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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.

Perth man faces spam action in NZ

Perth man faces spam action in NZ

Government files High Court case.
Juha Saarinen May 23 2012 12:13PM Security
Perth man faces spam action in NZ

Perth man faces spam action in NZ

Government files High Court case.
Juha Saarinen May 22 2012 2:56PM Security
Twitter sues five for hawking spam bots

Twitter sues five for hawking spam bots

Spam tools tweeted dodgy links.
Dan Kaplan Apr 8 2012 7:33PM Security
Spam filters less effective, report says

Spam filters less effective, report says

Italian anti-spam product trumps giants.
Darren Pauli Mar 21 2012 12:10PM Security
Visa threatens banks over spammer accounts

Visa threatens banks over spammer accounts

Delinquent banks scared, shutter spammer bank accounts.
Darren Pauli Mar 5 2012 11:51AM Security
Visa threatens banks over spammer accounts

Visa threatens banks over spammer accounts

Delinquent banks scared, shutter spammer bank accounts.
Darren Pauli Mar 1 2012 6:00AM Security
Avast updates anti-virus product

Avast updates anti-virus product

Updates free product.
Dan Raywood Feb 27 2012 8:23AM Security
Japanese Police arrest six over alleged virus scam

Japanese Police arrest six over alleged virus scam

Suspected 1.1 million infections.
Staff Writers Feb 12 2012 7:23PM Security
Accused Kelihos botmaster denies allegations

Accused Kelihos botmaster denies allegations

Returns to Russia.
Dan Kaplan Jan 31 2012 2:26PM Security
Nokia caught out on SMS spam

Nokia caught out on SMS spam

Fined $55,000.
Staff Writers Jan 24 2012 10:03AM Telco/ISP
McAfee patches spam relay flaw

McAfee patches spam relay flaw

Customers find their email and IP addresses on blacklists.
Darren Pauli Jan 23 2012 2:23PM Security
Mac malware rises in 2011

Mac malware rises in 2011

Trojan downloaders most prolific.
Tom Brewster Jan 20 2012 8:05AM Security
11,000 tweeters disclose email addresses in one day

11,000 tweeters disclose email addresses in one day

More than 11,000 email addresses were published on Twitter over a 24-hour period.
SC Staff Jan 20 2012 7:53AM Security
Spam now using QR codes

Spam now using QR codes

Targets mobile users.
Greg Masters Jan 12 2012 9:24AM Security
Chrome virus scanner coming

Chrome virus scanner coming

Browser takes on more desktop duties.
Liam Tung Jan 9 2012 12:47PM Security
Chrome to get virus scanner, URL pre-render

Chrome to get virus scanner, URL pre-render

Browser takes on more desktop duties.
Liam Tung Jan 9 2012 6:40AM Security
Kim Jong-il malware circulating

Kim Jong-il malware circulating

Spammers capitalise on leaders' death.
SC Staff Dec 21 2011 6:49AM Financial Services
Iran claims Duqu virus detection

Iran claims Duqu virus detection

Pre-cursor to future attacks.
Hossein Jaseb Dec 14 2011 6:36AM Security
Google app store ban worth the cost

Google app store ban worth the cost

Google dev fee the cheapest around.
Darren Pauli Dec 13 2011 1:26PM Security
Researcher links Stuxnet virus to Conficker

Researcher links Stuxnet virus to Conficker

Did worm help sabotage Iran's nuke program?
Jim Finkle Dec 5 2011 12:30PM Security

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