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.

Shed-ding Light on Enterprise Security

Shed-ding Light on Enterprise Security

It’s 4am, cold, dark and I’m running as fast as I can, wearing only a dressing gown. What’s going on? And what has this to do with IT security?
Jason Holloway Feb 6 2006 12:31PM Security
Review: GFI LANGuard Network Security Scanner

Review: GFI LANGuard Network Security Scanner

This is a straightforward vulnerability scanner that also manages patch deployment. It can push patches and service packs out to target computers by means of a patch agent installed on the target. We found it generally competent and straightforward to install on our Windows 2000 notebook.
Peter Stephenson,CeRNS, Feb 1 2006 12:00AM Security
Review: BlackSpider MailControl

Review: BlackSpider MailControl

BlackSpider’s services have performed well in our previous, more filtering-oriented tests. The company is focused on mail and web filtering, and unlike other services, it has no plans to offer long-term mail archival, claiming limited demand — surprising, but there are good arguments for separating email management from archiving.
Jon Tullett Feb 1 2006 12:00AM Security
Review: Mimecast Online

Review: Mimecast Online

Mimecast offers its technologies as an appliance and a managed service for smaller enterprises, run from three data centers. The service is almost wholly automated, with clients not expected to do much admin work at all beyond reporting.
Jon Tullett Feb 1 2006 12:00AM Security
Review: MIMEsweeper Email Managed Service

Review: MIMEsweeper Email Managed Service

Clearswift is well-known for its MIMEsweeper filtering software, but entered two new markets in 2005. First, it introduced an appliance format of the product, and then launched a managed service with no fanfare.
Jon Tullett Feb 1 2006 12:00AM Security
Review: SoftScan

Review: SoftScan

SoftScan services clients around the world, but while its support hours are European, 24x7 telephone support is available for a fee.
Jon Tullett Feb 1 2006 12:00AM Security
Email managed security services (2006)

Email managed security services (2006)

The first email security management firms offered straightforward services for overworked admins. But the market is changing and these services will need to change with the times. Jon Tullett reports.
Jon Tullett Feb 1 2006 12:00AM Security
Mobile devices are IT managers' security headache

Mobile devices are IT managers' security headache

Two-third of IT managers are still experiencing security breaches because of poor practices on mobile devices, according to new findings.
René Millman Jan 31 2006 11:24AM Security
IT security giants team up to solve spyware

IT security giants team up to solve spyware

In a bid to combat the growing menace of spyware, IT security giants McAfee, Symantec, Trend Micro, ICSA Labs and Thompson Cyber Security Labs Unite have teamed up to define identification and testing methodologies for spyware mitigation technologies.
William Eazel Jan 31 2006 10:09AM Security
Dial ‘D’ for DoS; VoIP’s hidden security threat

Dial ‘D’ for DoS; VoIP’s hidden security threat

Communication technology experts have released a report highlighting inherent security issues with VoIP applications such as Skype and Vonage that could give online criminals an opportunity to operate undetected.
William Eazel Jan 30 2006 9:46AM 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 organizations.
Alan Bentley Jan 27 2006 1:20PM Security
Enterprises ignorant of outsourcing security risks

Enterprises ignorant of outsourcing security risks

Organizations that outsource their IT systems are increasing their vulnerability to security breaches, causing possible long-term damage to their businesses, insurers have warned.
William Eazel Jan 27 2006 11:19AM Security
IT security 'top priority' for European financial institutions

IT security 'top priority' for European financial institutions

The growing threat from hackers, new regulations, reputation issues and the growing importance of direct channel self-service banking are pushing IT security to the very top of the corporate agenda for Western European financial institutions, new research has revealed.
William Eazel Jan 25 2006 10:37AM Security
Application security: Beyond the buzzwords

Application security: Beyond the buzzwords

One of the emerging buzzwords of 2005 is "application security" but many managers still don’t have a clear picture of what the term means. Security vendors are not helping as they all clamor for a piece of this emerging budget line-item with very diverse offerings.
Andrew Stern Jan 23 2006 12:55PM Security
FBI: Security lapses at 90 percent of companies

FBI: Security lapses at 90 percent of companies

A new FBI computer crime survey claims that nine out ten polled companies have experienced a security lapse.
Dan Kaplan Jan 19 2006 8:30PM Security
Porn worm disables security tools

Porn worm disables security tools

Security experts have warned users to be wary of unsolicited emails claiming to contain obscene pictures and sex movies. The Nyxem-D worm (also known as Email-Worm.Win32.VB.bi or W32.Blackmal.E@mm) can spread via email using a variety of pornographic disguises in an attempt to disable security software.
William Eazel Jan 19 2006 9:43AM Security
IDC: Firms unprepared for blended security threats

IDC: Firms unprepared for blended security threats

Industry analysts warned today that IT security threats are becoming more sophisticated and organized, making it imperative for businesses of all sizes to put controls into place that secure operations and infrastructures.
William Eazel Jan 17 2006 9:50AM Security
iTunes security flaws a bum note

iTunes security flaws a bum note

IT security experts have warned enterprises to take immediate action against four “critical” security vulnerabilities related to an old, but widely distributed, versions of Apple’s QuickTime media player and iTunes music store software.
William Eazel Jan 16 2006 9:58AM Security
Security starts with coding

Security starts with coding

A mix of regulatory requirements coupled with front-page news stories regarding security breaches worldwide have unveiled an array of application security issues.
Brad Arkin Jan 11 2006 10:20PM 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 organizations.
Alan Bentley Jan 6 2006 12:26PM Security

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