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 Vista security feature guards the backend

New Vista security feature guards the backend

Among the new security features in the beta 2 version of Microsoft Vista is a new backend defense against buffer overrun exploits, according to one Microsoft security expert.
Ericka Chickowski Jun 1 2006 10:02PM Security
Review: Safe Access

Review: Safe Access

This appliance comes loaded with features. Three default security policies monitor for up-to-date service packs, critical updates, anti-virus programs and updates, and the presence of worms, viruses or Trojans.
Peter Stephenson,CeRNS, Jun 1 2006 12:00AM Security
Review: AppSense Application Manager and Environment Manager

Review: AppSense Application Manager and Environment Manager

The AppSense Application Manager (AM) can be set up as a standalone product in a test environment before actual deployment. The standalone preconfiguration enables an administrator to get to know and tweak the program for the best configuration for each particular environment.
Peter Stephenson,CeRNS, Jun 1 2006 12:00AM Security
Review: LANDesk Security Suite

Review: LANDesk Security Suite

This product incorporates all the features of a great endpoint security product in one program. LANDesk must be installed on a central server, which must pass certain security and version tests before install will begin. After installation, policies can be set for access, applications, software versions, service packs, anti-virus, and so on. Agents planted across the network also allow the console administrator to take remote control of machines in violation of policies. Security Suite is part of a larger set of integrated products.
Peter Stephenson,CeRNS, Jun 1 2006 12:00AM Security
Blue Security stops anti-spam operations

Blue Security stops anti-spam operations

Israeli-based firm Blue Security has ceased its anti-spam operations just over a week after a spam-based attack shut down the company website.
Frank Washkuch May 17 2006 5:48PM Security
Vista's security features lack polish, but still an improvement

Vista's security features lack polish, but still an improvement

Though Microsoft has made drastic security improvements within its upcoming Vista operating system, there will be some usability hiccups within its new security features and plenty of room for security developers to sell aftermarket products, the Yankee Group said this week.
Ericka Chickowski May 11 2006 8:26AM Security
Kansas firm settles FTC security charges

Kansas firm settles FTC security charges

A Kansas real estate services provider has settled Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges that it violated security claims made to customers, the agency announced today in a statement.
Dan Kaplan May 10 2006 9:57PM Security
Blue Security site recovers from attack

Blue Security site recovers from attack

The website of Israeli-based Blue Security is operational today after it sustained almost a weeklong DDoS attack that apparently was in retaliation for the company’s anti-spam business model.
Dan Kaplan May 8 2006 9:53PM Security
Spam-based attack shuts down Blue Security site

Spam-based attack shuts down Blue Security site

Hackers have launched a massive DDoS attack against the website of Israeli internet security firm Blue Security. As of this afternoon, the website still was down, but company representatives said service to the affected servers gradually was being restored.
Dan Kaplan May 5 2006 9:21PM Security
SurfControl: Top email security threats Q1

SurfControl: Top email security threats Q1

Anti-virus vendor SurfControl has released its findings into the major email security threats of the last quarter.
Staff Writers May 4 2006 10:01AM Security
U.K. Cabinet Office backs security enhanced Linux

U.K. Cabinet Office backs security enhanced Linux

Steve Marsh, director of the U.K. government’s Central Sponsor for Information Assurance (CSIA), has announced that IBM, and its partners Tresys Technology and Belmin Group, are working with the U.K. Cabinet Office to demonstrate one of the first mainstream mandatory access control (MAC) environments. The design is based upon Security Enhanced Linux and IBM WebSphere.
William Eazel May 2 2006 10:58AM Security
American Express warns of 'security measures' phishing scam

American Express warns of 'security measures' phishing scam

American Express is warning customers to be on the look out for a new phishing scheme that poses as a company "security measures" pop-up screen.
Frank Washkuch May 1 2006 7:01PM Security
U.K. squeezes BlackBerry security

U.K. squeezes BlackBerry security

CESG - the information assurance arm of the U.K. government communication headquarters (GCHQ) yesterday granted approval for government employees to use BlackBerry devices from Canadian vendor Research In Motion (RIM) to handle restricted data.
William Eazel Apr 28 2006 10:59AM Security
NCSA launches small business security campaign

NCSA launches small business security campaign

The National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) today unveiled the latest initiative in its on-going campaign to educate small businesses about cyber-security issues.
William Eazel Apr 27 2006 1:03PM Security
IT security more imporant to most U.K. businesses

IT security more imporant to most U.K. businesses

Three-quarters of U.K. businesses rate security as a high or very high priority for their senior management or board of directors, according to the latest government-sponsored survey of breaches in the U.K. released at Infosec London.
William Eazel Apr 26 2006 10:13AM Security
Half of business travelers worried by hotspot security

Half of business travelers worried by hotspot security

More than half of all business travelers are still concerned about security levels offered by wireless, according to a global survey.
René Millman Apr 24 2006 10:45AM Security
Security firm warns of fake blog ‘virus’

Security firm warns of fake blog ‘virus’

Security firm PandaLabs has issued a warning about a false virus for blogs that is causing confusion among blog writers and readers.
William Eazel Apr 24 2006 10:21AM Security
Demand ramps up for all-in-one security solutions

Demand ramps up for all-in-one security solutions

The complexity of managing security technologies is the third-highest challenge organizations will face over the next year, according to IDC.
William Eazel Apr 21 2006 1:19PM Security
Review: Websense Security Suite - Lockdown Edition

Review: Websense Security Suite - Lockdown Edition

This is a very popular product and you can see why from the moment you insert the CD, all the way through to having it completely up and ready for use. Websense is easy to use and configure. The set-up wizard has very clear steps and leaves no doubt to the installer that the program is installing correctly.
Peter Stephenson,CeRNS, Apr 14 2006 12:00AM Security
Researchers take VoIP security back to school

Researchers take VoIP security back to school

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has issued four awards totaling $600,000 to the University of North Texas (UNT) to lead a multi-university collaboration to develop a geographically distributed, secure test bed to analyze VoIP vulnerabilities.
William Eazel Apr 13 2006 2:30PM Security

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