Full coverage: AusCERT 2006

Results of the survey and more were unveiled at the Asia-Pacific IT Security Conference, organised by AusCERT, in Queensland.

• ISPs accused of ignoring botnet invasion
  Internet Service Providers are in the perfect position to kill vast armies of compromised computers -- or bots -- that are being used by cyber-criminals to launch the majority of spam and phishing attacks, according security specialists at the AusCERT 2006 conference.
  24/05/2006
• eBay security chief slams online crime 'hype'
  The head of eBay Australia's IT security has slammed the wider security community for making it difficult for users to learn about using the Internet safely, because they sensationalise online crimes and keep changing the names of potential threats.
  23/05/2006
• Antivirus software 'is being defeated'
  According to the results of the AusCERT 2006 computer crime survey, even though 98 percent of companies used an antivirus product, almost half of them experienced a virus infection over the past year.
  23/05/2006
• Microsoft considers taking admin rights from employees
  As Microsoft moves its internal desktop systems to Windows Vista, the company is contemplating whether to change a long running tradition and take away admin rights from its employees in order to improve security.
  23/05/2006
• Public sector under attack from ID thieves
  Public sector organisations are being targeted by cybercriminals because their networks can provide rich pickings for identity thieves, according to a survey coordinated by the Australian Computer Emergency Response Team (AusCERT).
  22/05/2006
• AusCERT sees decline in electronic attacks
  Over the past year there were significantly fewer electronic attacks than over the previous 12 months, according to the latest version of an annual survey coordinated by the Australian Computer Emergency Response Team (AusCERT).
  22/05/2006
• Vending machines and printers open network threat
  As common office items such as printers, vending machines and lifts become more advanced and run embedded operating systems, they could easily create vulnerabilities that are often overlooked by administrators.
  22/05/2006
• Trojan attacks spur Microsoft security UI changes
  Microsoft will improve its security user interface to help clamp down on Trojan-based cyber-attacks, the company's product security manager says.
  22/05/2006