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.

Apple's security record unscathed

Apple's security record unscathed

Apple computers still offer a safe refuge for computer users looking to evade the onslaught of online threats, security vendor Sophos advised in a Security Threat Management Report.
Tom Sanders Jul 6 2006 11:57AM Security
Most enterprises admit IT security failures

Most enterprises admit IT security failures

Almost 85 per cent of large US enterprises admit to having suffered an IT security incident over the past 12 months, and the number of breaches continues to rise, new research warned today.
Robert Jaques Jul 6 2006 11:57AM Security
Newspaper: Fed networks under attack, but security improvements years behind schedule

Newspaper: Fed networks under attack, but security improvements years behind schedule

A federal program to protect confidential information within the computer networks of various federal agencies is seven years behind schedule, the Baltimore Sun has reported.
Dan Kaplan Jul 5 2006 8:37PM Security
Germany tops for IT security

Germany tops for IT security

German companies are beating the rest of Europe when it comes to IT security, according to McAfee.
Matt Chapman Jul 5 2006 10:00AM Security
Study finds security breaches’ affect on shares

Study finds security breaches’ affect on shares

In the long term, share prices may rebound, but there are other costs.
James Murray Jul 5 2006 10:00AM Security
OpenOffice patches three security holes

OpenOffice patches three security holes

OpenOffice.org has released an update for its open source productivity suite that plugs three security vulnerabilities.
Tom Sanders Jul 4 2006 9:45AM Security
Security experts warn of Mac OS X Trojan

Security experts warn of Mac OS X Trojan

Security experts have warned that malware which exploits a flaw in the Mac OS X operating system has been spotted in the wild.
Clement James Jul 3 2006 9:20AM Security
Apple plugs five security holes

Apple plugs five security holes

Apple has released a security update for its OS X operating system that plugs five vulnerabilities.
Tom Sanders Jun 30 2006 9:58AM Security
Microsoft patches security patch

Microsoft patches security patch

Microsoft has reissued a recent patch after it emerged that the original version included in its June security update damaged the dial-up functionality of Windows.
Clement James Jun 30 2006 9:58AM Security
White House orders feds to improve data security

White House orders feds to improve data security

The federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has ordered government agencies to improve their security controls within 45 days.
Ericka Chickowski Jun 28 2006 10:44PM Security
IBM offers free tools for application security

IBM offers free tools for application security

IBM announced today the availability of free hosted software to help customers and developers better engineer safety into business applications, instead of having to reactively respond to security holes.
Dan Kaplan Jun 22 2006 9:20PM Security
Aussies weighed down by net concerns

Aussies weighed down by net concerns

Abstract security threats continue to weigh heavily on the minds of Australians, services outfit Unisys has found.
Staff Writers Jun 20 2006 1:42PM Security
ICT security orgs blast ID smartcard, biometrics

ICT security orgs blast ID smartcard, biometrics

The Federal Government’s planned national ID smartcard has come into further criticism – this time from some of the country’s leading ICT security organisations.
Tim Lohman Jun 15 2006 12:31PM Security
Debate: Is there evidence of innovation in the information security industry any more?

Debate: Is there evidence of innovation in the information security industry any more?
Dr. Steve Jun 15 2006 11:07AM Security
Microsoft moves enterprise security to Forefront

Microsoft moves enterprise security to Forefront

Forefront is Microsoft’s new solution designed to manage and control enterprise IT security, the company announced this week as part of the annual Microsoft Tech Ed conference in Boston.
Dan Kaplan Jun 13 2006 8:57PM Security
Four in ten security staffers write down passwords

Four in ten security staffers write down passwords

Nearly 40 percent of IT professionals store important passwords on paper, according to a new report.
René Millman Jun 13 2006 4:45PM Security
Endpoint security (2006)

Endpoint security (2006)

How can enterprises keep their endpoint computers secure when even the vendors can’t agree on what it means? Peter Stephenson used four key benchmarks to test six leading packages
Peter Stephenson,CeRNS, Jun 7 2006 12:00AM Security
Microsoft to release new Antigen email security software next month

Microsoft to release new Antigen email security software next month

Microsoft announced today that the first products developed as a result of the 2005 acquisition of Sybari Software will be released July 1.
Frank Washkuch Jun 6 2006 6:38PM Security
Kaz, Symantec partner on SMB security services

Kaz, Symantec partner on SMB security services

Kaz and Symantec have partnered on a new services agreement which will see the two companies move deeper into the upper SMB security market.
Tim Lohman Jun 6 2006 1:22PM Security
Infonetics: Network security market to be worth $6B by 2010

Infonetics: Network security market to be worth $6B by 2010

The network security market is set to expand to $6 billion by the end of 2009, according to a newly released report from Infonetics Research.
Ericka Chickowski Jun 2 2006 9:00PM Security

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