Stand-alone antivirus applications were dangerous because they could not adequately protect users and so created a false sense of security, according to the top malware expert at Trend Micro. However, the company continues to sell its stand-alone antivirus app because of 'customer demand'.
The Federal government has launched a new security alert service for small business and home users, aimed at helping Australians protect themselves from cyberattack.
Google has launched a hosted security service for enterprise customers in Australia, a re-branded version of the Postini service it acquired last year.
This week, the world marks an anniversary that has changed the face and other anatomical regions of e-mail inboxes everywhere: the first known spam e-mail was sent 30 years ago on Saturday.
Russian antivirus company Kaspersky has launched a hosted e-mail-filtering service in Europe, however plans for Australia are yet to be revealed.
The Web sites of Australia's two major political parties contain cross-site scripting vulnerabilities, which could be exploited to fraudulently acquire political donations, say security experts.
If you use Yahoo Mail you should soon be seeing a significant reduction in the number of e-mail scams purporting to be from eBay and PayPal.
Commander Communications has won a AU$1.2 million contract with Queensland-based MacDonnells Law.
Spammers have hijacked computers at drug manufacturer Pfizer, causing them to send junk e-mails advertising the company's product Viagra.
Security vendors have warned e-mail users to be as vigilant about PDF attachments as they would for other documents, after seeing a sharp rise in spam embedded within PDF documents.
Online security services are on the rise, and vendor Trend Micro has joined the crowd with its newest offering SecureCloud.
Media and communications watchdog ACMA has handed down a fine of almost AU$150,000 to a company found to be using mobile marketing techniques banned under the Spam Act.
Most businesses have given a resounding thumbs down to the technologies used to keep spam out of their mail in boxes, a new survey has revealed.
An engineer who helped develop a new antispam technology called DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) said it's not a foolproof way to keep nasty e-mails out of your inbox, but it is a step in the right direction.
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.
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