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.

New patents for Fortinet

New patents for Fortinet

Patented technology enables Fortinet to enhance virtualised network security capabilities of FortiGate appliances.
Staff Writers Oct 31 2007 7:26AM Networking
NetIQ launches process automation tool

NetIQ launches process automation tool

Aegis converges NetIQ’s system and security management products
Rosalie Marshall Oct 29 2007 3:34PM Software
Manufacturing firms open to data theft

Manufacturing firms open to data theft

High reliance placed on IM, web email and other insecure methods of
communication.
Robert Jaques Oct 29 2007 7:42AM Security
New charges lobbed in MS "phantom upgrade" row

New charges lobbed in MS "phantom upgrade" row

The newsletter editor who uncovered a series of covert downloads in Windows is now claiming that Microsoft's Onecare package is responsible for further unauthorised updates.
Shaun Nichols Oct 29 2007 7:42AM Software
McAfee offers free trial of security appliance

McAfee offers free trial of security appliance

McAfee is offering mid-sized businesses a free trial of the McAfee Secure Internet Gateway appliance for 30-days.
Staff Writers Oct 26 2007 10:45AM Security
IT security bedevilled by poor 'me too' products

IT security bedevilled by poor 'me too' products

The IT security market has too many bad products because purchasers don’t know what they are buying, delegates at the RSA Security conference Europe were told.
Iain Thomson Oct 24 2007 2:44PM Security
Humans not evolved for IT security

Humans not evolved for IT security

Human beings aren't evolved for security in the modern world, and particularly the IT security world, according to security guru Bruce Schneier.
Iain Thomson Oct 24 2007 2:44PM Security
Microsoft shows off security in Server 2008

Microsoft shows off security in Server 2008

Microsoft has been giving more details of the forthcoming Windows Server 2008, due for release on 27 February next year.
Iain Thomson Oct 24 2007 9:57AM Security
Tech industry launches initiative to boost software security

Tech industry launches initiative to boost software security

A major new industry initiative could ensure the quality and security ofsoftware
Phil Muncaster Oct 24 2007 7:35AM Security
Apple SDK release unlocks iPhone security issues

Apple SDK release unlocks iPhone security issues

Apple's upcoming release of a software development kit (SDK) for the iPhone may allow developers to write applications for the mobile device, but it could also open a Pandora's box of potential security issues.
Staff Writers Oct 22 2007 11:29AM Security
Broadband drives Chinese security market

Broadband drives Chinese security market

The market for IT security products and services in Asia-Pacific will expand 15.5 per cent per year to reach $5.9bn by 2011, and broadband adoption in China will be a key driving factor, new forecasts predict..
Simon Burns Oct 19 2007 2:21PM Security
‘Don’t judge a book by its cover on the WWW’

‘Don’t judge a book by its cover on the WWW’

AJAX, Web 2.0 security

No, you did not miss the memo or a software upgrade notice. Yet you’ve already arrived at Web 2.0. The “upgrade” from Web 1.0 to the new Web 2.0 world has been an evolutionary process, continually driving the Web to be more interactive, useful and interesting for consumers and the business community.
Paul Henry Oct 19 2007 11:27AM Security
SME security budgets on the up next year

SME security budgets on the up next year

IT security budgets for small and medium-sized businesses are set to rise next year, according to new research by Astaro.
Fiona Raisbeck Oct 19 2007 10:06AM Security
Panda pitches client security for banks

Panda pitches client security for banks

Security firm Panda has launched a software suite designed to secure e-banking and e-commerce transactions.
Clement James Oct 18 2007 10:09AM Security
Biometrics, forefront of new Unisys R&D Centre

Biometrics, forefront of new Unisys R&D Centre

A device capable of capturing the image of veins in a person’s finger is amongst a range of innovative biometric technologies unveiled at the official launch of the Unisys Security Innovation Centre in Canberra.
Negar Salek Oct 15 2007 3:39PM Security
Kaspersky boosts security offering with PhishTank database

Kaspersky boosts security offering with PhishTank database

Kaspersky Lab has added new anti-phishing databases to its internet security product.
Fiona Raisbeck Oct 15 2007 9:50AM Security
Verizon opens up security suite to trial users

Verizon opens up security suite to trial users

Verizon has offered users the opportunity to access its internet security suite for a trial period of one month.
Fiona Raisbeck Oct 12 2007 10:55AM Security
CompTIA: Security spending to soar

CompTIA: Security spending to soar

Spending on security technology, training, assessments and certification will eat up an greater part of IT spending in the next year, according to a survey from the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA).
Jim Carr Oct 12 2007 10:54AM Security
Marshal unveils email security appliance

Marshal unveils email security appliance

Marshal has released an email security appliance aimed at system administrators.
Fiona Raisbeck , Staff Writers Oct 10 2007 11:28AM Security
Google boosts security in hosted applications

Google boosts security in hosted applications

Google has added Postini's email security and compliance services to its hosted applications, a month after acquiring the company for US$625 million.
Fiona Raisbeck Oct 10 2007 11:19AM Security

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