Two Australian government agencies have joined an international campaign aimed at persuading companies to close open relays and proxies, in a bid to reduce the amount of spam.

Niche security VAD WhiteGold Solutions has signed on to become the second Australian distributor for US-based anti-spam appliance vendor Barracuda Networks.

Spammer Eddie Davidson (now on the run from prison) is just the latest in a history of IT identities in trouble with the law. Here are five of the most publicised IT criminals.

The Australian Communications Authority has fined a Melbourne car company for breaching the Spam Act.

We take mail filtering for granted today, but it was big news back in 1991. Pegasus was the first to do it and, 12 years later, its long history ensures lots of development time and a strong community of helpful users. The latest release is a major upgrade, and filtering is still at the forefront.

A best-of-breed approach to Internet security pays off. This flexible and resource-friendly suite returns to the A-List.

Christmas is coming and phishers are expected to take increased advantage of the holiday season this year to con their way to the bank and credit accounts of computer users worldwide, an IT security vendor has warned.

Microsoft chairman Bill Gates told Australian media he was unfazed about the threat of open source or scepticism by business towards technology and defended the security of Microsoft's software products.

The number of internet attacks originating in Australia is on the increase, according to a report which looked at trends in internet attacks, vulnerabilities and malicious code activities.

On the 16th July 1999, the Broadcasting Services (Online Amendment) Act 1999 became law, although it did not receive much attention at the time. The legislation effectively gave power to the Australia

Spending a few hours at lunch trawling job sites or catching up with friends on Facebook? You might be interested to learn what your boss can see about you with WebSpy.

A new year, a new operating system and still, the danger of data loss to viruses is as great as ever.

When a helpdesk customer is looking for the any ‘key’, it’s best to take control of their system remotely.

PreviewA good attempt at all-in-one system security, fully integrated into the OS.

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