Jaikumar Vijayan - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Jaikumar Vijayan

Article | 31/03/2006 Arrests made in debit card fraud case

The U.S. Secret Service Wednesday confirmed that it has made several arrests in connection with a recent wave of debit card fraud that forced several ...

Article | 13/03/2006 Researchers develop new digital rights technology

Researchers at the University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering have developed a new digital rights management technology that they s...

Article | 27/02/2006 Researchers: Security 'holiday is over' for Mac users

The flurry of security issues involving Apple's Mac OS X over the past week once again hammers home the fact that no technology platform is invulnerab...

Article | 13/01/2006 MasterCard incentives may beef up transaction security

MasterCard International Wednesday announced that it is lowering transaction charges for merchants that use its SecureCode service to authenticate onl...

Article | 5/12/2005 Security firms warn of new Microsoft threats

Two security firms Friday issued new warnings about two separate threats affecting Microsoft products.

Article | 18/11/2005 Microsoft warns of denial-of-service vulnerability

Microsoft has issued an out-of-cycle advisory warning users about a newly disclosed denial-of-service vulnerability in Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 and...

Article | 7/11/2005 Retailers under pressure to tighten security

Privacy concerns and proposed laws governing the use of sensitive personal information are making it more important for retailers to be able to demons...

Article | 28/10/2005 Analysts: Skype could pose security problems

The growing popularity of Skype Technologies' free Internet telephony software could soon pose the same kind of security challenges for companies that...

Article | 29/09/2005 Novell server hacked

A company server that some workers at Novell apparently used for gaming purposes was hacked into and then used to scan for vulnerable ports on potenti...

Article | 1/09/2005 Zotob arrests point to cybercrime nexus

The expanding investigation into this month's Zotob worm outbreak is uncovering evidence of the growing nexus between worm writers and gangs looking t...

Article | 19/08/2005 Worm wave highlights need for speedier defenses

The speed at which hackers were able to take advantage of newly disclosed software flaws makes its vital for companies to look beyond patching to broa...

Article | 20/06/2005 Trojan e-mails suggest trend toward targeted attacks

A report on Trojan e-mail attacks against critical infrastructure systems in the U.K. highlights an emerging trend away from mass-mailing worms and vi...

Article | 23/05/2005 Study: Insider revenge often behind cyberattacks

Companies hoping to mitigate their exposure to insider attacks need to ensure they have good password, account and configuration management practices,...

Article | 21/12/2004 Microsoft buys tools for fighting spyware

Microsoft's announcement last week that it has purchased a small vendor of antispyware tools serves to highlight the growing seriousness of the spywar...

Article | 14/12/2004 Digital PhishNet launched to combat phishing scams

A collaborative initiative involving several major industry players and law enforcement agencies was formally launched Wednesday in an effort to deal ...