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  • 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.

  • Confusing .au.com domain threatens Aussie users

    A US-based anti-spyware company has registered the ".com.au.com" domain name, which experts fear could be used by cybercriminals to create more convincing phishing attacks.

  • AusCERT 2007: Complete coverage

    News and video interviews from AusCERT, Australia's premier security conference. Hear from myriad speakers including the Queensland Police, Oracle's chief security officer Mary Ann Davidson, IBM chief security architect Anthony Nadalin, and Microsoft's security chief George Stathakopoulos.

  • Report: US most prolific source of online attacks

    US networks pumped out the highest percentage of attacks during the second half of last year, with China running a distant second, according to a report released Monday by security firm Symantec.

  • Heinz moves to stop Web nasties

    Global food giant Heinz has integrated a combined hardware/software solution from Sophos to combat malware attacks and unauthorised application use.

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  • Read the blog post - Scott Mckenzie

    BlackBerry ... not as safe as you thought?

    Discerning thumbs for BlackBerry users are essential to keep away a new threat which can compromise the security of the popular smartphone. Well that's according to Research In Motion's (RIM) Ian Robertson, senior manager of security and research.

  • Read the blog post - Munir Kotadia

    Web 2.0 makes phishing spam obsolete

    In three years phishing has transformed from an unknown threat into a multi-million dollar industry; in the next stage of its evolution, phishers will avoid using spam and instead hijack small parts of 'trusted' Web sites in order to bypass anti-phishing tools.

  • Read the blog post - Munir Kotadia

    Can Norton 360 be trusted?

    Symantec is about to launch Norton 360 in Australia and although the product seems to have some interesting features, it will take more than marketing hype to persuade me that the company has stopped making bloated and unreliable software.

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  • Tools for Chief Security Officers

    In this special report, ZDNet Australia presents a three-part exclusive video interview with Westpac Bank chief information security officer, David Backley, in addition to tips and reviews for businesses to thwart security attacks.

  • Viruses pack triple threat

    Virus writers are merging spam, phishing and Trojan programs to develop more complex attacks on the unwary.

  • How do you return stolen bank credentials?

    Sceptical that Australians are targeted by cybercrime? Late last year the Australian Computer Emergency Response Team (AusCERT) was asked to repatriate hundreds of Commonwealth Bank customer credentials which had been stolen via the ZeuS trojan.

  • New scam targets identity theft: ACT police

    The Australian Capital Territory police is warning Internet users to be wary of a new e-mail scam that deceptively alerts the recipient that their identity has been stolen.

  • E-commerce turns 10

    After a decade, even your mom buys books online. But are "secure" transactions secure enough?

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Reviews (6)

  • Trend Micro Internet Security Pro 2010

    Trend Micro Internet Security Pro's broad feature set combined with its look and feel make it a serious contender, but questionable efficacy and middling performance mean it's a program we're not recommending for this year.

  • 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.

  • Norton Internet Security 2008

    While Symantec's protection is solid, the overall user experience within Norton Internet Security 2008 could be much, much better. Not all the features work together and use fewer system resources.

  • Border patrol for Internet Explorer

    A security start-up is borrowing a technique from the research labs to try to give Internet Explorer PCs relief from Web-based attacks.

  • Viruses pack triple threat

    Virus writers are merging spam, phishing and Trojan programs to develop more complex attacks on the unwary.

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