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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.

Grum worm spreads as IE7 'beta'

Grum worm spreads as IE7 'beta'

Spammed worm catches users who do not keep up with the news.
Iain Thomson Apr 3 2007 11:28AM Security
The future of image spam

The future of image spam

In the last six months, image-based spam has pushed its way to the forefront of spam technique discussions. Image-based spam is not new, but it is now wreaking havoc on the effectiveness of many anti-spam products.
Carsten Dietrich, Mar 28 2007 5:00PM Security
Americans retain spam crown

Americans retain spam crown

Nine in 20 junk emails sent from US computers.
Shaun Nichols Mar 28 2007 7:10AM Security
MySpace sues 'Spam King' for phishing

MySpace sues 'Spam King' for phishing

Social networking site MySpace announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against "Spam King" Sanford Wallace for spearheading a phishing scheme to steal login credentials.
Dan Kaplan Mar 28 2007 12:02AM Security
Image spam doubles average file size

Image spam doubles average file size

New bandwidth and storage headaches.
Staff Writers Mar 27 2007 11:41AM Security
Spam emails push porn Trojan

Spam emails push porn Trojan

Experts are warning of new emails being spammed out purporting to offer recipients free access to pornography.
Iain Thomson Mar 27 2007 11:41AM Security
US retains spam crown

US retains spam crown

9 out of 20 junk emails come from US.
Shaun Nichols Mar 27 2007 11:41AM Security
Hackers launch porn Spam attack

Hackers launch porn Spam attack

Hackers are targeting websites and blogs by exploiting the trackback feature to launch spam attacks, experts have warned.
Fiona Raisbeck Mar 20 2007 3:16PM Security
Spam hits records levels in February

Spam hits records levels in February

Botnets to blame, says monitoring firm Postini.
Staff Writers Mar 16 2007 10:21AM Security
Porn spam low; while spam hits record highs

Porn spam low; while spam hits record highs

Pornographic spam levels dropped to an all-time low in February, according to new research from Symantec, while a Marshal report showed overall spam levels at a record high.
Fiona Raisbeck Mar 8 2007 1:06AM Security
Storm Worm refuses to die

Storm Worm refuses to die

Malware accounted for almost four percent of all infections in February.
Clement James Mar 6 2007 8:22AM Security
Spam hits record high in February

Spam hits record high in February

SoftScan calls for tougher legal penalties.
Clement James Mar 6 2007 8:21AM Security
Storm Worm crashes February malware charts

Storm Worm crashes February malware charts

Malware disguises itself to look like harmless code.
Matt Chapman Mar 5 2007 8:12AM Security
CNN network hit by Rinbot worm

CNN network hit by Rinbot worm

Antivirus software not updated in time.
Matt Chapman Mar 5 2007 8:12AM Security
MessageLabs: Spam levels continue to rise

MessageLabs: Spam levels continue to rise

For the fifth consecutive month, spam levels have continued to soar, with more than three-quarters of all messages sent in February being junk.
Fiona Raisbeck Mar 5 2007 12:17AM Security
Majority of Russian net traffic is spam

Majority of Russian net traffic is spam

Malicious programs also up 41 percent on the previous year.
Matt Chapman Mar 2 2007 8:26AM Security
Worm attacks Sun Solaris flaw

Worm attacks Sun Solaris flaw

A worm has been spotted attacking a zero-day vulnerability found in Sun Microsystems' Solaris operating system (OS) earlier this month.
Frank Washkuch Mar 1 2007 12:05AM Security
Smart malware injects spam into messages

Smart malware injects spam into messages

Trojan scans outgoing messages before embedding spam content.
Shaun Nichols Feb 28 2007 8:20AM Security
Barracuda chomps on image spam

Barracuda chomps on image spam

New technology claims to defeat latest spam techniques.
Clement James Feb 27 2007 7:54AM Security
SANS Institute threatened in zombie spam message

SANS Institute threatened in zombie spam message

The US SANS Internet Storm Center on Thursday received a malware sample that contained code with a not-so-endearing message for the organisation.
Dan Kaplan Feb 26 2007 5:27AM Security

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