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News (142)

• Phishing overtakes viruses and Trojans

  Phishing attacks have outnumbered e-mails infected with viruses and Trojan horse programs for the first time, according to security experts.

• 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.

• 2004: the year of phishing

  Yet again denial-of-service attacks, spam, viruses - driven in part by an apparent war between virus writers - and cybercrime have hit the headlines over the course of the past 12 months.

• Aust software developer considers McAfee lawsuit

  Brisbane software developer Mark Griffiths is considering suing McAfee after the anti-virus company wrongly identified his Internet setup program as a Trojan horse program in its virus definition update.

• Thousands 'trojaned' through net shares: CERT

  CERT/CC, a US based group responsible for alerting the Internet community to security threats, has today warned that an increase in network share-based attacks may be paving the way for a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack.

Blogs (1)

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  Spyware: have we lost the war?

  Last week, two security companies spoke to me about their new products and I suddenly realised that we are close to losing the war against spyware.

Features and Case Studies (54)

• FBI: Insiders most dangerous

  Internal employees are becoming the biggest threat in organisations, according to the annual FBI and the Computer Security Institute computer 2004 crime report. But attacks and costs are down.

• Who are these virus writers?

  commentary Who takes the time and effort to pull off malicious stunts, like viruses, malware, worms, Trojans, or any other deliberately damaging actions? And why?

• Viruses: Is the worst yet to come?

  Although the threat of computer viruses has been a latent concern for well over a decade, experts have warned that a massive viral outbreak has the potential to seriously compromise the very backbone of the Internet. ZDNet Australia takes a look at the viruses of 2001, and the threats for the future.

• A globetrotter's guide to cyber crime

  Is the war on cyber crime as simple as pointing the finger at China, Russia and the US? We investigate whether these parts of the world are being unfairly blamed.

• Change of tactics in war on viruses

  Could quarantining e-mails be a better way of dealing with viruses than the traditional approach used by most antivirus companies?

Reviews (28)

• McAfee VirusScan Plus 2007

  Despite a face-lift, the redesigned McAfee VirusScan Plus continues to consume system resources and leaves its customers lacking support.

• The ONLY ways to stop spam and viruses

  Commentary: What will it take to get rid of online pests and make the Internet a safer, less irritating place to work and play?

• Yoggie Gatekeeper Card Pro

  Yoggie's Gatekeeper Card Pro delivers powerful plug-and-play protection for notebooks, removes the need to manage multiple software subscriptions and can boost your notebook's performance by removing the security software overhead.

• Your PC needs a firewall

  Protect your PC from Internet nasties by installing one of these easy-to-configure and free software firewalls.

• The intruder at the gate

  Once simply alarm systems for the network, Intrusion Detection Systems have evolved to encompass a whole lot more. We review six sophisticated security devices.

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