Tag: Cyber Crime

Spammers have created a publicly available URL shortening service designed to block traditional anti-spam counter-measures, with Symantec warning social media users to be especially vigilant.

Hamish Anderson blogs about the security risk our touch screen devices pose.

“Whilst it is fantastic being able to be anywhere, accessing information and keeping in touch, the lack of a mouse on these portable devices makes you that little bit more attractive to Phishers and their scams.”

Many SMBs remain unconvinced about implementing mobile policies in their business, but AVG warns this complacency is misplaced, given that everything has now “gone mobile.”

Hamish Anderson blogs about the danger of believing your business is too small to be hacked.

“One of the biggest areas overlooked by business owners and managers is the area of software version control, or perhaps more precisely, keeping the software on all their machines updated; be this a new version or just a patch.”

If you still think you’re too small for hackers to target your business, think again.

Rick Mapperson blogs about the risks to business of a heavy reliance on technology.

“Ask yourself an obvious question: ‘If the technology that I use in my business were to suddenly become unavailable, for whatever reason, would it affect my ability to do business?’”

Security experts are warning businesses against the current trend of employee BYOD or ‘Bring Your Own Device’ to work, as it leaves them exposed to malware attacks and other cyber crime.

For a SMB’s, social networking sites like Facebook can provide a real dilemma. Do you allow your employees access and open a potential Pandora’s Box of problems such as unintended security breaches? Or should you impose a blanket ban and risk losing a valuable channel of communication and collaboration?

Businesses should still have cyber security on the agenda as cyber crime continues to be an issue, according to data protection software developer AVG.

Symantec today released the findings of its global 2010 State of Enterprise Security study, with a staggering 89 percent of companies in Australia and New Zealand the target of a cyber attack in the past 12 months. The study found that 42 percent of organisations globally and 43 percent in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) […]