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• Rabobank reduces malware risk with new authentication services

  Customers of Rabobank Australia and New Zealand are being offered two factor secure authentication services when they transact online following the signing of a deal with US-based security vendor ThreatMetrix.

• Nexbis hits snag in TrustDefender spinoff

  Technology services company, Nexbis (ASX:NBS), said it had hit a snag in its plan to spin off its TrustDefender unit through an IPO.

• Days of individual security over, says IIA chief

  People solely relying on patching and upgrades are leading themselves into a false sense of security and individual protection is no longer sufficient in the age of multi-vector attacks, according to the president of the Internet Industry Association of Australia.

• Cyber criminals using cloud to launch attacks, security expert warns

  Cyber criminals are using the virtualised world of cloud computing to increase security attacks, an industry leader has warned.