Vulnerabilities found in half of top 50 PC applications
17 March, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAn annual study from Flexera's Secunia Research shows that 2048 vulnerabilities were found among 25 of the top 50 applications found on private PCs in 2015.
Australia a major target of Nemucod malware
14 March, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingNemucod, a malicious file designed to install ransomware and other malware, disproportionately targets markets including Australia, Japan and parts of Europe.
Trojan targets major Australian bank apps
10 March, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingESET Australia has discovered an insidious new mobile banking Trojan targeting major banks from Australia, NZ and Turkey that is capable of bypassing some two-factor authentication.
Dell Data Protection Rapid Recovery
10 March, 2016 | Supplied by: Dell TechnologiesThe Dell Data Protection Rapid Recovery helps organisations better protect business-critical systems, applications and data — either on premises or in the cloud.
Accenture Cyber Intelligence Platform
10 March, 2016 | Supplied by: AccentureThe Accenture Cyber Intelligence Platform combines managed security, artificial intelligence, cloud and analytic services for behavioural intelligence on demand, at speed and at scale.
Ixia Vision ONE Turnkey device
09 March, 2016 | Supplied by: IXIAIxia has launched Vision ONE, a turnkey device designed to rapidly collect, process and filter data and application flow to security and monitoring analytics.
ASX, Chi-X pass ASIC cyber resilience assessment
09 March, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingASIC has published a report evaluating the cyber resilience of the ASX and Chi-X exchanges, as well as the good practices being implemented by other financial sector organisations.
Cybersecurity professionals lax with their own security
09 March, 2016 | Supplied by: Centrify Asia PacificAn on-site survey at a recent cybersecurity conference in the US shows many IT professionals are lax with their own security when it comes to wearable technology.
Porn clicker malware could be hiding in your apps
09 March, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingSecurity researchers at Bitdefender have identified nine unsuspecting apps on the Google Play store containing hidden 'porn clicker' malware.
Only 1 in 7 security chiefs report to the CEO
02 March, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingWhile the wide majority of company boards are concerned about cybersecurity, just 14% of security chiefs report directly to the CEO and 7% to the company board, research shows.
Point-of-sale vulnerabilities are not going away
02 March, 2016 by Christopher Strand, PCIP, Senior Director of Compliance and Governance, Carbon BlackWith point-of-sale attacks continuing, PoS and payment providers will need to build allegiances and share information more than ever in 2016.
Linux distros infected with backdoors; McAfee offers to hack iPhone; Telco complaints at 9-year low
25 February, 2016 by Andrew CollinsLinux Mint website hacked and downloadable distros infected, John McAfee has offered to crack the San Bernardino iPhone, and telco complaints at lowest level since July 2006.
Researchers find critical flaw in Microsoft's EMET toolkit
25 February, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMicrosoft has had to patch its Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit, designed to make user-mode programs more secure, after FireEye researchers found a simple method to disable it completely.
Cybercrime got more sophisticated in 2015
23 February, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingCybercrime exploit kits became more adept at avoiding detection by security systems in 2015, while perpetrators increasingly took to using encryption for the same purposes, research shows.
Australia third most targeted by banking botnets
23 February, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralia was the country third most targeted by banking botnets in 2015, with criminals attacking more than 95 financial institutions, Dell research shows.
