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.

Network security market growing

Network security market growing

Infonetics Research reported today that the network security market increased by 15 percent last year and predicted that revenue will grow another 32 percent by 2009.
Ericka Chickowski Mar 6 2006 9:40PM Security
Network security field growing

Network security field growing

Infonetics Research reported today that the network security market increased by 15 percent last year and predicted that revenue will grow another 32 percent by 2009.
Ericka Chickowski Mar 6 2006 9:12PM Security
CSO of the year: Thomas Dunbar, global chief security officer, XL Capital

CSO of the year: Thomas Dunbar, global chief security officer, XL Capital

As the global chief security officer at a leading multinational insurance company, Thomas Dunbar has a lot of data to protect, a range of regulations with which to comply and a huge number of employees whose access to corporate IT assets he must manage.
Illena Armstrong Mar 6 2006 8:55PM Security
Forging a national cyber security strategy

Forging a national cyber security strategy

In the face of growing threats to its cyber assets, America requires a cohesive and comprehensive plan to protect its vital and most sensitive data. Here, one of the leading decision makers in the federal government IT arena coveys overarching priorities for securing the country's cyberspace.
Andy Purdy Mar 6 2006 7:59PM Security
Half of small business fear security breach

Half of small business fear security breach

Nearly half of U.K. small businesses expect to suffer a security breach within the next year, according to new figures.
René Millman Mar 6 2006 4:56PM Security
Execs want more IT security improvements

Execs want more IT security improvements

Information technology security ranked as the area where business executives most desire technological innovation, according to a survey released this week by the Business Software Alliance.
Ericka Chickowski Mar 3 2006 9:52PM Security
MessageLabs flags February threat trends

MessageLabs flags February threat trends

Security software vendor MessageLabs has released its monthly report on the latest threat trends on the Internet.
Staff Writers Mar 2 2006 12:30PM Security
Online banks must boost IT security

Online banks must boost IT security

Banks offering online banking services to retail customers need to beef up their security features, especially in light of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council's (FFIEC’s) 2006 mandate, warned a recently published report.
William Eazel Mar 2 2006 9:49AM Security
IT departments taking over physical security

IT departments taking over physical security

As firms move towards converged voice-data IP networks, IT departments will increasingly become responsible for the physical security of buildings via deployment of systems such as biometric access controls, IP-CCTV and card readers, new research has predicted.
William Eazel Mar 1 2006 10:08AM Security
Viruses biggest security headache for U.K. business

Viruses biggest security headache for U.K. business

Virus infections accounted for roughly half of the worst security incidents for U.K. companies in the past two years, according to a new survey.
René Millman Feb 28 2006 10:51AM Security
Endpoint security reaches across the network perimeter

Endpoint security reaches across the network perimeter

The economy may be on the upswing, but increasing global competition combined with a multitude of compliance issues such as regulatory audits continue to pose a costly problem for organisations.
Alan Bentley Feb 27 2006 11:02AM Security
Small firms, growing security spending

Small firms, growing security spending

Smaller U.K. companies are preparing to "drastically" boost IT security spending as they move beyond anti-virus solutions to the deployment of firewall and intrusion-detection software to protect internet gateways.
William Eazel Feb 27 2006 10:14AM Security
Lack of leadership threatens U.K. mobile security

Lack of leadership threatens U.K. mobile security

A “distinct lack of leadership” on mobile security is leaving U.K. businesses open to potentially devastating levels of risk, new research has warned.
William Eazel Feb 22 2006 9:40AM Security
Charities offered free security boost

Charities offered free security boost

Charities and other non-profit organizations are to get protection from hackers and cybercriminals as a security company began offering free digital certificates and vulnerability scanning to websites that raise money for good causes.
Melissa Loveday Feb 16 2006 12:47PM Security
From RSA 2006: BSA says IT security awareness on the rise

From RSA 2006: BSA says IT security awareness on the rise

Information security is now a considerably more prominent issue to private companies than it was just two years ago, according to a survey released by the Business Software Alliance this week.
Frank Washkuch Feb 16 2006 1:47AM Security
From RSA 2006: Fighting the good IT security fight

From RSA 2006: Fighting the good IT security fight

National cybersecurity is improving as the public-private partnership broadens but much work remains, a panel of security experts said Wednesday.
Dan Kaplan Feb 15 2006 7:43PM Security
Poor wireless security 'a liability' warns lawyer

Poor wireless security 'a liability' warns lawyer

Companies leave themselves open to legal threats if they fail to secure employee's laptops against wireless hackers in public hotspots, according to a London law firm.
René Millman Feb 13 2006 2:50PM Security
Joe Dauncey, lead security consultant, AT&T Business

Joe Dauncey, lead security consultant, AT&T Business

I got into security about eight years ago as a network configurator for IBM, setting up routers for its Global Network. Then it became part of AT&T. Eventually, I ended up in a unit mediating between the security guys and the network guys.
Staff Writers Feb 13 2006 10:10AM Security
IT security pros get well-deserved credit

IT security pros get well-deserved credit

Harrison Ford rocked as the brainy, swashbuckling Indiana Jones. His swaggering Han Solo will be remembered for years to come. But it seems these unforgettable roles have been hard to duplicate.
Illena Armstrong Feb 7 2006 9:05PM Security
WMF focuses security pros' attention

WMF focuses security pros' attention

As the new year began, security professionals were left in a hole. With an official patch for a recently discovered Windows meta file (WMF) vulnerability almost two weeks from release, analysts were forced to deal with a vulnerability that many did not technically consider a “vulnerability” at all.
Frank Washkuch Feb 7 2006 8:21PM Security

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