cyber security

Features

• NBN to accelerate botnet attacks?

  By Tim Lohman | 09 July, 2009 09:03

  The National Broadband Network (NBN) could prove to be a best friend to cyber criminals, according to the head of the Australia's National Computer Emergency Response Team (AusCERT).

• Australia needs 'Internet Tsunami' to lift cyber security standards: AFP

  By Tim Lohman | 08 July, 2009 02:13

  It may take a major event, such as the undermining of a big four bank or Australia’s national information infrastructure, until the Australian Government dedicates the resources needed to combat cyber security, according to the Australian Federal Police (AFP).

• Gov't official: We're serious about cybersecurity this time

  By Grant Gross | 02 July, 2009 01:30

  The U.S. White House is determined to follow through on its efforts to make cybersecurity a top priority, despite earlier government efforts that have fallen flat, a top official said Wednesday.

• Industry, military experts discuss murky cyberwar issues

  By Jeremy Kirk | 18 June, 2009 00:38

  Nations increasingly touched by cyberattacks are still in the very early stages of figuring out how to deal with incidents that could escalate into critical national security threats.

• Cybersecurity groups pledge to work together

  By Grant Gross | 20 May, 2009 01:17

  Three cybersecurity groups want to create a network of organizations and people focused on securing the Internet in an effort to combat malicious software.

• Three Ways Internet Crime Has Changed

  By Joan Goodchild | 06 November, 2008 10:17

  Malware and botnets and phishing, oh my! Symantec's latest report on the Internet threat landscape highlights trends in cybercrime.