Almost 30% of Australians don’t know how to identify a secure shopping site, according to McAfee’s New Holiday Shopping Study Cyber-Scrooges Work Overtime During Holiday Season; New Threats Hit Mobile, Email and the Web SYDNEY, Australia, November 16, 2012 – McAfee, the world’s largest dedicated security technology company, today released findings from the company’s 2012
Symantec’s Digital Information Index Reveals Half of Business Information Resides Outside the Firewall
Cloud and mobile computing driving information sprawl: ANZ leading mobile storage after India SYDNEY, Australia – November 16, 2012 – Symantec (Nasdaq: SYMC) has launched its first Digital Information Index highlighting the significant impact that cloud computing and mobility are having on businesses today. The 2012 State of Information Report reveals the benefits but also
McAfee Threats Report Shows Global Expansion of Cybercrime
Report Reveals Further Details of “Operation High Roller,” Explores Evolution of Ransomware, Shows Malware Topping 100 Million Samples, and Finds Database Breaches at All-Time High SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Nov. 14, 2012 – McAfee today released the McAfee Threats Report: Third Quarter 2012, which explores techniques in cybercrime as well as the global evolution of
2013 Security Predictions (Symantec) + Ransomware: New Research
Today, Symantec released new research highlighting the rapid expansion of ransomware scams throughout Western Europe, the United States and Canada. While attack occurrences in Australia have been comparatively low to date, global trends indicate it becoming a future target. The research conservatively estimates that cybercriminals are extorting over $5 million a year from victims of
Tim Bentley Promoted to New Symantec.cloud Regional Sales Director for Australia and New Zealand
SYDNEY, Australia – 6 November 2012 – Symantec today announced the appointment of Tim Bentley as the new regional sales director for the Symantec.cloud business in the Pacific region. Based in Sydney, Bentley will be responsible for expanding the company’s market presence and accelerating new business opportunities with customers looking to utilise cloud-based offerings. Prior
Sure Bets from AVG for a Safe Online Melbourne Cup
The arrival of online gambling services on mobile devices opens novice gamblers and the unwary to more scams. MELBOURNE, 1 November 2012 — Scammers are ratcheting up their targeted activities for this year’s Melbourne Cup in their attempts to catch novice and unwary Internet gamblers. The ‘race that stops a nation’ will be heavily backed
Blackhole Exploit Toolkit 2.0 and mobile banking malware are top trends in AVG’s Q3 Threat Report
MELBOURNE and AMSTERDAM -25 October 2012 – AVG Technologies (NYSE: AVG), the provider of Internet and mobile security to 128 million active users, today released its Q3 2012 Community Powered Threat Report. This quarter’s report investigates a number of malicious software developments including the newly launched 2.0 version of the Blackhole Exploit Toolkit, the evolution
Symantec Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2013 Results; Delivering Record September Revenue, EPS and Deferred Revenue
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – October 24, 2012 – Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today reported the results of its second quarter of fiscal year 2013, ended Sept. 28, 2012. GAAP revenue for the fiscal second quarter was $1.7 billion, up 1 percent year-over-year and up 5 percent after adjusting for currency. “I am pleased with the
Mobile banking to be future goldmine for cybercriminals
– Online banking on a smartphone and fake advertisements on social networks are two of the latest trends in consumer-targeted security threats, reveals AVG Q3 Threat Report – MELBOURNE and AMSTERDAM – 25 October 2012 – Consumers who use their smartphones to access online banking services are among the latest targets for cybercriminals, according to
Malware uses trending celebrities to drag new victims into Botnets
Singers Madonna and Rihanna, vectors of success for aggressive spam campaigns SYDNEY & AUCKLAND – October 23, 2012 – A new illicit email campaign using celebrity names such as Madonna and Rihanna, that is also spreading in Australia, infects computers with malware and recruits users into rapidly growing botnets, according to Bitdefender, the award-winning provider