Columnist Paul Sheehan wrote in today's Sydney Morning Herald about the MyDoom virus, spam, and the SCO-Linux battle. These issues are obviously connected, but Sheehan's explanation demonstrates so poor and convoluted an understanding of the issues, one wonders why he didn't ensure the brain was in gear before engaging the mouth (or keyboard).
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In 2008 the line between cybercrime and legitimate business will blur, Australians will find out just how many data breaches occur, smartphones will attract malware, and people will decide which group is worse: social networking sites seeking to monetise page hits or identity thieves.
SurfControl today opened its first datacentre in Australia -- its 10th in the world -- to reach a market the company's executives see as ripe for on-demand Web and e-mail security.
MessageLabs is expanding its Australian operations in order to cement its presence in the growing e-mail security and anti-spam market.
The world of IT security is in chaos, with CSOs seemingly on the front lines of a full scale global cyberwar being fought out by government hackers, botnet-controlling criminal gangs and compromised Web sites. Can we ever hope to keep networks safe in such an environment?
Cybercrime poses a growing threat to companies and governments around the world, yet experts are concerned law makers and judicial systems are still not equipped to provide an adequate response.
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Sydney has been the host city for recent discussions between the OECD expert group on global information security, Australia's Internet Industry Association and the US Internet Industry Association on how the new security environment will impact the Internet in Australia, and how our information infrastructure can be made more secure from terrorist attacks.
E-mail has taken a battering over the last year or so with mountains of spam and viruses delivered to our mailboxes daily. Can the problem be fixed, and can e-mail still be free?
Just pause before you forward that e-mail joke or petition to your friends and colleagues. You will probably find you are straining the relationship.
PC-cillin Internet Security 2006 has a few shortcomings, but overall it's an affordable and feature-packed security suite that reliably defends against online threats.
Billion's myGuard 7500GL is an excellent wireless ADSL router for SOHO users. Its security features include QoS control, VPN access, a firewall and Trend Micro services.
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Just how good are web filtering packages? We put eight of the best head to head in our Australian review.
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