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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.

ISS customers targeted in worm attack

ISS customers targeted in worm attack

A malicious worm is targeting customers of IT security firm Internet Security Systems (ISS).
Dan Ilett Mar 22 2004 1:21PM Security
Spam hits new heights in February – but “under control soon”

Spam hits new heights in February – but “under control soon”

New figures published by Brightmail show that the scourge of spam continues to grow, despite legislation aimed at stopping it.
Ron Condon Mar 4 2004 12:29PM Security
US pumps out over half of the world's spam

US pumps out over half of the world's spam

America is churning out over fifty per cent of the world's spam.
Dan Ilett Mar 1 2004 3:25PM Security
Korea joins in the fight against spam

Korea joins in the fight against spam

Korean authorities are stepping up the fight against spam.
Dan Ilett Feb 25 2004 11:18AM Security
Trend Micro launches virus app

Trend Micro launches virus app
Nirmal Chandrasena Feb 17 2004 12:00AM Security
Sophos warns over reworked nachi worm

Sophos warns over reworked nachi worm

Anti-virus firm Sophos is warning PC users to be aware of a new version of the Nachi worm, Nachi.B, which attempts to remove the MyDoom virus and download Microsoft security patches to unprotected computers.
Steve Gold Feb 13 2004 3:53PM Security
Email stamps could nix spam

Email stamps could nix spam

A San Francisco-based think-tank believes the way to solve spam overload is to start charging to send email.
Illena Armstrong Feb 13 2004 12:25PM Security
Spam filter adds wireless support

Spam filter adds wireless support

Voyant Strategies, a managed service provider, has added support for BlackBerry and 3G wireless devices to its ContentCatcher spam filtering service.
Marcia Savage Feb 6 2004 10:20PM Security
Brussels hosts ID theft spam forum

Brussels hosts ID theft spam forum

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is to host a workshop on spam prevention this week.
Dan Ilett Feb 2 2004 5:00PM Security
Aust joins global spam battle

Aust joins global spam battle

Two Australian government agencies have joined an international campaign aimed at persuading companies to close open relays and proxies, in a bid to reduce the amount of spam.
Vivienne Fisher Jan 30 2004 12:00AM Telco/ISP
MyDoom worm spreads around world

MyDoom worm spreads around world

A variation of the MiMail worm is attacking systems around the world.
Dan Ilett Jan 27 2004 12:48PM Security
Strategies to beat the virus writers

Strategies to beat the virus writers

The virus threat has continued to grow over the past few years, but as Marcia Savage discovers, the anti-virus industry is working hard to develop new techniques and technology to provide users with effective protection
Marcia Savage Jan 22 2004 11:23AM Security
Putting Spam Back in the Can

Putting Spam Back in the Can

Earlier this year, the Australian division of the Coalition Against Unsolicited Bulk Email (CAUBE) revealed that the volume of spam in 2001 increased six-fold over that for 2000.
Pete Simpson Jan 16 2004 10:39AM Security
Winning The Virus War - But When?

Winning The Virus War - But When?

Gone are the days when a careless user would infect their machine with a rogue floppy disk, and we’d all look on in dismay as the data disappeared and the monitor went blank.
Jayne Parkhouse Jan 16 2004 10:22AM Security
The Next Virus

The Next Virus

Various iterations of the Nimda virus have slowed its propagation around the world after causing havoc on resource-constrained IT organizations.
Jaime Borrego Jan 14 2004 2:39PM Security
Infosec is news in the year of the worm

Infosec is news in the year of the worm

This has been a very good year - especially for the hackers. Ben Rothke wonders if we have learned anything from the experience
Ben Rothke Jan 13 2004 5:13PM Security
Sinking in a sea of spam

Sinking in a sea of spam

Tired of email porn and body enhancement offers? John Young suggests using secure content management to halt the tidal wave.
John Young Jan 13 2004 3:19PM Security
Giving a "worm" welcome: the financial sector's move to open source security products

Giving a "worm" welcome: the financial sector's move to open source security products

In January 2003, "Bank of America" was the most prominent victim of the aggressive "Slammer" computer virus that Richard Clarke, the former top adviser to President George W. Bush on cybersecurity, simply called "a dumb worm".
Jan Hichert Jan 9 2004 12:49PM Security
Tory leader in hot water over spam

Tory leader in hot water over spam

The leader of the UK's Conservative party could be in trouble with the law after urging party member to forward his email to ten "neighbours, friends and other contacts".
Rene Millman Jan 6 2004 10:28AM Security
Review: Norman Virus Control

Review: Norman Virus Control

Norman delivered quick and efficient performance, with acceptable, but unexceptional, reporting. Installation required Norman Virus Control to be installed first, for the AV engine. No reboot was required and, if anything, a surprising lack of feedback resulted - the software just quietly went to work with the default server configuration.
Jon Tullett Jan 1 2004 12:00AM Security

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