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Cyber crim

Watch out, there's a new breed of cyber criminal in town

Tue, 12th Apr 2016

breach prevention

A new class of professional cyber criminals has emerged, adopting corporate practices to increase the efficiency of their attacks.

Beatles

They've still got it: The Beatles out-perform top Spotify artists

Mon, 11th Apr 2016

digital entertainment

Spotify announced than in just over three months, users around the world have listened to the band for the equivalent of 2,793 years.

Int

Spark investment improves small Waikato town broadband

Mon, 4th Apr 2016

rural broadband initiative

A recent investment by Spark into the Government's local Rural Broadband Initiative will see coverage expanded to the Waikato town of Aria.

Vaccine

New Bitdefender vaccine for CryptoWall

Thu, 31st Mar 2016

Bitdefender offers freeware to protect against CryptoWall & other ransomware; already extorted $1m+ in 5 months.

Ransomware

Ransomware turns into PowerWare with new Microsoft based threat

Wed, 30th Mar 2016

A newly discovered fileless ransomware, dubbed PowerWare, is using a Windows scripting tool to encrypt files, with an escalating ransom attached.

Trojan

Banking Trojans plummet 73% – but don't get comfortable

Wed, 30th Mar 2016

Financial Trojans targeting online banking services dropped 73% last year, but Symantec is warning that Trojans are still thriving - and profitable.

Fallback

Hands-on Review: Miitomo - Nintendo's first mobile hit

Wed, 23rd Mar 2016

digital entertainment

Miitomo has only been released in Japan, but it is already a big hit. Nintendo's first successful smart-device app is well worth its hype.

Cyber

Cyber attackers are bolder, smarter and more daring

Tue, 15th Mar 2016

In a stark warning, Trend Micro's report reveals cyber threats are surging, with 2015's attacks outsmarting traditional security.

Unified communications

Unified Communications: the challenges and benefits according to Dell

Fri, 11th Mar 2016

data protection

network infrastructure

Dell spotlights UC pitfalls as remote work rises, stressing need for better tools and insights to bolster productivity and security.

Human hand

Will cyber attacks target your enterprise? Probably.

Thu, 10th Mar 2016

data protection

More than 32 million attempted cyber attacks have taken place in the past few months alone, according to Fortinet.

Man mousetrap

Third-highest number of users clicking on malicious URLs goes to... Australia

Wed, 9th Mar 2016

Of late, ransomware threats have been specifically targeting Australian business and consumers, breaching security systems by appearing legitimate.

Phone

Skinny and 2Degrees NZ's top mobile service providers

Mon, 7th Mar 2016

Skinny and 2Degrees have been named New Zealand's top mobile service providers, maintaining high consumer satisfaction in prepay and plan categories.

Dying light

Is Dying Light: The Following Enhanced Edition worth a look?

Mon, 7th Mar 2016

digital entertainment

It's time, once again to run, jump and hide from the zombie horde in Techland's Dying Light: The Following Enhanced Edition.

Cyber hack pattern

The surprisingly scary patterns revealed in hack attacks

Thu, 3rd Mar 2016

software development

When analysing multi-attack campaigns against industrial and government interests, patterns emerge. Scary patterns.

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Point-of-sale malware attacks still strong in 2016

Wed, 2nd Mar 2016

commerce systems

Point-of-sale breaches will continue to be a major issue in the IT world in 2016, according to security firm Carbon Black.

Home security

Wireless home security market to reach $32 billion by 2019

Mon, 29th Feb 2016

network infrastructure

The emergence of customised solutions and integrated packages will significantly boost the global wireless home security market until 2019.

Storage blue

Blue Coat and NetApp join forces to launch high-density storage solution

Fri, 26th Feb 2016

Blue Coat Systems and NetApp team up to offer high-density storage solutions for extended network forensic analysis.

Trojan

Porn Trojan rampant on Google Play store

Fri, 26th Feb 2016

Porn clicker-type malicious apps disguised as legitimate apps are widespread on the Google Play store, researchers say.

Security sap

SAP security breaches are on the rise, so what's being done about it?

Fri, 26th Feb 2016

SAP cyber threats soar, yet many firms underrate risks, reveals new Ponemon Institute survey, exposing a crucial corporate blind spot.

Meta

Should Aussie organisations be collecting metadata?

Thu, 25th Feb 2016

UXC Consulting calls on Australian organisations to examine metadata position following Telecommunications Act amendment.