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• Internet security better but foul exploits grow, IBM says

  By Michael Cooney | 24 March, 2012 07:30

  IBM said it found surprising improvements in Internet security such as a reduction in application security vulnerabilities, exploit code and spam, but it also noted that those improvements come with a price: Attackers have been forced to rethink their tactics.

• Hacker drone launches cyber attack

  By AAP | 08 August, 2011 09:25

  US computer security specialists showed off a homemade drone aircraft capable of launching airborne cyber attacks, hijacking mobile phone calls, or even delivering a dirty bomb.

• More need to stay cyber secure

  By AAP | 20 April, 2011 09:39

  A leading computer security provider says the government has not done enough to keep major infrastructure safe from the threat of cyber attack.

• Symantec launches new security solution suites

  By ARN Staff | 27 May, 2010 19:05

  Symantec has launched four new solution suites designed to secure and manage IT assets.

• Top 10 most notorious cyber attacks in history

  By ARN Staff | 26 March, 2010 17:10

  Top 10 notorious cyber attacks in history

• How Wi-Fi attackers are poisoning Web browsers

  By Ellen Messmer | 04 February, 2010 08:48

  Public Wi-Fi networks such as those in coffee shops and airports present a bigger security threat than ever to computer users because attackers can intercede over wireless to "poison" users' browser caches in order to present fake Web pages or even steal data at a later time. That's  according to security researcher Mike Kershaw, developer of the Kismet wireless network detector and intrusion-detection system, who spoke at the Black Hat conference.

• With new attack released, Adobe to patch next week

  By Robert McMillan | 04 December, 2009 07:36

  Adobe Systems' security response team is scrambling to fix a newly disclosed bug in its Illustrator software, even as it readies another security patch for next week.

• Former CEO charged with cyber attack on firm

  By Grant Gross | 02 November, 2009 08:11

  Khalid Shaikh, former CEO of YouSendIt, has been indicted by a grand jury on four counts of mail fraud after allegedly launching four denial-of-service (DOS) attacks against the company's servers, the U.S. Department of Justice said.