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News (89)

• MySpace attacked with background image hack

  Security researcher Roger Thompson has found a new way to link to malicious servers that doesn't involve iframes (inline frames). This time, popular MySpace artist sites are the target.

• 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.

• Zombies continue to chase Windows PCs

  Malicious remote control software continues to be one of the biggest threats to Windows PCs, according to a new Microsoft security report.

• Web threats to surpass e-mail pests

  By next year, Internet users can expect more cyberattacks to originate from the Web than via e-mail, security firm Trend Micro predicts.

• MasterCard phishers launch malware attack

  Phishers and spammers are 'jumping on the bandwagon' following the MasterCard security breach.

Blogs (3)

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  OS X security record threatened by iPhone?

  If the iPhone does as expected and takes a decent chunk of the growing smartphone market then the overall penetration of OS X will skyrocket and attract some serious attention from malware writers.

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  Aussie PCs valuable for all the wrong reasons

  When foreign markets are willing to pay twice as much for your exports, it's usually a good sign. Unfortunately for Australia, the goods being traded are compromised PCs but why are Australians worth twice as much as Americans?

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  Symantec's OS X spyware prediction in flames

  Symantec published its 10th Internet Threat Report this week and quietly admitted a few days later that its predictions of increasing Mac-targeted spyware threats have not been realised.

Features and Case Studies (25)

• Does publishing virus source codes help security?

  Are Web sites that publish the source code of viruses and other exploits helping or hindering security efforts?

• The secure Mac: myth or legend?

  Apple computers have built a solid reputation on being virus-free, but is the reality different from the image?

• A globetrotter's guide to cyber crime

  Is the war on cyber crime as simple as pointing the finger at China, Russia and the US? We investigate whether these parts of the world are being unfairly blamed.

• FBI: Insiders most dangerous

  Internal employees are becoming the biggest threat in organisations, according to the annual FBI and the Computer Security Institute computer 2004 crime report. But attacks and costs are down.

• New generation of attacks pose increasing security challenges

  Get the details on the latest threats and see how they are requiring an escalation in the war against viruses, worms, and other malware.

Reviews (1)

• Alternative medicine: Future virus fighting

  SPECIAL REPORT Viruses and worms are likely to be with us for the foreseeable future but how will the methods used to fight them develop?

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