A "serious security flaw" in Gmail turns Google's e-mail service into a spamming machine, according to a recent security report.
A hacking competition will attempt to prove that signature-based antivirus is dead but security vendors say, apart from signatures, antivirus is alive and well.
Web 2.0 services pose the biggest risk to Australian kids -- and current filtering technologies aren't up to the job of protecting them, according to a report released yesterday.
Thanks to bots and the rise of financially-driven cybercrime, the menace of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks are too real to ignore -- defending against such attacks however is driving collaboration between ISPs and top tier telcos to push security to the cloud.
ERP giant SAP is working with the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) on software to hunt down fraudulent employee behaviour.
An upcoming version of Firefox will include protection against phishing scams, using technology that might come from Google.
More than 3 million US BlackBerry users won't lose their service -- at least for now.
Yahoo and AOL's plans to charge trusted marketers a fee in order to allow their e-mail messages to bypass spam filters has been slammed by security experts and snubbed by Australia's largest online media company, ninemsn.
The federal Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has set tough requirements for vendors wanting to provide security for a new standard operating environment (SOE).
As security bugs swarm around the Firefox browser, volunteer marketers want to shore up the open-source project's security message with a safe sex theme.
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Due to a huge increase in e-mail volume, IT managers have to spend more time dealing with the problems of spam, viruses, storage, and archiving. Should inboxes be outsourced instead?
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Always a contentious topic, we look at server-based Internet content filters and some of the reasons why your organisation might want one, or not.
Learn about the plethora of security enhancements that Microsoft has included in Windows XP Service Pack 2, and how these security features could impair the functionality of some applications.
There are many features in Outlook 2003 and Exchange 2003 that can help you combat spam. Here's how you can utilise them fully.
The recent surge in new worm variants is due to a growing war between virus/worm coders. Additional reading: Visit our antivirus resource centre
Windows XP Service Pack 2 introduces significant changes to the Internet Connection Firewall and to handling buffer overruns. See how these changes could improve the default XP security configuration.
Spam drives users crazy, makes life difficult for mail administrators, and drives up costs. We evaluate five packages that aim to ease the burden on your mail servers.
The DSL-2740B is a modem and router that offers a good balance between price and features, with a slightly shaky performance.
D-Link's DIR-635 router sports good performance and features at a reasonable price.
No new changes in this latest build of IE 7 from Microsoft, except for more stability and application compatibility, but this browser still is not ready for prime time.
Microsoft has changed the look and feel of its venerable browser while adding some much-needed security features.
If you haven't looked at Netscape in a while, version 8 is worth it for its added security and extra features.
From server-level software, to appliances, to managed services, we review the latest anti-spam solutions to help enterprises manage the onslaught of unsightly spam.
Always a contentious topic, we look server-based Internet content filters and some of the reasons why your organisation might want one, or not.
Windows XP Service Pack 2 introduces significant changes to the Internet Connection Firewall and to handling buffer overruns. See how these changes could improve the default XP security configuration.
Pop-up advertisements have thrived for years despite numerous efforts to eradicate them, but now online marketers are seriously wondering whether the Web's most detested ad format is about to meet its match: Microsoft.
RMIT IT Test Labs take a look at the top enterprise applications for stopping viruses from ravaging your organisation.
At this year's AusCERT conference, whitelists were a hot topic — but is anyone going to use them?
Telstra mobile code reader
It may look like a 3-D image but it's in fact a barcode designed to direct your phone's web browser to a relev… Watch it now
In the second part of his interview, Defence CIO Greg Farr talks about outsourcing, the skills crisis and reveals his most urgent IT priority.
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