Security

Hong Kong net security suits People

Hong Kong net security suits People

Melbourne-based telecommunications provider People Telecom has signed a deal with Network Box to resell the latter’s Internet threat prevention devices.
Staff Writers Oct 29 2003, 12:00AM Security
Alleged hacker faces court action

Alleged hacker faces court action

Facing charges related to hacking into the computer system of an Australian ISP, a 17-year-old from Brisbane was expected to appear in the Brisbane Magistrates Court later next month.
Vivienne Fisher Oct 29 2003, 12:00AM Security
Sydney reseller Websecure adds KVS

Sydney reseller Websecure adds KVS

E-business security reseller Websecure Technologies has signed a deal to push KVS’s range of email archiving and management software in Australia.
Fleur Doidge Oct 27 2003, 12:00AM Security
Spam making consumers log-off

Spam making consumers log-off

Spam that's clogging email boxes with sleazy marketing messages for sexual-performance drugs, porn, debt reduction and weight loss is undermining consumers' trust in email, according to a research firm.
Staff Writers Oct 24 2003, 12:00AM Security
SecureData wins vendor prize

SecureData wins vendor prize

Storage reseller and services provider SecureData Group (SDG) has won a Deal of the Year award for its Adidas implementation from one of its vendors, Veritas.
Staff Writers Oct 21 2003, 12:00AM Security
NetScreen goes Deeper

NetScreen goes Deeper

NetScreen Technologies unveiled a Deep Inspection Firewall service that is being delivered as an upgrade to its existing hardware appliances.
Christina Torode Oct 21 2003, 12:00AM Security
First Windows XP security pack out

First Windows XP security pack out

Microsoft has unveiled the first Windows XP security pack, a collection of 22 previously-available patches for that operating system.
Gregg Keizer , Gregg Keizer Oct 17 2003, 12:00AM Security
Worm causes waves in BigPond

Worm causes waves in BigPond

Telstra and security experts have blamed a spam-generating worm for BigPond service problems, which they claim hit other major ISPs. Yet rival ISPs say it’s business as usual.
Siobhan Chapman Oct 17 2003, 12:00AM Security
Spam filters popular with small business

Spam filters popular with small business

Small businesses with fewer than 50 staff have bought a lot of spam filtering tools in the last three months, a survey has suggested.
Fleur Doidge Oct 16 2003, 12:00AM Security
Ballmer launches security Blitzkrieg

Ballmer launches security Blitzkrieg

Microsoft will attack its security woes next year by releasing security-focused service packs for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, new safety technologies for the Windows client and inspection technologies for the Windows server, and a major update of its Software Upgrade Server (SUS) for improved patch management.
Paula Rooney , Barbara Darrow Oct 10 2003, 12:00AM Security
LAN takes four-vendor security bundle to channel

LAN takes four-vendor security bundle to channel

Distributor LAN Systems has signed an exclusive deal to take a four-vendor Internet security software bundle to mid-size businesses, an approach believed a first for the Australian channel.
Fleur Doidge Oct 9 2003, 12:00AM Security
Security report results not pretty

Security report results not pretty

Symantec today released its semiannual Internet Security Threat Report, and the results were not pretty.
Charlene O'Hanlon Oct 2 2003, 12:00AM Security
Swen.A hit Australia hardest

Swen.A hit Australia hardest

Australia had one of the highest rates of infection by Swen.A, a worm whose creators targeted users by spoofing a Microsoft security support email.
Fleur Doidge Sep 29 2003, 12:00AM Security
CA gets IDC security accolade

CA gets IDC security accolade

Research firm IDC has named Computer Associates the global leader in the administration, authorisation and authentication software market for the third consecutive year.
Staff Writers Sep 25 2003, 12:00AM Security
Spammers could face massive fines

Spammers could face massive fines

Tough anti-spam legislation, tabled in the House of Representatives this morning, could see spammers penalised more than $1 million a day.
Staff Writers Sep 18 2003, 12:00AM Security
Business IT security spend to double

Business IT security spend to double

Companies are tipped to nearly double their IT security spend from two-and-a-half percent to around four percent of their total technology budget next year, vendors at a recent IT media conference said.
Fleur Doidge Sep 15 2003, 12:00AM Security
Aust business lax on IT security

Aust business lax on IT security

Recent thefts of Customs and Transport computers show the Australian market has failed to take a proactive approach to PC security, one company in the field has claimed.
Fleur Doidge Sep 12 2003, 12:00AM Security
LogicaCMG signs $4m Woodside extension

LogicaCMG signs $4m Woodside extension

Outsourcer LogicaCMG has signed a three-year, $4 million contract to keep providing application and IT services management and support to Woodside Energy in Western Australia.
Fleur Doidge Sep 12 2003, 12:00AM Security
Business needs security attitude upgrade

Business needs security attitude upgrade

Emerging trends in malware attacks have highlighted the need for business to change its thinking on security, industry spokespeople say.
Claire Doble Sep 5 2003, 12:00AM Security
Blaster suspect: ‘I’m not the only one’

Blaster suspect: ‘I’m not the only one’

The Minnesota teenager charged last week with releasing a variant of the Blaster worm has expressed surprise at his arrest and feels the US government is making an example of him, according to published reports.
Staff Writers Sep 4 2003, 12:00AM Security

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