Westpac has introduced an on-screen keypad for Internet banking sign-in, in what the bank says is an effort to combat key-stroke logging fraud.
At the time of writing, the front page of Westpac's Web site is currently out of action, causing angst for customers around the country.
Reports suggesting the Westpac bank website had been "hijacked" by an overseas "nuisance site" appear to be unsubstantiated.
An e-mail purporting to be an advisory from Westpac to its customers about the dangers of online fraud is itself fraudulent, a bank spokeswoman confirmed today.
Westpac’s online banking service was down today, leaving the bank’s customers in the dark for six hours.
Westpac, one of the biggest banks in Australia, experienced multiple hardware failures on Monday and at the end of last week, which caused its online banking service to fall over for hours at a time. What happened to its backup systems?
Just as Internet users learn that clicking on a link in an e-mail purporting to come from their bank is a bad idea, phishers seem to be developing a new tactic -- launch a DDoS attack on the Web site of the company whose customers they are targeting and then send e-mails "explaining" the outage and offering an "alternative" URL.
Security weaknesses in Microsoft's server and browser software are taking their toll on Australian Internet banking sites.
It is quickly becoming the norm for Australia's largest banks to offer discounts on or completely free computer security software to boost internet banking security. The question is, why?
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.
The security flaws plaguing Internet Explorer has led to a renewed interest in other browser options, with market research pointing to Firefox as the leading choice. But a bigger problem, if left unresolved, could lead to corporate bottom lines being affected.
A coalition aiming to junk e-mail unites behind a US law but stumbles over a technology solution.
As a tool for cleaning an untidy Windows registry, PC Tools Desktop Maestro seems to do a good job, and combines this ability with excellent privacy tools. However, users of Windows Vista may find Desktop Maestro being blocked by User Account Control.
Phishing scams work on an embarrasingly low percentage of users -- but apparently that's enough to keep them profitable.
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