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British PCs can now hack your personal computer without a warrant
Published on January 6th, 2009.
The friendly British Bobby has just been given the right to remotely hack into the computers of UK citizens without notifying the owners, or bothering with a search warrant, or...Filled under Information technology news - Security, latest news. No Comments.
MD5 - The Internet has a Major Problem
Published on January 3rd, 2009.
Following on from previous reporting of the Internet’s MD5 CA problem, new issues have arisen. Things are worse than they first appeared.Filled under Information technology news - Security, latest news. No Comments.
The Latest MD5 Attack - The Sky Continues to Fall
Published on December 31st, 2008.
Overnight Australian time, at the 25th Chaos Computer Club Conference in Berlin, a presentation has described a successful method to create a rogue CA certificate.Filled under Information technology news - Security, latest news. No Comments.
Norton turns into mental lipstick-wearing false-positive pig
Published on December 11th, 2008.
Back in September when Symantec launched Norton Internet Security 2009, the Vice President of Consumer Business told the press in Madrid that people shouldn't tolerate a security product with...Filled under Information technology news - Security, latest news. No Comments.
Australian sites on the rise in web malware infections
Published on December 10th, 2008.
A web page becomes infected with malware every 4.5 seconds, and Australian sites are playing an increasingly prominent role in that problem, according to new figures from security software company...Filled under Information technology news - Security, latest news. No Comments.
Internet Explorer zero-day attack in the wild
Published on December 10th, 2008.
A new exploit works against fully-patched copies of Internet Explorer, security companies have warned. Its release may have been timed to coincide with Microsoft's Patch Tuesday for December.Filled under Information technology news - Security, latest news. No Comments.
Another big month for Microsoft security patches
Published on December 9th, 2008.
Microsoft's Christmas bonus for system administrators has arrived in the form of eight security bulletins. Six of them are rated 'critical' and a seventh is more significant than its 'important'...Filled under Information technology news - Security, latest news. No Comments.
TrustDefender takes closer look at Firefox Plugin malware
Published on December 7th, 2008.
Despite the fact that Firefox is seen as a safer browser than Internet Explorer, the emergence of the latest Firefox malware Plugin shows that a browser alone is not enough protection in...Filled under Information technology news - Security, latest news. No Comments.
Acrobat 9 can weaken password protection
Published on December 7th, 2008.
We normally expect successive versions of software increasingly secure. But thanks to a change made by Adobe in Acrobat 9, simple passwords - the kind most people use - can...Filled under Information technology news - Security, latest news. No Comments.
Koobface faces off with Facebook users
Published on December 6th, 2008.
As anti-virus vendors have been warning, notorious social networking worm Koobface has resurfaced, this time to catch hordes of unsuspecting users of Facebook. Unfortunate Facebook users who happen to be...Filled under Information technology news - Security, latest news. No Comments.
Hack attack lesbian defence rejected as Boy George faces jail
Published on December 5th, 2008.
Eighties pop star Boy George is likely to face a jail sentence in January after being found guilty of false imprisonment for chaining a male escort he met online to...Filled under Information technology news - Security, latest news. No Comments.
Microsoft stuffs sysadmins’ stockings with critical patches
Published on December 4th, 2008.
System administrators look like having a busy time in the run-up to Christmas as they digest and test the eight security bulletins that Microsoft expects to release next Tuesday. Six...Filled under Information technology news - Security, latest news. No Comments.
98 percent of PCs vulnerable, says Secunia
Published on December 3rd, 2008.
A new study suggests that at least 98 percent of PCs are running at least one piece of software with a known security vulnerability.Filled under Information technology news - Security, latest news. No Comments.
Beware of Koobface the social worm
Published on December 3rd, 2008.
No, it's not the villain in the latest slasher movie - Koobface is a social networking worm affecting MySpace and Facebook. But like Jason and Freddie, Koobface refuses to die.Filled under Information technology news - Security, latest news. No Comments.
Srizbi down but not quite out
Published on December 1st, 2008.
The Srizbi botnet has proved sufficiently robust to partially recover from the isolation of its command and control servers. So much for claims that it was 'completely defunct'.Filled under Information technology news - Security, latest news. No Comments.
IDC: Symantec leader in ANZ Secure Content Management Market
Published on November 26th, 2008.
Computer security behemoth Symantec has had its leadership position in the Australian and New Zealand “secure content management market” confirmed by analyst firm IDC, which says Symantec’s market share was 41.4% in 2007....Filled under Information technology news - Security, latest news. No Comments.
Australian organisations ‘forward looking’ on encryption
Published on November 18th, 2008.
Despite the absence of mandatory data breach reporting, a high proportion of Australian businesses are concerned about the reputational damage that could result from such a breach.Filled under Information technology news - Security, latest news. No Comments.
Microsoft to drop OneCare and launch free security software
Published on November 18th, 2008.
Microsoft is preparing to phase out Windows Live OneCare in favour of a new, free-of-charge consumer security product.Filled under Information technology news - Security, latest news. No Comments.
Beware November 24: Black Monday for malware?
Published on November 18th, 2008.
One security vendor is warning that next Monday - November 24 - is likely to bring the year's highest incidence of online attacks. Should we batten down the hatches or...Filled under Information technology news - Security, latest news. No Comments.
Another month, another Windows patch - two, actually
Published on November 11th, 2008.
Microsoft has released just two security bulletins this month. One is rated critical, the other important - but don't dally, because the company warns that exploits are likely.Filled under Information technology news - Security, latest news. No Comments.