A decade of cybercrime
11 February, 2011Since 2000, the number of internet users has grown fivefold from 361 million to 2 billion in 2011. We’ve also seen explosive growth in services and products available online. Today, almost any activity - from personal banking to shopping and social networking - can be carried out over the internet. As such, it has become a treasure trove of money and information that cybercriminals can exploit for their personal gain.
Cyber security spurns evaluation centre
08 December, 2010With cybercrime becoming rife, Huawei has opened a cyber security evaluation centre in the UK to ensure its hardware and software systems will be tested to withstand cyber security threats.
Challenge for the cloud
17 November, 2010The ease of use and accessibility have made cloud computing a popular concept. Now, with the onset of the cloud computing era, it will be up to law enforcement officials, particularly in computer crime forensics, to keep cloud safe for all users.
Telstra faces up to Cyber Storm test
30 September, 2010Working closely with government, enterprise customers and industry organisations, Telstra is ready to be put to the test by Cyber Storm III - an international cyber security exercise.
Hit-and-run attack one of the top security threats in June
05 July, 2010Fortinet has published its June 2010 Threat Landscape report which showed that new variations of the Sasfis botnet have entered the malware Top 10 list.
Creation of oversighting system proposed by ACS to address cybercrime
13 October, 2009The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has released a report, by leading cyber-safety experts, which recommends the creation of an independent, oversighting system and an annual auditing process for black lists if compulsory ISP filtering is introduced.
Detective receives international award for cybercrime efforts
20 July, 2009Brian Hay, Detective Superintendent of the Queensland Police Service, has won the McAfee Cybercrime Fighter Award.
