In Pictures: The biggest Internet security challenges of 2013
From the attack on privacy and Cryptolocker to Eric Snowden and the NSA, it's been a challenging year
Cyber criminals are finding rich pickings in Australia with ransomware variants according to security experts.
Last year there were more than 10,000 web hits related to versions of the TorrentLocker malware tailored to Australian audiences in a single month of monitoring by security researchers.
Targeted attack campaigns against enterprises will continue to multiply in 2015 as more ransomware variants appear, predict experts.
Online banking malware doubled in Australia last year as cyber criminals increased their efforts to fleece users for financial gain, according to a new report by Trend Micro.
From the attack on privacy and Cryptolocker to Eric Snowden and the NSA, it's been a challenging year
Businesses large and small are under threat from increasingly aggressive and brutal ransomware attacks. Loss of access to critical files, followed by a demand for payment can cause massive disruption to an organization’s productivity.