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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.

Postini: Spam and IM attacks up, mail viruses down

Postini: Spam and IM attacks up, mail viruses down

Spam and instant messaging (IM) attacks increased in March, while the number of viruses declined, according to message management provider Postini.
Dan Kaplan Apr 6 2006 7:21PM Security
Top ten viruses in March: Sophos

Top ten viruses in March: Sophos

Anti-virus vendor, Sophos has revealed the top ten viruses wreaking havok for businesses and indiviuals alike in March.
Staff Writers Apr 3 2006 12:17PM Software
New flavor of Bagle worm discovered

New flavor of Bagle worm discovered

A new, unique variety of the Bagle worm are in the wild, several internet security firms warned this week.
Frank Washkuch Mar 30 2006 10:43PM Security
Experts warn of 'aggressive' rise in child-porn spam

Experts warn of 'aggressive' rise in child-porn spam

Security experts have warned computer users of an increase in highly offensive emails designed to lure traffic to child-porn websites. As a result of these new "aggressive" spam campaigns, security firm Sophos has recorded a three-fold increase in the amount of illegal child-porn websites over the past week.
William Eazel Mar 29 2006 10:50AM Security
Friday, Sunday top spam reading days

Friday, Sunday top spam reading days

Friday isn't just the beginning of the weekend, it's also is the peak day for opening spam email, Kaspersky Lab said today.
Frank Washkuch Mar 20 2006 9:10PM Security
College student arrested for spam

College student arrested for spam

A California college student has been arrested for allegedly trying to steal the personal information of about 30,000 people through a false phishing email from eBay.
Frank Washkuch Mar 9 2006 9:17PM Security
Wave of tax spam strikes

Wave of tax spam strikes

Tax time doesn’t just mean more stress for wage-earners across the country. It’s also a time of year when internet users see higher volumes of spam emails in their inboxes.
Frank Washkuch Mar 8 2006 10:09PM Security
Top 50 malicious code samples reveals secrets

Top 50 malicious code samples reveals secrets

Symantec’s latest Internet Security Threat Report found an increase in threats designed to facilitate cyber crime.
Staff Writers Mar 8 2006 9:40AM Security
Spam finds a way

Spam finds a way

Two years ago, Bill Gates made the brave prediction that spam would soon be “a thing of the past.” But it currently makes up between 60 and 90 percent of the world’s email traffic, and by all accounts is not going away. If anything, this year will see spam reaching new heights.
Rene Millman Mar 6 2006 7:46PM Security
New company promotes "unblockable" pop up tech

New company promotes "unblockable" pop up tech

A new company is promoting a technology claimed to be capable of dodging current pop up blocking software.
Staff Writers Mar 3 2006 8:30AM Software
NetSky, Mytob lead February virus counts

NetSky, Mytob lead February virus counts

A couple of familiar faces are leading security firms' lists of top February viruses.
Frank Washkuch Mar 1 2006 7:49PM Security
New mobile virus runs up huge bills

New mobile virus runs up huge bills

Hackers have a created a new trojan that infects Java-based mobile phones and sends text messages to premium rate phone numbers costing unwitting users $6 each time.
René Millman Mar 1 2006 2:46PM Security
Cross-infecting virus discovered

Cross-infecting virus discovered

The first malware to cross-infect a PC and a Windows wireless pocket device has been discovered, the Mobile Antivirus Researchers Association (MARA) said today.
Dan Kaplan Feb 27 2006 9:43PM Security
U.K. businesses hit by weekend virus blitz

U.K. businesses hit by weekend virus blitz

More than 3.2 million emails containing a password stealing virus deluged U.K. businesses over the weekend.
René Millman Feb 27 2006 3:08PM Security
Second Mac virus in the wild

Second Mac virus in the wild

Another Mac virus has been spotted in the wild by anti-virus researchers. Called Inqtana-A, the new worm spreads between Macs via a Bluetooth vulnerability and has appeared within days of the discovery of the first ever real virus for Mac OS X.
René Millman Feb 20 2006 11:12AM Security
January marred by 'vicious and varied' virus attacks

January marred by 'vicious and varied' virus attacks

Internet users were subjected to "vicious and varied" virus attacks in January, including a multi-wave attack of seven viral mutants and several devastating zero-day assaults, a newly published threat monitoring report has revealed.
William Eazel Feb 20 2006 10:34AM Security
Olympic Torch virus exposed as a hoax

Olympic Torch virus exposed as a hoax

Security experts have warned surfers not to fall for a new hoax spreading across the internet, posing as a warning of a non-existent virus.
William Eazel Feb 16 2006 10:05AM Security
IRS warns U.S. citizens to beware of taxing phishing spam

IRS warns U.S. citizens to beware of taxing phishing spam

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a warning over phishing spam emails purporting to come from the agency which aim to tempt unwary recipients into giving up sensitive personal information.
William Eazel Feb 15 2006 9:53AM Security
Verizon cuts off wireless spam operation

Verizon cuts off wireless spam operation

Verizon Wireless has won a permanent injunction to stop Passport Holidays of Ormond Beach, Fla., from sending unsolicited spam text messages to its mobile phone customers.
William Eazel Feb 10 2006 10:18AM Security
Bird flu spam spreads WMF trojan downloader

Bird flu spam spreads WMF trojan downloader

Security experts have warned of a new malicious email that uses social engineering playing on the growing fear of an avian flu epidemic to trick users into visiting a malicious website.
William Eazel Feb 7 2006 10:35AM Security

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