Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac
07 October, 2015 | Supplied by: BitdefenderBitdefender Antivirus for Mac eliminates adware, malicious hijacker programs and unwanted toolbars with its Adware Protection, with Bitdefender Autopilot for Mac added to ensure maximum ease of use.
Kmart, David Jones among the latest cyber attack victims
07 October, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingIn a matter of weeks, Kmart and David Jones — as well as Patreon and T-Mobile USA overseas — have fallen victim to cyber attacks, while new threats including a variant of the notorious Carbanak malware have surfaced.
Security roundup: APTs, account abuse and DDoS attacks
02 October, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-Embling35% of Australian organisations are exposed to APTs; Privileged account abuse one of the main threats to corporate security; Botnet capable of 150 Gbps+ DDoS attacks in the wild
Hilton investigates hack claims; FTC's Google antitrust investigation; Researchers break AWS RSA keys
01 October, 2015 by Andrew CollinsClaims that hackers infiltrated Hilton POS systems, Google under investigation over competitors' access to Android, and researchers say they've recovered RSA keys from Amazon Web Services.
ACSC publishes secure administration guide
01 October, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe Australian Cyber Security Centre has produced a guide designed to help organisations protect against the compromise and abuse of privileged accounts.
Mobile payments data breaches to grow, say experts
28 September, 2015Almost 90% of cybersecurity experts say mobile payments data breaches will grow, yet 42% report using this payment method themselves, according to a new survey.
AVG admits it can sell user data; Symantec sacks staff over fakes; Skype goes down
24 September, 2015 by Andrew CollinsAVG faces a backlash over policy that allows it to sell users' data, Symantec fires several employees for issuing unauthorised digital certificates for Google, and Skype's week from hell.
Australian infosec spending to hit $2.36bn this year
23 September, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingGartner expects new legislation and product refresh spending to stimulate a 7.5% increase in Australian spending on information security technologies for 2015.
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.
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.
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.
