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13 January, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingWe take a look at the biggest news from the holiday season, with more NSA allegations making the rounds, smartphone makers feeling the pinch and PC vendors evolving to avoid obsolescence.
Network the key security battleground in 2014
11 December, 2013 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingPalo Alto Networks expects network-layer security to take on increasing prominence in 2014 in the face of advanced mobile threats and the ongoing BYOD megatrend.
Up to 465,000 affected in JPMorgan Chase hack
10 December, 2013Hackers may have accessed the personal information of up to 465,000 holders of cash cards from JPMorgan Chase & Co in an attack on the bank's network in July.
Google's "privatised surveillance" breaks Dutch law
05 December, 2013 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingDutch regulators have declared Google's practice of aggregating user data to be a breach of local law, in a case which could have wider implications for the firm in the EU and elsewhere.
Mobile will top hackers' agenda in 2014
05 December, 2013 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe m-commerce revolution and the growing popularity of targeted hacking attacks will make mobile devices a key target for cybercrime in 2014, Trend Micro's Sanjay Mehta warns.
Snowden, espionage shape security landscape in '13
04 December, 2013 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingThe revelations of whistleblower Edward Snowden and the emergence of cyber-mercenaries were two of this year's key cybersecurity trends.
Victorian Government unprepared for cyberattacks
03 December, 2013Victorian government agencies are underprepared to deal with cyberattacks on their ICT systems, according to a report from the state's auditor-general.
Crime Stoppers website hacked
28 November, 2013Hackers have broken into the Crime Stoppers website and published what they claim is a list of police and government email addresses and encrypted passwords, with an Indonesian group saying the attack was retaliation for Australia's attempts to spy on their president.
42 million unencrypted passwords leaked in dating site hack
26 November, 2013 by Andrew CollinsMore than 42 million consumer records - including names, email addresses and unencrypted plain text passwords - were exposed when online dating company Cupid Media was hacked earlier this year, according to KrebsOnSecurity.
UTM appliance picks up slack when domain controller fails
18 November, 2013ACS Aviation Solutions has deployed a unified threat management appliance in its Australian and Ireland offices, creating a sure site-to-site connection and VPN tunnel between the two.
French Google verdict an obligation to censor?
14 November, 2013 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingOrders by a French court for Google to filter salacious images of Max Mosley from search results will be an inconvenience for the company but may have worse implications for smaller web firms.
Hackers steal $1 million from Aussie bitcoin service
12 November, 2013 by Andrew CollinsHackers have stolen more than $1 million dollars' worth of bitcoins from an Australian bitcoin wallet service, according to the operator of the service.
Australia prime target for banking malware
11 November, 2013 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralia is a popular target for online banking malware, iOS phishing sites and command and control attacks, according to research from Trend Micro.
'Silver surfers' exposed to cybercrime
11 November, 2013 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingOlder Australians are using the internet nearly as often as teenagers, but a lack of awareness about cybercrime risk is leaving them vulnerable to fraud.
Security pros slam LinkedIn mobile app
31 October, 2013 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingLinkedIn's new Intro app, designed to insert profile data from the social network into users' emails on iOS devices, has been called "a dream for attackers" by security experts.
