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Growth and a sense of quiet optimism

Growth and a sense of quiet optimism

For the first time, a survey of information security worldwide has calculated the growth of the profession, and also charted its skills and training needs. SC Magazine was given exclusive access to the results. Illena Armstrong reports
Illena Armstrong Nov 12 2004 5:17PM Security
LogicaCMG and Optus take EDS energy contract

LogicaCMG and Optus take EDS energy contract

Power retailer Integral Energy has named LogicaCMG and Optus as preferred tenderers for the multi-million dollar IT and telecommunications contracts formerly held for seven years by EDS.
Fleur Doidge Nov 9 2004 12:00AM Telco/ISP
Spyware and the law

Spyware and the law

I spy with my little eye, a legal problem beginning with "S".
Staff Writers Nov 2 2004 6:12PM Security
Sloppy laptop security leaves European firms open to legal and commercial risks

Sloppy laptop security leaves European firms open to legal and commercial risks

Sloppy mobile device security is leaving European businesses and their employees open to legal, commercial and financial damage, newly published research has claimed.
Robert Jaques Nov 2 2004 10:59AM Security
PeopleSoft aligns With IBM and i-flex

PeopleSoft aligns With IBM and i-flex

Companies will work together to develop a "risk and compliance dashboard" for Basel II.
Ivan Schneider Nov 1 2004 12:00AM Security
Intel, IBM and NTT DoCoMo seal mobile device security pact

Intel, IBM and NTT DoCoMo seal mobile device security pact

Intel, IBM and NTT DoCoMo have co-developed a security specification dubbed Trusted Mobile Platform which is designed make mobile-commerce services more secure and help protect against viruses and other software attacks.
Robert Jaques Oct 29 2004 11:06AM Security
Cisco and Microsoft urged to provide road map for security collaboration

Cisco and Microsoft urged to provide road map for security collaboration

Cisco and Microsoft's recent partnership to make their scan-and-block network security systems interoperable, marks an important enhancement for enterprise networks, according to Gartner.
Robert Jaques Oct 29 2004 11:06AM Security
Sony announces dates and prices for new gaming devices

Sony announces dates and prices for new gaming devices

Sony Computer Entertainment's next generation handheld gaming device will go on sale in Japan on 12 December.
Damien Virulhapen Oct 28 2004 12:00AM Software
Review: Windows Forensics and Incident Recovery

Review: Windows Forensics and Incident Recovery

Every attack on a computer system leaves a trace behind, no matter what an attacker might to to cover their steps. Also, data can be hidden by an attacker to use later as a back door. Forensics in part looks at uncovering evidence of this activity.
René Millman Oct 28 2004 12:00AM Security
UK watchdog cuts off UK porn and rogue diallers

UK watchdog cuts off UK porn and rogue diallers

ICSTIS, the UK's premium rate services regulator, will cut off any such services found to be operating without its permission. After the clampdown unlicensed dialler service ICSTIS finds, either through public complaints or its own in-house monitoring, will be shut down immediately under the regulator's emergency powers.
Robert Jaques Oct 22 2004 11:05AM Security
Cisco and Microsoft seal security alliance

Cisco and Microsoft seal security alliance

Cisco and Microsoft have promised customers improved IT security after sealing an alliance that will see the two technology giants integrate key technologies into forthcoming offerings.
Robert Jaques Oct 19 2004 10:09AM Security
Symantec retains ACA Pacific, ED and TechPac

Symantec retains ACA Pacific, ED and TechPac

After a four-month channel review, ACA Pacific, Express Data and Tech Pacific will stay on as Symantec's three official Australian distributors, the security vendor said.
Fleur Doidge Oct 18 2004 12:00AM Software
Homegrown voice and data player seeks partners

Homegrown voice and data player seeks partners

Australian voice and data products vendor System Solutions has begun seeking resellers for its new homegrown Windows-compatible VoIP portfolio.
Fleur Doidge Oct 18 2004 12:00AM Telco/ISP
IBM and Cisco expand global security alliance

IBM and Cisco expand global security alliance

IBM and Cisco Systems have extended their established global security partnership with the launch of a jointly developed offering designed to reduce the damage and disruption that viruses and worms can cause to networks.
Robert Jaques Oct 15 2004 2:07PM Security
US and India collaborate over cyber security

US and India collaborate over cyber security

The Information Technology Association of America (ITA) and India's National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) this week signed a memorandum of understanding to lay a roadmap for their collaboration on the prevention of cyber crime.
Robert Jaques Oct 14 2004 2:49PM Security
Largest ISP and web-portal in the Netherlands rolls out Linux antivirus

Largest ISP and web-portal in the Netherlands rolls out Linux antivirus

In a bid to protect its commercial email systems from constant virus attack Zon Nederland, the leading ISP and web-portal in the Netherlands, has rolled out an antivirus platform across its back-end Linux-based infrastructure
Robert Jaques Oct 13 2004 12:58PM Security
Plague of viruses, worms, and spam fuel Gulf States security software boom

Plague of viruses, worms, and spam fuel Gulf States security software boom

Fuelled by a plague of viruses and spam, security software spending rose by over a quarter to $52.59 million in the Gulf States in 2003 and is expected to rise 27 per cent during 2004, recent analysis of the Middle Eastern security market has revealed.
Robert Jaques Oct 13 2004 12:58PM Security
European security agency up and running

European security agency up and running

The European network and information Security Agency ( ENISA ) should be up and running in the autumn according to one of the new organization's staff.
René Millman Sep 28 2004 5:22PM Security
Trusted computing for all and not the few

Trusted computing for all and not the few

Trusted computing initiatives are a must but need to be fair to all parties before it can be accepted, a security expert said in the opening keynote speech of the ISSE/ICCC conference in Berlin.
René Millman Sep 28 2004 2:45PM Security
Firewalls and antivirus rated most highly valued security solutions

Firewalls and antivirus rated most highly valued security solutions

According to the latest Yankee Group 2004 Enterprise Security Services survey of US enterprises, firewalls and antivirus are the two most highly valued security technologies. The poll also found that Symantec, Cisco and Network Associates (which has since changed its trading name to McAfee) rank as the three most trusted security product vendors.
Robert Jaques Sep 27 2004 12:35PM Security

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