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IT security continues to be a concern for Australian businesses. There are numerous new threats appearing each month, which could potentially impact people and organisations in Australia. Companies need to keep up-to-date with the latest threats, to help them protect their infrastructure from potential hacks, viruses and vulnerabilities.

iTnews helps keep Australian businesses informed about what is happening in the IT security space, with a range of stories about both the threats, and articles about research into their impact on companies around the world.

Third of anti-virus vendors fail to protect Vista

Third of anti-virus vendors fail to protect Vista

Security vendors fail customers.
Phil Muncaster Aug 5 2009 6:42AM Security
Gumblar mutates into spam beast

Gumblar mutates into spam beast

Local shared web host hit hard.
Brett Winterford Aug 1 2009 7:25AM Security
Botnet armies driving spam to new heights

Botnet armies driving spam to new heights

More than 150,000 computers being infected every day, says McAfee.
Phil Muncaster Jul 30 2009 3:55PM Security
Language-specific spam begins to hit the web

Language-specific spam begins to hit the web

Spammers are using translation services and templates to develop multiple versions of spam in various languages.
SC Australia Staff Jul 28 2009 10:37AM Security
Major spam campaign abusing Yahoo Groups

Major spam campaign abusing Yahoo Groups

About one million spam emails per hour are being sent to Yahoo Groups and other free web services, including Google Groups and LiveJournal, containing bogus pharmaceutical advertising content.
Angela Moscaritolo Jul 24 2009 11:16AM Security
US tops spam relay chart again

US tops spam relay chart again

Responsible for 15 percent of all junk mail.
David Neal Jul 21 2009 6:26AM Security
Spam and scareware on the rise in 2009

Spam and scareware on the rise in 2009

A 60 per cent increase in spam volumes has resulted in spam now representing 90 per cent of all inbound email, according to the TRACElabs report on the first half of 2009 from Marshal8e6.
SC Australia Staff Jul 14 2009 10:17AM Security
Twitter users infected by Koobface virus

Twitter users infected by Koobface virus

Micro-blogging site Twitter has been hit by the Koobface virus.
Dan Raywood Jul 13 2009 11:12AM Security
Spammers step up use of shortened URLs

Spammers step up use of shortened URLs

Disguised links are leading unsuspecting users to spam sites.
Phil Muncaster Jul 9 2009 10:49AM Security
Conficker still lingering as users fail to apply basic protection

Conficker still lingering as users fail to apply basic protection

Users are still not taking basic steps to protect their computers and themselves from cyber attack, according to ESET.
Dan Raywood Jul 7 2009 11:01AM Security
Virus Bulletin names top spam blockers

Virus Bulletin names top spam blockers

Tests gauge efficacy of latest tools.
Shaun Nichols Jul 6 2009 10:14AM Security
Google sees new spam players on the horizon

Google sees new spam players on the horizon

Emergence of hotbeds.
Shaun Nichols Jul 2 2009 2:58PM Security
Michael Jackson's death sparks massive spam runs

Michael Jackson's death sparks massive spam runs

Singer's demise gives malware writers perfect bait to snare unsuspecting users.
Phil Muncaster Jun 29 2009 10:22AM Security
Guilty plea for US "spam king"

Guilty plea for US "spam king"

Five individuals pleaded guilty in a US federal court this week for their roles in an international spam operation that sent billions of emails to tout Chinese "penny" stocks and used a botnet capable of evading spam detection.
Greg Masters Jun 24 2009 12:04PM Security
Fake Microsoft "critical update" spam propagating trojan

Fake Microsoft "critical update" spam propagating trojan

A new outbreak of spam claims to be a critical update for Microsoft Outlook, but the message really aims to infect users with the information-stealing trojan ZBot, security firm Trend Micro warned this week.
Angela Moscaritolo Jun 23 2009 10:38AM Security
New malware threat targets Twitter users

New malware threat targets Twitter users

A new spammed malware attack is impersonating messages from micro-blogging site Twitter.
Shaun Nichols Jun 19 2009 2:31PM Security
Microsoft free anti-virus 'Morro' set for launch

Microsoft free anti-virus 'Morro' set for launch

Microsoft is preparing for the much-anticipated launch of its free security software product, codenamed Morro.
SC Australia Staff Jun 16 2009 11:17AM Security
Air France crash prompts spam, malware outbreak

Air France crash prompts spam, malware outbreak

As expected, spammers and malware writers are trying to cash in on the Air France disaster.
Dan Kaplan Jun 15 2009 10:05AM Security
Email an open door to sophisticated security threats

Email an open door to sophisticated security threats

How easy is it to take steps to ensure computer users avoid unknowingly inviting malware - the unwanted guest - into the 'corporate home'?
Lysa Myers Jun 11 2009 5:27PM Security
Two new pieces of Mac malware surface

Two new pieces of Mac malware surface

Two new pieces of malware for Apple computers have been found in the wild, according to security firm Sophos.
Iain Thomson Jun 11 2009 2:49PM Security

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