Displaying items by tag: Cyber crime

A UK government study into the impact of cybercrime on the UK economy has estimated the cost at £27b per year. Extrapolating that to Australia on the basis of our GDP relative to that of the UK would give a headline grabbing figure of around $A22b. However scrutiny of the report reveals that it has little hard evidence on which to base this figure and instead relies on a number of assumptions.

Cisco has released its annual security report saying it shows "a major cybercrime turning point" in that cybercriminals have begun shifting focus from Windows PCs to smartphones, tablets and mobile platforms in general.

A voluntary code for ISPs designed to minimise the impact of 'Zombie' computers - those compromised and recruited into botnets to spread malware - has come into force.

The government's response to the "Hackers, Fraudsters and Botnets: Tackling the Problem of Cyber Crime" report from the Reps Standing Committee on Communications has been tabled, in Parliament.

AVG Technologies, developers of the world's most popular free anti-virus software, today announced a limited public beta test of its new online tool, AVG Threat Labs. Designed to help consumers combat criminal elements on the Web, Threat Labs is an innovative online information portal that merges the quantitative Web threat detection data that AVG routinely collects from its almost 100 million users with data from AVG's LinkScanner technology.

AVG (AU/NZ) helps home and business users understand who they need to protect themselves against on the Internet.

AVG (AU/NZ) offers some advice on how to prevent criminals from stealing your identity and your money.

AVG (AU/NZ) offers some quick online security tips for business and leisure travellers.

AVG (AU/NZ) Pty Ltd today announced its support for the fourth annual National Cyber Security Awareness Week 2010. The week aims to help Australians understand cyber security risks and educate home and small business users on six simple steps they can take to protect themselves online.

AVG (AU/NZ) Pty Ltd, the distributor for Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific of the award-winning AVG Anti-Virus and Internet Security software, reveals how one of the most successful pieces of malware out there, codenamed Zeus, has managed to stay alive for such a long time.

AVG (AU/NZ) Pty Ltd, the distributor for Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific of the award-winning AVG Anti-Virus and Internet Security software, is often asked just what people need in order to be safe online these days. Is a firewall enough? Is anti-virus protection enough? Do I need anti-spyware and anti-malware as well? People are understandably very confused.

AVG (AU/NZ) Pty Ltd, the distributor for Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific of the award-winning AVG Anti-Virus and Internet Security software, has today announced that two AVG products - AVG Internet Security 9.0 and AVG Internet Security Business Edition 9.0 - have won Global Product Excellence Awards sponsored by Info Security Products Guide.