Nearly 200 Cisco routers infected with SYNful Knock
22 September, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingScans by Cisco and Shadowserver have so far detected nearly 199 Cisco routers in 31 countries infected with malware that gives attackers backdoor access to the devices.
Dangerous iOS malware discovered in the wild
22 September, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAt least 39 popular apps on the Chinese iTunes store are infected with a powerful and insidious malware that has made unprecedented attacks on the iOS ecosystem, analysis indicates.
One in four US IT managers would become hacker
16 September, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingOne in four US IT decision-makers would become a black-hat hacker for US$2000 or less, and a similar proportion hear more about office happy hours than about IT security, a survey suggests.
Researchers track keystrokes using smartwatches
15 September, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingUS researchers have developed a way to detect keystrokes using motion data from smartwatches, but there's no reason to worry just yet — the prototype only works on the hand wearing the watch.
New wave of cyber attacks using little or no malware
09 September, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingDell's SecureWorks incident response team has warned of the growing popularity of cyber attacks that use the target's own systems, leaving traditional security tools powerless to defend against them.
EFA calls for halt on ISP Copyright Code
09 September, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingWith new research showing that online piracy is on the decline as adoption of subscription video services grows, EFA has repeated its call for the ISP Copyright Code to be halted.
Are you ready for the new PCI standards?
08 September, 2015 by Chris Williams, CEO, Securus Global | Supplied by: Securus Global
Fines of up to $500,000 can be levied on any merchant or service provider that is compromised and not compliant with Payment Card Industry (PCI) standards at the time of an incident.
Protecting yourself against CryptoLocker
02 September, 2015 by David Higgins, ANZ Country Manager, WatchGuard Technologies | Supplied by: WatchGuard Technologies IncCryptoLocker has been one of the biggest crises in IT over the past 18 months, and it hasn't gone away. Here are eight steps you can take to prevent an attack.
Security awareness campaigns could save your business
31 August, 2015 by Andrew CollinsEducating people about security and making sure that those ideas stick is an involved process that will differ by industry, company and roles, and how staff interact with IT.
Unmanaged Apple devices expose companies to big risk
28 August, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingWith Apple devices widely used within the enterprise, poor device management and security processes for the devices are exposing companies to huge liabilities, according to Centrify.
Fortinet FortiAP-S WLAN AP solutions
25 August, 2015 | Supplied by: Fortinet Australia Pty LtdThe Fortinet FortiAP-S series access points (APs) provide organisations with a cost-effective, easy-to-manage and secure option for deploying secure Wi-Fi without compromising security when opting to manage their enterprise WLAN from the cloud.
Australia now a top 10 source of DDoS attack traffic
20 August, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralia had the dubious honour of joining the top 10 list of sources of global DDoS attack traffic during the second quarter, marking the first time it has been included.
Kaspersky allegedly sabotaged rivals; Salesforce plugs security flaw; Lenovo laptops' dodgy firmware
20 August, 2015 by Andrew CollinsKaspersky Labs denies reports it tried to damage rivals, Salesforce patches takeover vulnerability and Lenovo stops shipping exploitable laptops.
Cybercrooks targeting Australia get more inventive
20 August, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingWhile the number of malicious URLs clicked by Australians fell significantly during Q2, attackers turned to more creative ways of using existing exploits such as macros and exploit kits.
Palo Alto Networks PA-7080 firewall
19 August, 2015 | Supplied by: Palo Alto NetworksThe Palo Alto Networks PA-7080 next-generation firewall provides power, intelligent scalability and management simplicity that is suitable for large enterprise and service provider environments.
