Negar Salek

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Gartner dispels security myths

Gartner dispels security myths

Hackers are losing the battle against security professionals, Gartner analysts have claimed.
Negar Salek Sep 23 2008 2:27PM Security
Sydney targeted by nuclear explosion spam

Sydney targeted by nuclear explosion spam

Sophos is warning Sydney residents that they are the target of a large scale spam campaign which claims a powerful nuclear explosion has occurred.
Negar Salek Sep 15 2008 6:30AM Security
Sydney target of nuclear explosion spam

Sydney target of nuclear explosion spam

Sophos is warning Sydney residents that they are the target of a large scale spam campaign which claims a powerful nuclear explosion has occurred.
Negar Salek Sep 12 2008 4:06PM Security
Futuristic hacking techniques revealed

Futuristic hacking techniques revealed

Science fiction author Jack Dann will take centre stage as the keynote speaker at Gartner’s upcoming security conference in Sydney.
Negar Salek Sep 12 2008 9:07AM Security
Futuristic hacking techniques revealed

Futuristic hacking techniques revealed

Multi-award winning science fiction author Jack Dann will take centre stage as the keynote speaker at Gartner’s upcoming security conference and extrapolate a futuristic threat landscape.
Negar Salek Sep 11 2008 4:11PM Security
Close tabs for safe browsing in Chrome

Close tabs for safe browsing in Chrome

Sandboxing processes in tabbed browsers – as seen in Chrome - is great for security, as long as users understand how to use the technology, a security expert has warned.
Negar Salek Sep 9 2008 3:02PM Security
Layered security in Google Chrome browser

Layered security in Google Chrome browser

Google's Chrome web-browser restricts privileges and stops access to ‘bad’ sites in what the company claims is a layered approach to security.
Negar Salek Sep 4 2008 1:09PM Security
What not to do in the bid for compliance

What not to do in the bid for compliance

Compliance experts have advised organisations not to rely solely on technology in their quest for compliance.
Negar Salek Sep 2 2008 3:43PM Security
Antivirus sales to slow: Gartner

Antivirus sales to slow: Gartner

Antivirus product sales will slow in Australia in the next five years as enterprises broaden their use of security technologies.
Negar Salek Aug 29 2008 3:00PM Security
Symantec execs encourage using Facebook at work

Symantec execs encourage using Facebook at work

Organisations that block access to sites such as Facebook are limiting the use of critical business tools necessary to a Generation Y workforce, argued Symantec executives in Sydney on Tuesday.
Negar Salek Aug 27 2008 1:56PM Security
Q&A: Andrew Walls, Research Director, Gartner Australia

Q&A: Andrew Walls, Research Director, Gartner Australia

The fourth annual Gartner IT Security Summit kicks off this month and SC met with Andrew Walls, Gartner's local security analyst, for a sneak peak at the event's hot topics.
Negar Salek Aug 20 2008 2:27PM Security
Symantec to acquire Aussie security vendor PC Tools

Symantec to acquire Aussie security vendor PC Tools

Symantec has announced that it will acquire Sydney-based security vendor PC Tools.
Negar Salek Aug 19 2008 11:34AM Security
Cloud computing hot topic at Gartner Security Summit

Cloud computing hot topic at Gartner Security Summit

In the lead up to next month’s conference, Gartner’s local security analyst reveals data security and cloud computing will be hot topics at this year’s Security Summit.
Negar Salek Aug 18 2008 3:18PM Security
Gartner analysts head to Australia for Security Summit

Gartner analysts head to Australia for Security Summit

Gartner analysts from around the world are arriving in Australia in preparation for next month’s Gartner Security Summit in Sydney.
Negar Salek Aug 15 2008 2:11PM Security
New breach laws invoke mixed reactions

New breach laws invoke mixed reactions

Information security experts have given their overall thumbs-up to the ALRC’s mandatory data breach disclosure recommendations, but admit the course of action needs fine-tuning.
Negar Salek Aug 14 2008 3:58PM Security
Mandatory data breach disclosure recommended in privacy law reforms

Mandatory data breach disclosure recommended in privacy law reforms

The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) has recommended the Australian government introduces mandatory data breach disclosure laws, in its final privacy report released today.
Negar Salek Aug 12 2008 7:35AM Security
Mandatory data breach disclosure recommended in privacy law reforms

Mandatory data breach disclosure recommended in privacy law reforms

The introduction of mandatory data breach disclosure laws in Australia has been set in motion.
Negar Salek Aug 11 2008 4:49PM Security
Last-ditch warning: 'think before you click', during Olympics

Last-ditch warning: 'think before you click', during Olympics

The opening ceremony for the much anticipated Beijing Olympic Games is only hours away and security experts have sent out an eleventh hour warning to internet users – ‘think twice before you click.’
Negar Salek Aug 8 2008 3:09PM Security
Icann releases DNS flaw FAQ and online test tool

Icann releases DNS flaw FAQ and online test tool

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has announced the availability of an online FAQ and online tool to help raise awareness for the recently discovered hazardous DNS flaw.
Negar Salek Aug 7 2008 4:55PM Security
Emerging countries to take spam lead

Emerging countries to take spam lead

The majority of the world's spam continued to be sent from the US during the second quarter of 2008 but experts predict it won’t be long till developing nations take the lead.
Negar Salek Aug 7 2008 4:28PM Security

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