Phil Muncaster

Recent articles by Phil Muncaster

Oracle boosts database security with Secerno buy

Oracle boosts database security with Secerno buy

First line of defence.
Phil Muncaster May 22 2010 8:24AM Security
Microsoft in Australian IE6 upgrade bid

Microsoft in Australian IE6 upgrade bid

Marketing campaign urges customers to download IE8.
Phil Muncaster May 17 2010 1:59PM Security
Twitter phishing scam uses iPhone 4G bait

Twitter phishing scam uses iPhone 4G bait

Sophos warns of latest attempt to extract personal data.
Phil Muncaster May 17 2010 12:48PM Security
ITU launches bid to standardise the cloud

ITU launches bid to standardise the cloud

Focus group will coordinate efforts globally.
Phil Muncaster May 16 2010 11:09PM Storage
Jobs intervened to get iPhone 4G back

Jobs intervened to get iPhone 4G back

New police documents revealed.
Phil Muncaster May 16 2010 11:09PM Hardware
Microsoft campaign compares IE6 to stale milk

Microsoft campaign compares IE6 to stale milk

Aussie advert urges customers to download IE8.
Phil Muncaster May 16 2010 11:09PM Software
Botnets exploit Linux owners' ignorance

Botnets exploit Linux owners' ignorance

Symantec warns that port 25 could be the problem.
Phil Muncaster May 10 2010 9:16AM Security
Fifa World Cup spam strikes again

Fifa World Cup spam strikes again

Trend Micro warns of new campaign centred around the upcoming tournament.
Phil Muncaster May 10 2010 9:11AM Security
ICANN launches first internationalised domain names

ICANN launches first internationalised domain names

Arabic becomes the first non-Latin language to hit the internet.
Phil Muncaster May 7 2010 6:55AM Networking
Symantec buys PGP and GuardianEdge

Symantec buys PGP and GuardianEdge

Rounds out encryption capabilities.
Phil Muncaster Apr 30 2010 6:34AM Security
Surprise spam figures for Linux machines

Surprise spam figures for Linux machines

Sending more spam relative to market share than Windows.
Phil Muncaster Apr 28 2010 3:24PM Software
Surprise spam figures for Linux machines

Surprise spam figures for Linux machines

More likely to send spam than Windows?.
Phil Muncaster Apr 28 2010 8:45AM Security
Backdoor malware targets Apple iPad

Backdoor malware targets Apple iPad

Attacks disguised as iTunes updates.
Phil Muncaster Apr 26 2010 11:04PM Security
Twitter buys SMS start-up Cloudhopper

Twitter buys SMS start-up Cloudhopper

More options in the mobile space.
Phil Muncaster Apr 26 2010 11:04PM Software
McAfee apologises for security update blunder

McAfee apologises for security update blunder

Measures being taken to prevent future problems.
Phil Muncaster Apr 24 2010 6:30AM Security
VeriSign warns of major social networking threat

VeriSign warns of major social networking threat

Firm uncovers black market trading in millions of compromised accounts.
Phil Muncaster Apr 23 2010 1:59PM Security
Cyber criminals quick to pounce on McAfee crash story

Cyber criminals quick to pounce on McAfee crash story

Blackhat SEO techniques could lead to scareware infections.
Phil Muncaster Apr 23 2010 10:20AM Security
Cloud computing putting data at increased risk

Cloud computing putting data at increased risk

Hacking attempts double in two years, says latest PwC report.
Phil Muncaster Apr 22 2010 12:12PM Security
Information Security Forum opens up to SMEs

Information Security Forum opens up to SMEs

Smaller firms could benefit from access to best practice advice and resources.
Phil Muncaster Apr 21 2010 12:16PM Security
Symantec logs 100 per cent rise in new malware

Symantec logs 100 per cent rise in new malware

More targeted and web-based attacks.
Phil Muncaster Apr 21 2010 10:43AM Security

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