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August was the worst month for cybercrime, with threats increasing by 51 percent. Criminal hackers are creating malicious hardware which experts warn will be much more difficult to detect than conventional software-based malware. Russia has overtaken China as the world’s highest producer of spyware and viruses according to researchers at security vendor PC Tools. While computer viruses are almost exclusively the work of organised criminals, mobile viruses are largely the work of amateurs, according to an industry expert. Sexually transmitted diseases are not a new phenomenon for soldiers stranded for months in foreign countries but one type of STD is definitely a recent development, and is becoming a virtual epidemic on US soldiers' laptops. At least two brands of digital picture frames, a popular gift during the recent holiday season, have been contaminated by malware and one of the models - Insignia's 10.4-inch frame - has been recalled by the manufacturer and pulled from the shelves of Best Buy. GFi MailSecurity offers protection from email-based threats, such as viruses or trojans. Fortinet’s FortiGate is another product that has not changed much since we last saw it. This device focuses on three layers of protection: first is a firewall and VPN; the second layer is IPS/IDS; and the final layer is securing content from viruses and spyware, web filtering and IM and P2P blocking. Four out of five mobile operators affected, claims report. Around 500 viruses and malware that target mobile phones have been identified. But analyst claims problem is a 'raindrop in a thunderstorm'. Hackers have launched an attack that combines spam and viruses in a new global campaign, according to the latest report from MessageLabs. A new virus is relying on some old tricks to infect Windows Mobile users. The so-called 'companion virus' attack uses a method of assuming the identity of an existing file and moving the old file to a different location. A newly released Open Source security program claims to have the potential to put antivirus software companies out of business. We must say that in our ever-evolving world of technology, size really does not matter. This appliance is hardly bigger than a home router, but it packs some big features. The IBM Proventia Network Multi-Function Security (MFS) MX1004 includes a firewall and IPS as well as functionality to catch viruses, spam and phishing at the gateway. This little box also includes a VPN and a web content filter. Virus levels down in Australia but spam surging again according to MessageLabs. Though worldwide spam levels are still diminished in the wake of the McColo hosting-company shutdown, it may only be a matter of time before they come roaring back. The amount of malware being punted around the internet is growing at an exponential rate, and traditional locally-based protection applications will soon buckle under the strain, web security firm F-Secure has warned. Operating systems are inherently insecure and will remain that way in the future, according to Eugene Kaspersky, CEO of Russian-based security vendor Kaspersky Lab.
Brisbane Grammar School announced today that it had engaged MessageLabs to help reduce 'overwhelming' spam and virus attacks.