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• IT security concerns reach new high

  The Australian public’s concern about security issues is the highest it has been in the last 10 years, according to research.

• Government launches $231.1M cyber security strategy

  The Turnbull government on Thursday announced its long-awaited cyber security strategy, detailing 33 initiatives at a cost of $231.1 million over the next four years.

• Internet not designed for security, warns international expert

  The Internet still remains vulnerable to security breaches, warns a Finnish security expert.

• Australian IT executives concerned about shopping online at work: ISACA

  Half of IT professionals in Australia expect company employees to do more online holiday shopping at work, which could lead to reduced productivity and increased security risks, a new survey from the risk management industry group, Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) has found.

• Malware flea market pays hackers to hijack PCs

  Among a slew of online cybercrime forums, Pay-Per-Install.org stands out as a malware flea market where shadowy pushers of Trojan downloaders and tools for evading detection are bargaining with thousands of would-be "affiliates" willing to compromise victims'computers globally and get paid for it.

• Internet Security Trends 2009: An Interim Update

  The effects of cybercrime are far reaching. It would be a difficult task to find someone who has never been affected by malicious Internet activity, or who does not at the very least know someone who has been negatively impacted by cybercriminals.

• Third-party anonymous proxies? No! No! No!

  This is the third installment of a three-part series on the pros and cons of anonymous proxy services. Read the first installment here and listen to the second installment here.

Whitepapers about internet security

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  Internet Security Threat Report

  Symantec has established one of the most comprehensive sources of Internet threat data in the world through the Symantec™ Global Intelligence Network, which is made up of more than 63.8 million attack sensors and records thousands of events per second. This network monitors threat activity in over 157 countries and territories through a combination of Symantec products and services, such as Symantec DeepSight™ Intelligence, Symantec™ Managed Security Services, Norton™ consumer products, and other third-party data sources.

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  Australia's Internet Security Threat Profile

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  State of the Internet Security Report Q4 2014

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  Security in a Faster Forward World