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.

Opinion: Protect your cyber self

Opinion: Protect your cyber self

Former MySpace executive David Batch shows how to stay safe with social media.
Staff Writers Aug 22 2009 11:11AM Security
Windows Mobile gets corporate security tick

Windows Mobile gets corporate security tick

But RIM and Apple continue to steal big chunks of market share.
Munir Kotadia Aug 20 2009 4:56PM Software
Woven Systems technology lives on with Fortinet

Woven Systems technology lives on with Fortinet

Fortinet breathes life back into datacentre switching vendor.
Munir Kotadia Aug 20 2009 3:32PM Security
NetIQ hires industry veteran

NetIQ hires industry veteran

NetIQ, an Attachmate business appoints Jay Gardner.
Staff Writers Aug 19 2009 3:28PM Security
New group promises to unite security industry

New group promises to unite security industry

Industry Connections Security Group will promote greater information sharing.
Phil Muncaster Aug 19 2009 9:58AM Security
Outspoken cop questions whether to "turn the Internet off"

Outspoken cop questions whether to "turn the Internet off"

Panic erupts as IT security issues hit mainstream television.
Munir Kotadia Aug 18 2009 2:53PM Security
Rogue Facebook app harvests user credentials

Rogue Facebook app harvests user credentials

Facebook users who allow third-party applications onto their desktop have been warned that a rogue Facebook app is luring users to a site set up to harvest their credentials.
Phil Muncaster Aug 18 2009 10:22AM Security
Microsoft sat on critical flaw for two years

Microsoft sat on critical flaw for two years

Patch Tuesday ActiveX flaw reported in 2007.
Iain Thomson Aug 17 2009 10:24AM Security
China ditches compulsory Green Dam plans

China ditches compulsory Green Dam plans

Internet filtering technology now voluntary.
Rosalie Marshall Aug 14 2009 12:19AM Software
Don't sell your corporate secrets on eBay

Don't sell your corporate secrets on eBay

While firewalls and anti-intrusion measures are part of the standard corporate IT security kit, important areas in the lifecycle of data are often overlooked, as Kroll Ontrack’s Adrian Briscoe explains.
Adrian Briscoe Aug 13 2009 5:07PM Security
LimeWire cited as identity theft attack vector

LimeWire cited as identity theft attack vector

The use of LimeWire as a tool for identity theft has been highlighted by a court case in Seattle.
Iain Thomson Aug 13 2009 2:49PM Security
Malware apps found to have short life span

Malware apps found to have short life span

Roughly half of all new malware dies off within the first day of its deployment, according to security experts.
Shaun Nichols Aug 13 2009 2:39PM Security
Apple patches Safari for fourth month in a row

Apple patches Safari for fourth month in a row

The release of Safari 4.0.3 -- the fifth browser update of the year from Apple -- fixes six vulnerabilities.
Dan Kaplan Aug 13 2009 11:17AM Security
Apple fixes more Safari security flaws

Apple fixes more Safari security flaws

Users urged to upgrade immediately.
Phil Muncaster Aug 13 2009 6:30AM Security
July sees spam continuing to dominate emails

July sees spam continuing to dominate emails

Threat reports for July show that spam continues to be sent at a high level with image spam and phishing still in high figures.
Dan Raywood Aug 12 2009 11:29AM Security
eBay mandates developer password change

eBay mandates developer password change

The giant web marketplace site eBay has warned developers of a security vulnerability, and is compelling them to change their credentials immediately.
Chuck Miller Aug 12 2009 10:44AM Security
Global recession hurting corporate data security

Global recession hurting corporate data security

Reduced spending and increased layoffs having harmful effects.
Iain Thomson Aug 11 2009 10:58AM Security
Researchers find large-scale XML library flaws

Researchers find large-scale XML library flaws

Sun Microsystems, Apache and Python vulnerable.
Iain Thomson Aug 6 2009 11:07AM Security
Amazon criticised for security of lost passwords

Amazon criticised for security of lost passwords

Amazon has been criticised for relying on insecure methods for granting access to its sites after users claimed to have forgotten their passwords.
Dan Raywood Aug 6 2009 10:28AM Security
Top 10 of Black Hat and Defcon

Top 10 of Black Hat and Defcon

Security woes from Las Vegas.
Iain Thomson Aug 6 2009 9:50AM Security

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