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Microsoft dismisses zero-day threats 
Security
Microsoft dismisses zero-day threats
By Stewart Mitchell | Oct 12, 2011 | Comment Now 
Conventional problems are more worthy of your time.
 
Kaspersky launches Sydney-based hosted security 
Security
Kaspersky launches Sydney-based hosted security
By Brett Winterford | Dec 24, 2010 | 1 Comment 
Partners with local data centres for secure web and email service.
 
Attorney General reveals CERT workload 
Security
Attorney General reveals CERT workload
By Ry Crozier | Sep 29, 2010 | Comment Now 
First stats on new response team.
 
DARPA to hunt insider cyber threats 
Security
DARPA to hunt insider cyber threats
By Liam Tung | Sep 2, 2010 | Comment Now 
Assumes enemy within.
 
IBM prepares new weapon against IT threats 
Security
IBM prepares new weapon against IT threats
Jul 19, 2010 | 2 Comments 
Launches Security Network IPS appliance.
 
Smartphone users ignoring malware threats 
Security
Smartphone users ignoring malware threats
By Phil Muncaster | Aug 31, 2009 | Comment Now 
Half of users encountering mobile malware fall victim.
 
RSA highlights insider threat confusion 
Security
RSA highlights insider threat confusion
By Phil Muncaster | Aug 26, 2009 | Comment Now 
Accident or deliberate act?
 
Apple sued by EFF over gagging threats 
Software
Apple sued by EFF over gagging threats
By Iain Thomson | Apr 28, 2009 | Comment Now 
Apple is being sued by the Electronic Frontier Foundation because it has attempted to shut down online discussion forums about the iPhone.
 
Opinion: Slump exacerbates internal threats  
Security
Opinion: Slump exacerbates internal threats
By Andrew Jaquith | Feb 9, 2009 | Comment Now 
Growing job insecurity is increasing the challenges faced by IT security chiefs, writes Forrester Research's Andrew Jasquith.
 
Computer threats becoming more sophisticated  
Security
Computer threats becoming more sophisticated
By Computing staff | Dec 11, 2008 | Comment Now 
The scale and sophistication of IT security threats increased at an unprecedented rate during 2008, according to a series of end-of-year research studies published last week.
 
Blacklists, whitelists and heuristics: Symantec describes new threats 
Security
Blacklists, whitelists and heuristics: Symantec describes new threats
By Kathryn Small | Nov 20, 2008 | Comment Now 
iTnews talks to Vincent Weafer, VP Security Response, Symantec, about how server-side polymorphism is changing the security landscape.
 
ISPs fear IPv6 security threats 
Networking
ISPs fear IPv6 security threats
By Phil Muncaster | Nov 12, 2008 | Comment Now 
Over half of internet service providers believe that new threats could emerge with the deployment of the new Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6), according to the latest annual ...
 
Virtual machines and the emergence of virtual threats 
Security
Virtual machines and the emergence of virtual threats
By Martin Courtney | Oct 20, 2008 | Comment Now 
Server virtualisation continues to attract significant investment from organisations keen to save cost, power and space in the data centre through server consolidation.
 
New protection for growing Mac threats 
Security
New protection for growing Mac threats
By Ashley Clark | Jul 2, 2008 | Comment Now 
Despite the old adage that Mac computers are impervious to security threats, a throng of recent attacks over the past couple of years have made it necessary for Mac users to ...
 
Web threats hit 12-month high 
Security
Web threats hit 12-month high
Jul 2, 2008 | Comment Now 
The number of new malicious websites rose by 58 per cent in June to its highest level since April 2007, security experts warned today..
 
Senator Lundy's legal threats fall on a deaf Telstra 
Telco/ISP
Senator Lundy's legal threats fall on a deaf Telstra
By Mitchell Bingemann | Jun 23, 2008 | Comment Now 
ACT Labor Senator Kate Lundy has threatened legal action against an online Telstra mouthpiece over alleged defamatory comments made in a blog posting.
 
Web site threats rocket 
Security
Web site threats rocket
By Phil Muncaster | Jun 6, 2008 | Comment Now 
The threat to firms of their Web sites being hacked has risen dramatically, according to new research from web security vendor ScanSafe.
 
Third of web threats emanate from US and China 
Security
Third of web threats emanate from US and China
By Dave Bailey | Jun 3, 2008 | Comment Now 
Akamai highlights global web threat
 
CIOs plagued by mobile security threats 
Security
CIOs plagued by mobile security threats
By Guy Dixon | May 24, 2008 | Comment Now 
Training is crucial, according to CompTIA survey.
 
Human error and complacency biggest IT security threats 
Security
Human error and complacency biggest IT security threats
By Lilia Guan | May 7, 2008 | Comment Now 
Human error and complacency remain the biggest threats to an organisation's IT security.
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