One-third of business users blame Microsoft for the recent worm outbreak, despite the company's security efforts, according to a poll.
Antivirus firms have urged affected users to patch their systems immediately after a new worm was discovered over the weekend that exploits a critical vulnerability in some Windows platforms.
Cross-site scripting flaws are now the most common vulnerabilities according to security experts.
Internet-borne security threats have taken over the mantle as a greater risk to companies' security than e-mail attacks, according to security vendor Sophos.
Spammers are exploiting YouTube's "Invite your Friends" facility to send spam containing a Storm Trojan from the video sharing site.
According to one security vendor, Mac users are at a crossroad this year: will or won't they prove to be as gullible as their PC cousins when it comes to security?
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A year on, and the company's US$1 million tip-off program has nabbed just one (alleged) virus writer. Is it a bust?
The arrest of Jeffrey Lee Parson, the 18-year-old thought to be responsible for the spread of the Blaster worm, has once again sparked off the debate into how virus writers should be punished.
It's impossible to predict what lurks in cyberspace but there's sufficient evidence, for the corporate sector especially, to wake up and smell the patches. Unfortunately, Westpac failed to heed the warning signs.
In the final part of this three-part special, our security experts tackle questions ranging from stopping spam and spyware liability, to hijacking e-mail addresses and Web site spoofing.
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