the loose in Oz

A fresh global virus dubbed Mydoom was discovered at 8am Tuesday morning in the United States, and two Australian companies have already reported outbreaks, according to security outfit McAfee.
Byron Connolly Jan 27 2004, 12:00AM Security

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