Recent articles by SC Australia Staff

Avalanche botnet moves from distributing spam to Zeus lures

Avalanche botnet moves from distributing spam to Zeus lures

"An ominous development".
SC Australia Staff Oct 27 2010 1:29PM Security
Stuxnet removal tool released by BitDefender

Stuxnet removal tool released by BitDefender

Claims to remove all known variants.
SC Australia Staff Oct 13 2010 12:24PM Security
Adobe PDF ranked as the main malware threat for the past quarter

Adobe PDF ranked as the main malware threat for the past quarter

BitDefender urges caution.
SC Australia Staff Oct 7 2010 1:21PM Security
Anti-Theft detection for mobiles not likely to emerge soon

Anti-Theft detection for mobiles not likely to emerge soon

Intel points out storage shortfall.
SC Australia Staff Sep 27 2010 12:43PM Security
Symantec warns of a Sality.AE virus threat

Symantec warns of a Sality.AE virus threat

As remote workers most likely to breach rules.
SC Australia Staff Sep 23 2010 2:06PM Security
Adding 'free' to searches increases malware risk

Adding 'free' to searches increases malware risk

Online music and videos present greater risks.
SC Australia Staff Sep 20 2010 1:39PM Security
Security professionals' social networking site established by (ISC)2

Security professionals' social networking site established by (ISC)2

'Intersec' established to help professionals discuss the latest security issues and their careers.
SC Australia Staff Sep 17 2010 1:20PM Security
Google offers US$8.5 million settlement in legal case over Buzz

Google offers US$8.5 million settlement in legal case over Buzz

Follows widespread criticism from privacy groups.
SC Australia Staff Sep 7 2010 3:30PM Security
Advanced instant messenger threat discovered

Advanced instant messenger threat discovered

Yahoo! Messenger, Skype, Windows Live, and Google Talk among those targeted.
SC Australia Staff Aug 30 2010 10:22AM Security
Twitter to switch from basic access authentication to OAuth on its API

Twitter to switch from basic access authentication to OAuth on its API

Gone by August 31.
SC Australia Staff Aug 24 2010 2:07PM Security
Cameron Diaz named the most dangerous cyber space celebrity

Cameron Diaz named the most dangerous cyber space celebrity

Ahead of Justin Bieber, Tom Cruise and Barack Obama.
SC Australia Staff Aug 20 2010 2:12PM Security
Twitter and Google riddled with malicious links

Twitter and Google riddled with malicious links

Only 29 per cent of Twitter members are 'true' Tweeters.
SC Australia Staff Jul 29 2010 1:09PM Security
Sophos unveils tool to cover Windows zero-day vulnerability

Sophos unveils tool to cover Windows zero-day vulnerability

As industry waits for a patch.
SC Australia Staff Jul 27 2010 2:28PM Security
Imperva discovers phishing kit hosted in the cloud

Imperva discovers phishing kit hosted in the cloud

Phishing tactic uses proxy hackers to harvest hundreds of thousands of credentials.
SC Australia Staff Jul 27 2010 2:19PM Security
Fresh Facebook virus warning revealed to be a hoax

Fresh Facebook virus warning revealed to be a hoax

'Knob face' not a threat.
SC Australia Staff Jul 16 2010 2:10PM Security
Barracuda enhances spam and virus firewall

Barracuda enhances spam and virus firewall

Enhances full inbound and outbound email scanning.
SC Australia Staff Jul 1 2010 1:43PM Security
Cloud-based scanning service introduced by Watchguard

Cloud-based scanning service introduced by Watchguard

Watchguard has launched a cloud-based web security service.
SC Australia Staff Jun 22 2010 11:31AM Security
Spam and viruses see minor rises in May: Symantec

Spam and viruses see minor rises in May: Symantec

All but one spam emails now contain a URL.
SC Australia Staff May 27 2010 2:04PM Security
PCI Standards Council updates PIN transaction security requirements

PCI Standards Council updates PIN transaction security requirements

Aims to simplify process.
SC Australia Staff May 14 2010 2:50PM Security
Quantum cryptography takes a step forward

Quantum cryptography takes a step forward

Continuous operation successfully tested.
SC Australia Staff Apr 20 2010 1:10PM Security

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