Spotlight on cyber security Spotlight on cyber security

Has cyber security in its current form failed? Most information security leaders agree that traditional methods, on their own, aren’t working in the face of the increasing number and severity of threats.

So what are the new and likely future threats? How can cyber security be fixed? Is your infosec team suffering from breach fatigue and, if so, what tools can you put in place to help them?

iTnews will provide some answers to these questions in our Spotlight on cyber security, coinciding with the Australian Information Security Association’s national conference on 18-20 October.

This Spotlight is supported by RSA.

Intel promises fixed Spectre patch to stop PCs rebooting

Intel promises fixed Spectre patch to stop PCs rebooting

As Torvalds declares patches "complete garbage".
Juha Saarinen Jan 23 2018 6:35AM Hardware
AEC cops flak for senate vote count system

AEC cops flak for senate vote count system

Despite having only 12 weeks to create it.
Ry Crozier Jan 22 2018 4:55PM Security
Red Hat dumps Spectre CPU patches that brick servers

Red Hat dumps Spectre CPU patches that brick servers

Users advised to contact their hardware vendors.
Juha Saarinen Jan 22 2018 9:00AM Hardware
Jail for British man who DDoSed Google and Skype

Jail for British man who DDoSed Google and Skype

Reaped tens of thousands from malware sales.
Juha Saarinen Jan 19 2018 12:50PM Security
Cyber security start-ups fall on hard times

Cyber security start-ups fall on hard times

Becoming corporate 'zombies'.
Staff Writers Jan 19 2018 11:03AM Security
Data centre storage performance hurt by Meltdown-Spectre patches

Data centre storage performance hurt by Meltdown-Spectre patches

More work to do, Intel says.
Juha Saarinen Jan 18 2018 1:35PM Security
New Android malware has advanced spying capabilities

New Android malware has advanced spying capabilities

Reminiscent of the Hacking Team malware.
Juha Saarinen Jan 17 2018 8:25AM Security
Man charged with running stolen creds site LeakedSource

Man charged with running stolen creds site LeakedSource

Canadian allegedly traded billions of records.
Alastair Sharp Jan 16 2018 12:04PM Financial Services
Virtual currency miners target web servers with malware

Virtual currency miners target web servers with malware

Monero mining marauders maul machines.
Juha Saarinen Jan 16 2018 6:55AM Security
Google promises Spectre fix that won't slow PCs

Google promises Spectre fix that won't slow PCs

Wants industry to adopt Retpoline.
Allie Coyne Jan 15 2018 11:48AM Security
New Intel flaw leaves corporate laptops wide open

New Intel flaw leaves corporate laptops wide open

Attackers need only 30 seconds to get in.
Juha Saarinen Jan 15 2018 6:00AM Security
US lower house passes NSA surveillance bill

US lower house passes NSA surveillance bill

Overrides privacy objections.
Dustin Volz , Staff Writers Jan 12 2018 11:11AM Security
Microsoft encrypts Skype messages through Signal

Microsoft encrypts Skype messages through Signal

New private conversations feature.
Steven Kiernan , Reuters Staff Jan 12 2018 8:30AM Security
Intel releases Meltdown microcodes for thousands of processors

Intel releases Meltdown microcodes for thousands of processors

Linux users can apply errata patches from the operating system.
Juha Saarinen Jan 12 2018 6:24AM Hardware
Meltdown and Spectre patch stops Ubuntu computers from booting

Meltdown and Spectre patch stops Ubuntu computers from booting

Users report issues.
Juha Saarinen Jan 11 2018 6:47AM Security
Meltdown and Spectre fix will slow down machines

Meltdown and Spectre fix will slow down machines

Benchmark tests from Intel, Red Hat and Microsoft.
Juha Saarinen Jan 10 2018 7:01AM Hardware
Intel to create internal infosec group after chip flaw

Intel to create internal infosec group after chip flaw

Several executives shift across.
Mekhla Raina Jan 9 2018 5:55PM Hardware
Microsoft's Spectre fix bricks PCs with older AMD CPUs

Microsoft's Spectre fix bricks PCs with older AMD CPUs

Athlons and Semprons affected.
Juha Saarinen Jan 9 2018 6:35AM Hardware
Western Digital shuts remotely exploitable NAS backdoor

Western Digital shuts remotely exploitable NAS backdoor

Issues firmware upgrade.
Juha Saarinen Jan 8 2018 5:46PM Security
Govt-certified clouds face questions on chip flaws

Govt-certified clouds face questions on chip flaws

Meltdown and Spectre cause local concern.
Ry Crozier Jan 8 2018 6:47AM Security

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