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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.

Pre-election political spam strikes email users

Pre-election political spam strikes email users

Tuesday's election had one negative impact on citizens before the first ballot was even cast - a deluge of political spam messages flowing into users' inboxes.
Frank Washkuch Nov 9 2006 4:36PM Security
Dref-N email worm promises breaking news

Dref-N email worm promises breaking news

Juicy news 'headlines' contain nasty payload.
Will Head Nov 9 2006 9:48AM Security
Spammed worm claims to be breaking news of nuclear war, Bush, Putin deaths

Spammed worm claims to be breaking news of nuclear war, Bush, Putin deaths

Malicious emails, posing as several false breaking news stories including the death of President Bush, have been spammed out to email users in a world-wide campaign.
Fiona Raisbeck Nov 8 2006 6:36PM Security
Sophos spreads the latest on spam

Sophos spreads the latest on spam

Australia has dropped to 32nd place in the quarterly list of spam producing countries, while the US remained in the number one position, security vendor Sophos reported yesterday.
Negar Salek Nov 8 2006 11:23AM Security
Spam more annoying than junk snail mail

Spam more annoying than junk snail mail

Unsolicited email seen as more intrusive.
Clement James Nov 7 2006 11:38AM Security
Spam volumes jump 'with a vengeance'

Spam volumes jump 'with a vengeance'

October marked by unsolicited email explosion.
Robert Jaques Nov 7 2006 11:38AM Security
Malicious trojan poses as McAfee alert

Malicious trojan poses as McAfee alert

Kaspersky warns of danger from Lafool.v.
Robert Jaques Nov 7 2006 11:38AM Security
Spam volumes jump 'with a vengeance'

Spam volumes jump 'with a vengeance'

Spammers came out in force last month generating a deluge of unsolicited email that "severely threatened corporate networks", a monitoring report claimed today.
Robert Jaques Nov 7 2006 10:04AM Security
Malicious Trojan poses as McAfee alert

Malicious Trojan poses as McAfee alert

Security experts have intercepted a mass mailing purporting to come from McAfee, but which actually spreads a Trojan horse.
Robert Jaques Nov 7 2006 10:04AM Security
PoC Macarena virus targets Mac OS X

PoC Macarena virus targets Mac OS X

Security researchers today reported a replicating proof-of-concept virus affecting Mac OS X platforms.
Dan Kaplan Nov 4 2006 1:24AM Security
Spam levels begin holiday season spike

Spam levels begin holiday season spike

Zombie activity and spam levels jumped last month as criminals began to target users in the weeks before Christmas, a new report revealed today.
Fiona Raisbeck Nov 2 2006 5:47PM Security
Spam levels reach record high

Spam levels reach record high

Image spam and phishing attacks predominate.
Clement James Nov 2 2006 10:07AM Security
Image-based spam defeats filters

Image-based spam defeats filters

Junk emails using pictures rises to 30 per cent of all unsolicited messages.
Will Head Nov 2 2006 10:07AM Security
Spam levels reach record high

Spam levels reach record high

Levels of spam rose sharply in October to account for 89.07 per cent of all email during the month, according to figures from SoftScan.
Clement James Nov 2 2006 9:48AM Security
Mass spam uses BMW to dupe users

Mass spam uses BMW to dupe users

Hey, you've won €950,000 and a brand new BMW 5 Series.
Will Head Nov 1 2006 8:26AM Security
Infected MP3 players: Is your business at risk?

Infected MP3 players: Is your business at risk?

Two of the world's most recognised brands, McDonalds and Apple Computer were connected to unknowingly selling virus infected MP3 players, last month. What happened, how will it affect your business, and who’s to blame? Negar Salek investigates.
Negar Salek Oct 31 2006 1:25PM Security
Spam costly for SMBs

Spam costly for SMBs

Vulnerable SMBs are losing money and time as spam attacks shift towards them and away from better protected enterprises, attendees to a Government run seminar for National E-Security and Awareness Week claimed yesterday.
Negar Salek Oct 25 2006 3:21PM Security
SpamThru trojan uses p2p, anti-virus solutions to wipe out competitors, spread spam

SpamThru trojan uses p2p, anti-virus solutions to wipe out competitors, spread spam

Researchers are warning of a spam-dispensing trojan notable for using anti-virus solutions to its own advantage - capitalising on pirated anti-virus software to cancel out other malware - as well as peer-to-peer (p2p) communication.
Frank Washkuch Oct 23 2006 7:36PM Security
New iPods may contain virus

New iPods may contain virus

A percentage of recently shipped iPods may be infected by the Windows virus, RavMonE.exe, according to a statement made by Apple Computer today.
Negar Salek Oct 18 2006 4:00PM Security
BT unveils automated 'spam buster'

BT unveils automated 'spam buster'

Operator aims to root out junk mail at source.
Clement James Oct 16 2006 10:07AM Telco/ISP

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