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  • 'Dumb users' not to blame for data slip-ups

    Security breaches that can be traced back to the actions of one individual are not the fault of one "stupid" employee but rather a failure to educate and engage the whole workforce around the importance of good security practice, according to a leading academic.

  • Chinese hackers attack Australian govt networks

    Chinese computer hackers have once again been accused of launching attacks on classified Australian government computer networks.

  • Howard 'hacker' off the hook: AFP

    The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has confirmed it will not be pursuing the so-called "Howard hacker" -- but it has been helping the political parties better secure their Web sites.

  • Anti-spyware demo turns malware double agent

    A strain of malware disguised as anti-spyware has become the latest double-agent in multi-step "convergence" crime online.

  • Public info kiosk running Citrix hacked in demo

    A consultant from McAfee Foundstone has shown how to map the internal network on a public kiosk running Citrix XenApp.

  • Government targets itself with phishing attack

    Governments have had to target themselves with phishing attacks in order to highlight weak points in their security and protect national secrets from espionage, according to a report published this week by Sans.

  • Symantec warns of "parasitic storage"

    Security specialist Symantec has warned businesses over an increasing trend for criminals to use "parasitic storage" on networks of compromised systems

  • Spammers target 'opt-out' link

    Business e-mail security provider, MessageLabs, has issued a warning to internet users not click on the "opt-out" link on spam e-mails, as the company said it has discovered a number of messages using this function to open a spam distribution point on the recipient's computer.

  • Samsung removes Trojan from US Web site

    Samsung Telecom has removed a Trojan horse that was being hosted on its Web site but the site's main page has been inexplicably unavailable all weekend.

  • Toshiba latest DoS victim

    Toshiba Australia has confirmed it suffered a denial of service attack on its Web site this morning. The manufacturer believes it was the innocent victim of a prank designed to impress other hackers.

  • Hackers send flood of bogus Microsoft updates

    On the day that Microsoft announced details of its next round of monthly patches, fraudsters have sent out a wave of emails disguised as messages from the software behemoth in a bid to take control of thousands of computers.

  • Websense: Blogs turn toxic in 2005

    Blogs started turning toxic in the first half of 2005 as malware authors started using free Web hosting and blogging services to store their malicious files, according to Internet security firm Websense.

  • Hacker mag ends copyright fight

    Hacker publication 2600 magazine won't appeal a ruling prohibiting it from linking to code that can crack copy protections on DVDs, bringing a closely watched digital copyright fight to an end.

  • Microsoft delays IM beta over security concerns

    Microsoft confirmed on Thursday that it has suspended the beta release of MSN Messenger 7.0 because of a potential security hole affecting one of the program's features.

  • Microsoft logs on to secure corporate IM

    Microsoft plans to release in December new software designed to secure instant messaging and other communications within big companies.

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