Queensland police this week warned lonely hearts not to be fooled by internet romance scams.
Search giant Google has confirmed it will shortly unveil a new web browser dubbed 'Chrome' and based on code from the Webkit project.
Australians lost at least $36 million a year to so-called Nigerian scammers via the internet, according to Queensland Police.
The new Australian chief executive of Friendster has outlined plans to generate revenue for the struggling social networking site through advertising and by introducing a form of digital currency for users to trade.
From Olympic ticketing scams to sophisticated operations stealing credit card details, the internet has become a place where criminals can operate undetected, according to Australian Federal Police chief Mick Keelty.
It was inevitable that micro-blogging service Twitter would become infested with malware, according to a number of high-profile Australian users of the service.
Banks obviously have an interest in making consumers feel safe. They are there to protect the customers' money. They want customers to use their online services, too, because the channel offers a lower cost per transaction than a branch. But giving away free security software to make customers feel safe is probably doing more harm than good.
It's official: Australia is an easy target for Russian crime gangs some are even turning Aussie lonely hearts into money mules. But are those "victims" actually guilty?
According to one security vendor, Mac users are at a crossroad this year: will or won't they prove to be as gullible as their PC cousins when it comes to security?
Does the improved credit card security offered by chip and PIN-embedded credit cards mean a future of greater personal liability?
The explosion in drive-by download attacks continues to grow. How has the situation got so dangerous? Are there any "trusted" Web sites left?
In final instalment of 'Securing Microsoft', Ina Fried looks at the next generation of security threats. With Microsoft now outspending everyone with their massive security budget, will it be enough to stop ever more sophisticated security threats?
Kimmo Alkio takes stock of the current state of hackers, attackers, dot-bank domains and mobile phone viruses.
Security researcher Christopher Soghoian reflects on the hard work that comes after finding a vulnerability.
Although there is precious little evidence of VoIP security attacks, organisations cannot afford to be complacent. Make no mistake, VoIP is an attractive target for hackers and malware writers.
Detective Inspector Brian Hay, who heads up the Queensland Police Corporate Crime Investigation Group, reveals that hundreds and possibly thousands of Australians have fallen victim to the infamous Nigerian 419 scam.
Thunderbird 2 provides a compelling option for users looking for an open source e-mail client.
If you need to make sleeker-looking documents and presentations, Microsoft Office Standard 2007 is a worthy upgrade. But stick to your current software if you don't feel that it lacks anything.
While Firefox 1.5 isn't too different from the original release, what's new should attract even more Firefox users -- and that's ultimately good for the Internet.
If you haven't looked at Netscape in a while, version 8 is worth it for its added security and extra features.
Outlook has been copping some heat lately, largely for attracting virus writers, while Thunderbird has been getting all of the good press. We examine the two products, and other e-mail clients available today, so you can see if replacing Outlook really is an option.
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