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.

Hackers steal $42m from Russian central bank

Hackers steal $42m from Russian central bank

Bank able to retrieve some stolen funds.
Staff Writers Dec 3 2016 12:02PM Security
EU, US cops kill Avalanche global crime botnet

EU, US cops kill Avalanche global crime botnet

Multi-year investigation ends digital crime network.
Juha Saarinen Dec 2 2016 7:29AM Security
Shamoon disk wiper in new attacks against Saudi computers

Shamoon disk wiper in new attacks against Saudi computers

Malware returns after four year hiatus.
Jim Finkle , Tom Finn Dec 2 2016 6:45AM Security
AWS customers to get free DDoS protection by default

AWS customers to get free DDoS protection by default

Free tier will block '96 percent' of attacks.
Paris Cowan Dec 2 2016 6:45AM Security
'Gooligan' Android malware breaches million-plus Google accounts

'Gooligan' Android malware breaches million-plus Google accounts

Goes for Jelly Bean, KitKat and Lollipop Android versions.
Juha Saarinen Dec 1 2016 9:30AM Security
FBI to gain expanded hacking powers

FBI to gain expanded hacking powers

Senate effort to block fails.
Staff Writers Dec 1 2016 9:00AM Security
Firefox Javascript zero-day under active exploit

Firefox Javascript zero-day under active exploit

Updated: Similar to FBI's 2013 0day.
Juha Saarinen Nov 30 2016 3:00PM Security
Google to set up Sydney threat detection team

Google to set up Sydney threat detection team

Will act in 24x7 global operation.
Ry Crozier Nov 30 2016 9:57AM Security
When even your headphones betray you

When even your headphones betray you

[Blog post] Sensitive conversations can be recorded.
Tony Campbell Nov 29 2016 2:50PM Security
PayPal fixes app authentication token hijack flaw

PayPal fixes app authentication token hijack flaw

Online payments processor didn't implement OAuth right.
Juha Saarinen Nov 29 2016 2:30PM Security
Mirai botnet attacks 900,000 German broadband routers

Mirai botnet attacks 900,000 German broadband routers

Malware attempts to infect routers via remote management feature.
Juha Saarinen Nov 29 2016 9:00AM Security
Windows 10 Edge security easily bypassed through protocols

Windows 10 Edge security easily bypassed through protocols

Browser has large, exploitable attack surface by design.
Juha Saarinen Nov 29 2016 6:40AM Security
Config fumble left Azure Red Hat Enterprise Linux wide open

Config fumble left Azure Red Hat Enterprise Linux wide open

Researcher pokes holes in Microsoft's Linux cloud.
Juha Saarinen Nov 28 2016 3:30PM Security
IBM paid 'very substantial' compensation for Census failure

IBM paid 'very substantial' compensation for Census failure

PM insists settlement covers govt's costs.
Paris Cowan Nov 25 2016 12:02PM Security
US Navy hack hits personal data of 130,000 sailors

US Navy hack hits personal data of 130,000 sailors

HPE contractor's laptop compromised.
Staff Writers Nov 24 2016 11:31AM Security
Telstra's new infosec cops will police all dev code

Telstra's new infosec cops will police all dev code

Meet Secure Code.
Ry Crozier Nov 24 2016 6:40AM Security
US, Russia request Prague extradite arrested Russian hacker

US, Russia request Prague extradite arrested Russian hacker

Nikulin indicted over Linkedin, Dropbox breaches in the US.
Staff Writers Nov 24 2016 6:36AM Security
SA govt's legacy IT management fail

SA govt's legacy IT management fail

[Blog post] Six years without security patches.
Tony Campbell Nov 22 2016 3:00PM Security
Oracle buys hosted DNS provider Dyn

Oracle buys hosted DNS provider Dyn

Wants to sharpen Iaas and PaaS offerings.
Juha Saarinen Nov 22 2016 6:50AM Telco/ISP
Ex-SAI manager took spreadsheets via USB before quitting

Ex-SAI manager took spreadsheets via USB before quitting

Started job at rival three days later.
Staff Writers Nov 21 2016 12:09PM Security

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