Tag: IT Security

Senator Stephen Conroy, the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy is warning businesses about an increase in the number of scam phone calls in Australia.

Australians are placing themselves at risk of identity theft, with a recent Newspoll survey finding 75 percent of Australians regularly throw away highly sensitive information such as utility bills, bank statements, expired credit cards and application forms, without shredding or disposing of them safely.

An anti‐spam solution is one of the most important security products you can buy to protect both your network and your company’s productivity. Read this quick guide to the questions you should ask before you pull out your cheque book.

Police from the Queensland Fraud and Corporate Crime Group are warning business owners following a dramatic increase in reports of a fake Microsoft virus scam.

Australian security managers have highlighted the need to provide secure remote access for their organisation’s employees as a top security priority in the year head according to a survey conducted by WatchGuard Technologies at last week’s Security 2010 conference and exhibition in Sydney.

In 2010, emails – often using popular topics – have re-emerged as a key medium for spreading files and delivering Trojans as attachments following an upsurge last year.

Less than 15 years ago it was rare to find a business using the Internet or a mobile device in the workplace.

What are the top issues in small to medium business IT security in 2010? Adam Bradley, ANZ Country Manager for Websense tackles the top questions in this Q&A.

National Cyber Security Awareness Week started yesterday, and while the name might sound like something from the 1980’s ‘Cyber Security’ is more important now than ever for your business.

AVG is offering any business which purchases its AVG Internet Security Business Edition a free copy of AVG Internet Security for use at home by every employee.