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Britain to curb Google and Facebook with tougher competition rules
NSW govt calls on AI experts to join new committee
Govt inks Oracle deal to cut IT procurement costs
APRA targets cyber hygiene and board oversight with new security strategy
SpaceX to press ahead with Starlink tests, delays commercial service
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Medibank tightens fraud detection with analytics
Automatically scans data for known patterns.
Mar 29 2018 6:20AM
Google to set up Sydney threat detection team
Will act in 24x7 global operation.
Nov 30 2016 9:57AM
ANZ Bank turns to peers for infosec intelligence
Addresses shortcomings in vendor responses to threats.
Apr 15 2016 6:45AM
Auditors slam US govt's $8bn firewall as ineffective
'Einstein' not living up to its namesake.
Feb 2 2016 12:20PM
CityLink glitch shuts Melbourne tunnels
Updated: Computer network blamed for traffic headache.
Oct 3 2012 10:40AM
Lookout Labs creates Android ad detector
Free tool warns of ad networks' data collection.
Feb 24 2012 5:27PM
First hour of a phishing campaign the most effective
Taking down sites after five hours pointless.
Dec 7 2010 12:54PM
Anti-Theft detection for mobiles not likely to emerge soon
Intel points out storage shortfall.
Sep 27 2010 12:43PM
Symantec rolls out Norton 2010
Company touts "Quorum" detection tool.
Sep 10 2009 3:01PM
Browser malware test shines light on IE8
How does your browser rate?
Aug 14 2009 8:34AM
Malware apps found to have short life span
Roughly half of all new malware dies off within the first day of its deployment, according to security experts.
Aug 13 2009 2:39PM
HCF picks out problems from customer calls
Health fund HCF is pioneering speech analytics in its call centre that listens to calls and can pinpoint customer problems before they escalate.
Apr 3 2009 1:21PM
Conficker detection tool released as D-Day nears
Researchers have released a scanning tool that will allow IT departments to remotely and automatically scan their networks for Conficker infections.
Mar 31 2009 11:08AM
Microsoft says password stealers pose biggest threat
The top two threat families on Microsoft's detection and removal list this month are online game password stealers (PWS).
Feb 24 2009 11:20AM
HSBC steps up fraud detection
News that HSBC is introducing technology to screen all card transactions for potential fraud has been broadly welcomed by experts as a necessary step in the fight against rising card fraud.
Jan 20 2009 10:37AM
Virus authors 'pack' malware to avoid detection
A variety of malware threats, rather than one specific virus, dominated the security landscape this February, according to security firm BitDefender..
Mar 3 2008 7:19AM
Spammers turn to web redirection to avoid detection
Spammers are ramping up their use of redirection techniques to try to get around many anti-spam filters, a security firm warned today..
Oct 25 2007 2:19PM
Review: DefensePro, Version 3.10
The RadWare DefensePro is an appliance-based product that requires the RadWare InSite appliance for configuration and management. Together these two products are feature-rich and offer the most comprehensive functionality we’ve found.
Aug 1 2007 12:00AM
Review: StillSecure StrataGuard Free
As its name implies, this is a free version of the StillSecure StrataGuard intrusion detection system (IDS) and intrusion prevention system (IPS) products. The software lacks some features present in the commercial versions, such as automatic rule updating and individual device protection, but none of these limitations need be a problem for its target audience, the small business and individual user.
Oct 1 2006 12:00AM
Spammers using images to evade detection
The amount of spam email using images has increased by a factor of 12 in the past year as spammers attempt to avoid detection, a new study has found.
Jun 30 2006 9:58AM
