Matt Hines - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Matt Hines

Article | 12/06/2007 Microsoft unveils integrated security

'Stirling' package aimed at taking on rivals McAfee, Symantec

Article | 8/06/2007 Experts: Botnets add fault tolerance

Security experts contend that a growing number of operators of compromised computer networks (or "botnets") are finding new ways to grow their network...

Article | 5/06/2007 TECH ED - Microsoft unveils integrated security

Microsoft shared details of its long-term security product strategy as part of its ongoing TechEd 2007 training conference on June 4, lifting the lid ...

Article | 31/05/2007 SMB - Attackers get chatty on VOIP

The recent spate of malware attacks propagating throughout the user base of the Skype Internet calling system illustrates a broader trend toward cyber...

Article | 16/05/2007 IBM pitches risk management strategy

IBM has unveiled a new IT governance and risk management strategy that it will market to enterprise customers as a means to weave together security an...

Article | 11/05/2007 SMB - Building trust in downloads no simple feat

The Truste group's goal of creating an online ecosystem through which software makers are held accountable for the functions of their programs and end...

Article | 3/05/2007 Document shell code attacks loom large

Targeted attacks that utilize vulnerabilities in popular document file formats and execute via hard-to-find shell code are becoming an increasingly po...

Article | 30/04/2007 Experts: Google doesn't police advertisers

Google could avoid future malware attacks carried out using advertisements posted on its Web sites if the company more thoroughly investigated custome...

Article | 10/04/2007 Finding security in Windows Mobile monoculture

Without a doubt, the most influential factor driving the current state of IT security is the ubiquitous presence of Microsoft's dominant Windows opera...

Article | 24/04/2007 Enterprise Mobility Is Nascent Reality

The concept of enterprise mobility has been maturing for years, but large companies are only just beginning to get their hands around wireless technol...

Article | 5/04/2007 Spammers feast on ANI vulnerability

Microsoft moved to fix the critical .ANI vulnerability that affects roughly a dozen of its most popular products, including Vista, but spammers and ma...

Article | 28/03/2007 Web attacks get personal

Malware purveyors are increasingly tailoring their virus distribution and attack techniques to take advantage of different classes of end-users, accor...

Article | 27/03/2007 Hackers on a plane

The Hacker Foundation, a nonprofit organization of ethical security researchers, is trying to extend its reach and encourage more people to join its r...

Article | 21/03/2007 Global malady: Virus writers worldwide team up

Security researchers have been touting the growing nature of professionalism among virus authors over the last several years, but new evidence points ...

Article | 7/03/2007 Mozilla issues fix for critical flaw

The Mozilla Foundation has published a fix for a "critical" JavaScript vulnerability in the Firefox browser and the SeaMonkey application suite.