Security Alerts by Computerworld http://www.computerworld.com.au Security Alerts by Computerworld en-us Copyright 2009, IDG Communications, for personal use only, not for redistribution without permission. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:00:02 +1000 60 New scam email uses Australian Federal Police to gain victims' trust http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=1035281655&rid=-143 Cyber criminals have changed tack in their ongoing scam campaign against banks, moving to the use of government agencies to gain the trust of unsuspecting email recipients. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:49:00 +1000 AFP hits $6 million identity fraud syndicate http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=1208540801&rid=-143 The Australian Federal Police (AFP) claims to have struck a major blow to a multi-million identity fraud syndicate. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:25:00 +1000 Microsoft unleashes five service packs for its enterprise security wares http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=826490565&rid=-143 In the past week, Microsoft has unleashed five service packs for its enterprise class security software. These service packs include the beta 2 of its identity management framework "Geneva," the SP3 of Forefront Security for SharePoint, the SP2 of Forefront Security for Exchange Server and trial versions of Antigen Spam Manager for Exchange and Antigen for SMTP Gateways. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:07:00 +1000 DR a growing concern for A/NZ CIOs: Symantec http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=722026830&rid=-143 CIOs in Australia and New Zealand are increasingly getting involved in the disaster recovery planning of their organisations, according to a new survey from Symantec. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:16:00 +1000 Heightened data-loss prevention needs fuel arms race between vendors http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=953338187&rid=-143 Data-loss prevention is rapidly becoming the next big battlefield in IT security. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:11:00 +1000 PCI Security Council seeks industry comments on current standards http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=1403958533&rid=-143 The group that administers the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) wants feedback about how the current version of the standard, released last October, is working. Fri, 26 Jun 2009 07:24:00 +1000 Antivirus testing outfit: Windows Security Essentials makes the grade http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=1667072177&rid=-143 Microsoft's free security software passed a preliminary antivirus exam with flying colors, an independent testing company said today. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:04:00 +1000 'Utegate' another reason for CIOs to check their e-mail http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=1564372469&rid=-143 Security experts are warning that CIOs may need to revisit their e-mail security following the recent fracas around the ‘Utegate’ affair. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:25:00 +1000 Exploits of unpatched Windows bug will jump, says Symantec http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=1126045381&rid=-143 An exploit of a still-unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft Windows XP and Server 2003 has been added to a multi-strike attack toolkit, Symantec said late last week, a move that may mean attacks will increase soon. Tue, 23 Jun 2009 08:41:00 +1000 Analysis confirms Internet clampdown in Iran http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php?id=1604138758&rid=-143 An analysis of the network traffic in and out of Iran over the last few days during the turmoil surrounding the election is offering a clearer picture of how the manipulation of Internet traffic within the country is affecting access to certain kinds of online content. Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:21:00 +1000