Security

App stores open the door to security vulnerabilities

21 January, 2016 by Chris Williams* | Supplied by: Securus Global

The current app store situation is a vector for malware to be accidentally loaded onto a user's device and then gain access to the corporate network.


Virus hits Melbourne hospital; Aussie hotels in Hyatt hack; Exetel to compensate customers

21 January, 2016 by Andrew Collins

Win XP systems at a Melbourne hospital have been hit with a virus, Sydney and Canberra Hyatt hotels listed in hack, and Exetel forced to recant over contract changes.


Only half of companies confident in security capabilities

21 January, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

Only 54% of respondents to Cisco's annual security survey are confident in their ability to defend against cyber attacks, and only 45% are confident they can scope and contain attacks.


WatchGuard Technologies AP300 Secure Wireless Access Point

20 January, 2016 | Supplied by: WatchGuard Technologies Inc

WatchGuard Technologies has launched the AP300 for secure wireless access to protect against network attacks for workplaces and public spaces.


Old IE support ends; BlueScope's espionage worries; BoM's outage woes

19 January, 2016 by Andrew Collins

Support ends for older versions of Internet Explorer; Bluescope's internal espionage case; and the Bureau of Met suffers a meltdown.


61 government agencies want access to telco metadata

19 January, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

The government has disclosed that 61 agencies, including federal and state departments, regulatory bodies and even one city council, have requested access to data under the metadata retention scheme.


Numerous industries experience patient data breaches

14 January, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

A study of patient data breaches in 25 countries including Australia found that 18 of the 20 industries examined had fallen prey to such a breach, but many companies are not even aware they retain such data.


EFA joins global call for governments to support encryption

12 January, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

EFA, the Australian Privacy Foundation and other Australian organisations have co-signed a global open letter asking governments to reject any policy that would threaten strong encryption online.


Cybercriminals to change how they operate in 2016

14 December, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

Bitdefender is predicting significant changes to the business of cybercrime in 2016, with APTs focusing more on obfuscation than persistence and malicious adware becoming more popular.


'Cybersecurity tick' scheme for SMEs

11 December, 2015

New Zealand businesses with good cybersecurity practices could receive a 'cybersecurity tick' under a proposed scheme to encourage SME action against cyber attacks.


DDoS attacks were more frequent but smaller in Q3

09 December, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

Global DDoS activity surged 180% year-on-year in the third quarter to set a new record for the frequency of attacks, Akamai's research indicates, but attack volumes and durations also declined.


Apple's OS X had most vulnerabilities in October

04 December, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-Embling

Apple and Adobe products topped the October list of the top 20 most vulnerable products in a report from Flexera, but Microsoft had the most products represented in three monthly top 20s due to Flash flaws.


26,000 routers at risk; BlackBerry exits over surveillance; 6.4m kids' data exposed

03 December, 2015 by Andrew Collins

Telstra leaves 26,000 customers' Cisco devices open to attack, BlackBerry to quit Pakistan due to government snooping, and toymaker VTech's customer data stolen.


Tackling the security of 'things'

30 November, 2015 by Andrew Collins

High-profile incidents of hackers compromising connected devices have given some CIOs pause when it comes to embracing the Internet of Things.


A10 Networks Thunder Convergent Firewall

30 November, 2015 | Supplied by: A10 Networks Australia Pty Ltd

The A10 Networks Thunder Convergent Firewall (CFW) is a stand-alone security product that leverages the ACOS Harmony platform.


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