The most popular antivirus applications on the market are rendered useless by around 80 percent of new malware, according to AusCERT.
NSW.net has 5,500 licences for the MessageLabs managed anti-spam and antivirus service up for grabs -- councils and libraries are encouraged to apply.
The Australian Bankers Association says it won't be following New Zealand's lead after its Kiwi peer opted to make users of online banking held liable for Internet fraud.
As spam becomes the number one issue concerning Internet users ISPs are beginning to cash in on the trend, offering spam and virus filtering services for a fee.
Microsoft is expected to launch updated and renamed Antigen e-mail security products, nearly a year after completing the takeover of their maker, Sybari.
MSBlast has reaffirmed the importance of virus control. The option of outsourcing your AS/AV systems is getting stronger as the complexity and severity of spam and virus problems grow.
SPECIAL REPORT Viruses and worms are likely to be with us for the foreseeable future but how will the methods used to fight them develop?
It has taken only four years for spam to become the bane of business but, as SMBs are finding, spam can be killed before it enters inboxes with the use of a hosted provider.
E-mail has taken a battering over the last year or so with mountains of spam and viruses delivered to our mailboxes daily. Can the problem be fixed, and can e-mail still be free?
Managed properly, e-mail filtering software can reduce the risks spam brings to your network. How can you tune your filter so it stops spam without choking off enterprise e-mail?
McAfee Internet Security 2009 does a reasonable job, but it also leaves room for improvement.
There's little new in Norton Internet Security for upgraders, and newbies can do much better with ZoneAlarm Security Suite.
ZoneAlarm Security Suite puts Norton and McAfee to shame with its easy-to-use triple-layer firewall, antivirus, antispam and now antispyware features.
Although Microsoft Outlook 2003 includes robust junk mail filtering, the spam continues to leak through. That's why you need another layer of defense.
SPECIAL REPORT Viruses and worms are likely to be with us for the foreseeable future but how will the methods used to fight them develop?
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