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Australians strongly support the introduction of new technologies to provide greater security for individuals’ data and finances, according to the Unisys Security Index by Newspoll released today. The anonymity and universal access of cyberspace makes cybercrime attractive and easy. Australian distributor Unixpac is looking for resellers for its US security vendor Shavlik Technologies. The trail of bogus anti-virus software and the money it brings in leads to a software company in Russia, according to security researchers. Newly organised methods of online criminal activity are threatening to democratise fraud and undermine banks and online traders, according to security experts at this year’s RSA Conference Europe. Software mashups will increasingly be used to develop commercial products, but securing the transactions will require new ways of identifying and managing the risks. The FBI has released more details of how it shut down the Dark Matter online crime forum.
McAfee has announced its 'Initiative to Fight Cybercrime' which is calling for action to deliver more effective investigations and prosecutions of cybercrime. Symantec has found that nearly 80 percent of businesses surveyed in Australia have had some form of data breach. Managing expectations and supporting employees during a period of organisational change can only enhance the ability to cope with the associated uncertainty. People who send their CVs to online job sites may be putting themselves at risk of identity theft according to a fraud prevention experiment. With flaws in many new products, vendors should listen a bit more to the research community perhaps A LinkedIn "spear phishing" email scam loaded malicious software to steal usernames and passwords. Richard Turner, CEO of Clearswift speaks about the security industry’s most hyped concepts: Data Loss Prevention (DLP).
The crisis on Wall Street is contributing to the largest rise in email-borne malware since February 2007. A new wave of malicious spam relies on requests for delivery confirmations for unsolicited emails. Deutsche Telekom loses 17m customer details. Criminal gangs are placing staff members in companies to operate as moles. Damon Patrick Toey has become the first person to be brought to justice in the hacking of TJX, which is one of the biggest cases of its kind. The Best Western hotel chain has reportedly suffered what is being claimed as the world's largest cybercrime, resulting in the identity theft of eight million customers.