New Product Innovation to be Delivered Exclusively Through Adobe Creative Cloud SYDNEY — May 7, 2013 — At Adobe MAX, The Creativity Conference, Adobe (Nasdaq: ABDE) today accelerated its shift to the cloud by announcing that new product innovation will be delivered exclusively through Adobe® Creative Cloud™, the company’s flagship offering for creatives. Adobe Creative
Forget about Backup – Protect Files Automatically to PC and Cloud in a Few Easy Clicks
Sydney, 30 April 2013 – Acronis, a pioneer of advanced home user data protection software, has today announced a new era for anyone wanting the convenience of local PC backup coupled with the added assurance of secure cloud storage. Available today, True Image™ Lite 2013 by Acronis® is optimised to provide continuous and easy file
Social Media Users Most Hit by Scams Offering to View ‘Stalkers’
Empty promises of Rihanna sex tape take second place Sydney Australia, 17 April, 2013 – Almost a quarter of scams on Facebook offer users a bogus method to see who has viewed their profile, according to a study by antivirus software creator Bitdefender. Based on six months of research, the study also showed a firm
AVG Technologies Introduces Free AVG TuneUp for Android
AVG Technologies AU has today announced that AVG TuneUp for Android™ is now available free for Android smartphones and tablets. Built to help users get improved performance from their Android smartphones and tablets, AVG TuneUp for Android combines several tools to increase device performance, including a task killer, battery saver and storage space manager, and
Symantec Internet Security Threat Report Reveals Increase in Cyberespionage
Symantec Internet Security Threat Report Reveals Increase in Cyberespionage Attackers target small businesses and suppliers to hit large organisations; Consumers also vulnerable to ‘ransomware’ and mobile attacks SYDNEY, Australia – April 16, 2013 – Symantec Corp.’s (Nasdaq: SYMC) Internet Security Threat Report, Volume 18 (ISTR) today revealed a 42 percent surge during 2012 in targeted
AVG Research Finds 90% of Game Hacks Are Infected With Malware
Sydney, 15 April 2013. If you’ve ever been tempted to download a ‘hack’ for your favourite game to accelerate your progress, or to download a pirated copy of the latest title through a torrent or file-sharing site, watch out: the second edition of AVG’s new monthly newsletter, AVG Insight, reveals that over 90% of such
Aggressive Advertisers Pose Privacy Risks
Covert User Profiling Through Popular Apps SYDNEY, Australia, April 1st, 2013 – Ranking Android apps were found to be extremely curious while collecting and uploading location, email address, and user phone numbers to third-party servers, Bitdefender research has found. A recent study on some 130,000 popular free Android apps revealed that aggressive advertisers breach user
User privacy plunges as Android aggressive adware and malware rise
Sydney/Auckland – 2 April, 2013 – With adware gleaning more user data from people devices than they would normally need to and developers bundle more than one adware framework into their apps, user privacy is increasingly taking a backseat to profit for developers and advertisers. More and more unknown third parties now have access to
Online gamers: the new target for theft
Cyber criminals stealing bank details and gaming profiles MELBOURNE, Australia – 27 March, 2013 – Online gamers are the latest target for theft, according to research by Kaspersky Lab. The company’s cloud based detection network, Kaspersky Security Network (KSN), recorded more than 7,000 attacks directly a day targeted at gamers. Cyber criminals are targeting gamers
Scammers unleash the holiday malware campaigns earlier
Scammers unleash the holiday malware campaigns earlier Sydney/Auckland – March 20, 2013 – As the travel industry heavily started promoting holiday deals earlier; scammers, too, have plunged into the trend with spammed malware campaigns using holiday hooks. Flight confirmation emails are the top lure this season, followed by hotel deals, extravagant cruise packages and vacation