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  • AU ISPs go for broke on virus, spam filtering

    As spam becomes the number one issue concerning Internet users ISPs are beginning to cash in on the trend, offering spam and virus filtering services for a fee.

  • German hate-spam spread by Sober virus

    Another variant of the Sober virus, which spreads hate messages in German and English, appeared over the weekend. Security firms are warning that they have received hundreds of thousands of e-mails generated by Sober.Q in its first 24 hours.

  • BigPond gets anti-spam, anti-virus software

    Telstra has announced it will be rolling out spam filtering and anti-virus software on its BigPond network.

  • Viruses, Trojans and spam: the new joint venture

    Security analyst Jamie Gillespie says virus, spam and trojan technology is converging, most likely because of the financial incentive to do so. And still user education regarding the growing threat is sadly lacking.

  • Storm worming its way through love

    After a hiatus, the gang behind the Storm worm is attempting to exploit people's curiosity about a fictional love interest to tempt users into downloading the malware, according to security training organisation the Sans Institute.

  • Russia steals malware gold from China

    Russia has passed China to become the largest generator of spyware and other malicious code, according to a report.

  • Virus levels drop as spyware soars

    Fewer viruses are being detected, but spam and spyware continues to plague enterprise networks.

  • NZ govt network signs first users

    Two New Zealand government agencies have signed contracts to use the new Government Shared Network (GSN), the first of five expected to migrate their networks to the service towards the end of the year.

  • Vic Police puts cuffs on spam

    Victoria's state police force has flagged plans to implement managed e-mail and Web filtering services to tackle the increasing threat of Internet nasties.

  • Trojan horse targets Skype users

    Miscreants have again adapted the Warezov Trojan horse to target Skype users, Websense Security Labs warned last week.

  • Telstra 'filters' Net nasties for SMBs

    Telstra has partnered with MessageLabs to provide small- and medium-sized businesses with an Internet connection that has been filtered of known junk e-mails, virus threats and phishing attacks.

  • Tassie health dept preps for malware stormfront

    Tasmania's Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is battening down the hatches as it anticipates rough seas ahead on the malware front.

  • BigPond ups anti-spam push

    Telstra's BigPond Internet service provider has introduced new network-based spam and virus filtering protection to restrict the volume of unwanted e-mail entering customer mail-boxes.

  • Symantec to buy Brightmail

    Security specialist Symantec announced Wednesday in the US it plans to pay US$370 million to acquire Brightmail, a maker of tools for blocking spam and viruses.

  • Eighty percent of new malware defeats antivirus

    The most popular antivirus applications on the market are rendered useless by around 80 percent of new malware, according to AusCERT.

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