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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.

Spammers use bots to create fake Google Blogger sites

Spammers use bots to create fake Google Blogger sites

Spammers have developed automated techniques to create fake pages on Google's Blogger service that are used to hawk typical junk mail merchandise.
Jim Carr Apr 28 2008 10:51AM Security
Rethinking virus protection

Rethinking virus protection

With the growth of malicious programs currently outpacing that of legitimate applications, and traditional countermeasures proving inadequate, consumers and security vendors may need to join forces to ward off threats.
Mark Bregman, CTO, Symantec Corp Apr 24 2008 2:50PM Security
Spam to increasingly target US elections

Spam to increasingly target US elections

Spammers will use the upcoming US elections as a means to increase spam volumes, security firm BitDefender has warned.
Negar Salek Apr 23 2008 4:20PM Security
"Rock Phish" gang adds malware download to attacks

"Rock Phish" gang adds malware download to attacks

Members of the so-called Rock Phish gang of Russian cybercriminals have launched a new style of attack in which they seek sensitive data not only through phishing but also by installing malware.
Jim Carr Apr 23 2008 10:11AM Security
New spam site found every three seconds

New spam site found every three seconds

New figures suggest that 92.3 percent of all email sent globally during the first three months of 2008 was spam..
Robert Jaques Apr 17 2008 7:20AM Security
Spam related Web pages appear every three seconds

Spam related Web pages appear every three seconds

One spam related web page is appearing approximately every three seconds on the Internet according to Sophos’s latest quarterly spam report.
Staff Writers Apr 16 2008 2:46PM Security
CEOs targeted by subpoena spam

CEOs targeted by subpoena spam

Thousands of chief executives in the United States were targeted Monday by a new round of phishing emails that claim to contain a subpoena ordering recipients to testify in court.
Dan Kaplan Apr 16 2008 10:33AM Security
New spam tricks revealed

New spam tricks revealed

Spammers are increasingly relying on legitimate content and web sites to cloak their messages, attempting to bypass traditional controls by passing their messages off as genuine.
Gareth Morgan Apr 14 2008 11:22AM Security
Underworld economy runs on bots and spam

Underworld economy runs on bots and spam

The world of cybercrime is thriving on spam and the means of distributing it, say security experts..
Shaun Nichols Apr 11 2008 7:52AM Security
Underworld economy runs on bots and spam

Underworld economy runs on bots and spam

Market for hijacked PCs fuels online crime.
Shaun Nichols Apr 11 2008 6:19AM Security
Spam levels remain steady in March

Spam levels remain steady in March

Spam accounted for 96.63 percent of all email scanned in March, making it the third consecutive month that junk mail levels have remained steady..
Clement James Apr 9 2008 1:04PM Security
Spam levels remain steady in March

Spam levels remain steady in March

96.63 per cent of all email scanned.
Clement James Apr 9 2008 11:34AM Security
Security hack reveals Microsoft porn virus

Security hack reveals Microsoft porn virus

Well, nothing in the headline above is remotely connected to the truth, but with those keywords this webpage is going to go ballistic. Can you digg it baby? Yeah! Groovy! But there was a little bit of something in the headline, which connects with today’s sermon, so pay attention up the back! And stop doing that to your sister. Eeew!
Ian Yates Apr 8 2008 3:36PM Security
McAfee volunteers eat spam for 30 days

McAfee volunteers eat spam for 30 days

McAfee is conducting a global survey into spamming habits by getting volunteers to sign up to every spam offer they receive..
Iain Thomson Apr 4 2008 7:19AM Security
Spam up by 50% in first quarter of 2008

Spam up by 50% in first quarter of 2008

Worldwide spam volumes have surged by 50 percent in the first quarter of 2008 revealed security vendor Proofpoint today, who now predicts enterprises will see inbound spam more than double this year.
Staff Writers Apr 2 2008 2:15PM Security
Beware April Fool's Day mail, banking trojans, says F-Secure

Beware April Fool's Day mail, banking trojans, says F-Secure

A number of fake Storm emails have been blasted out enticing recipients with phony April Fool's Day messages, according to a blog post on F-Secure's site.
Greg Masters Apr 2 2008 10:36AM Security
Storm worm seeks out April fools

Storm worm seeks out April fools

The infamous Storm worm has used April Fools' Day to launch its latest spam offensive..
Shaun Nichols Apr 2 2008 7:42AM Security
SEC stops trading on three stocks engaging in spam

SEC stops trading on three stocks engaging in spam

The federal Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has suspended trading on three thinly-traded stocks that the agency said were being touted in spam and YouTube campaigns.
Dan Kaplan Mar 25 2008 9:53AM Security
Cybercrooks beating CAPTCHA to send more spam

Cybercrooks beating CAPTCHA to send more spam

Spam originating from popular webmail services are spiking now that spammers have found ways to evade the challenge-response requirements for opening an account, a new study from email security firm MessageLabs reveals.
Dan Kaplan Mar 7 2008 11:15AM Security
TRACE: Six botnets generate 85 percent of spam

TRACE: Six botnets generate 85 percent of spam

Six botnets are generating about 85 percent of all spam, according to security researchers at Marshal's TRACE labs. Mega-D and Srizbi have been trading places recently at the top of the spam menace list.
Jim Carr Mar 5 2008 10:27AM Security

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