Tag: Malware

Telstra has joined forces with mobile security experts Lookout, to develop an app to help customers better protect their mobile devices from online threats.

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.

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.”

The online security landscape this year has been dominated by high-profile hacking attacks against governments and corporations, with a new security report showing malware attacks remain the biggest the internet threat to all computer users.

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.

Social media has become a significant cyber threat according to the latest State of Security for Australian Businesses report, issued by global security software company Symantec.

Business owners using Google operating system Android on their smartphones need to beware that the open source apps may contain malware.

Spam accounted for more than eight in every ten emails received in September, reducing productivity for businesses worldwide as employees clear out their inboxes and often miss important messages.

Spam email messages appearing to come from LinkedIn are bombarding the inboxes of businesses around the world spreading the ZeuS malware that aims to capture your personal information and banking details.