Cybercriminals are downsizing their botnets to try and trick software security companies.
The man in charge of IT security for the US Homeland Security department may lose his job after the revelations that his department's IT systems have misconfigured firewalls, suspicious botnet activity, trojans and virus infections.
Computer worms are likely to become a more damaging combination of virus writing and hacker exploits, according to security experts.
Internet security experts are gathering at a secretive conference later this week to strategise in their fight against cybercriminals.
A new worm has been discovered in the wild that's not just settling for invading users' PCs - it wants to invade their homes too.
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When creating a secure, locked down IT system for something that is directly responsible for handling cash transactions would you choose the most popular, most targeted operating system?
The latest Internet Threat Survey from Symantec is a whopping 120 pages and unlike in its previous reports, the company has avoided any mention of malware for Apple's OS X.
Security systems continue to get more sophisticated--and so do the hackers who are seeking to break through them. How can you best combine your defences to protect your company networks?
Security companies rate their progress at protecting against network threats.
Increasingly, attackers are using better tools to find vulnerabilities quickly, exploit flaws and hide their attacks.
Microsoft's Bob Muglia explains why the software giant is emphasising hacking's criminality, and outlines its rejigged approach to plugging security holes.
Australian IT managers and CIOs are aware of the havoc viruses can wreak on their systems. But are organisations doing enough to protect themselves against this threat?
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We all know about firewalls protecting your network from outside attacks, but what can you do when those pesky users keep taking their computers outside your network? And what if the attack isn't coming from the outside at all?
Commentary: Anti-virus software won't protect you from the latest type of worm affecting Windows systems -- you need a personal firewall.
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