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.

Debate: Should information security firms appoint former hackers to development roles?

Debate: Should information security firms appoint former hackers to development roles?
Simon Khalaf Nov 11 2005 3:46PM Security
Europe's IT directors doubt VoIP security

Europe's IT directors doubt VoIP security

Almost half of European IT directors believe VoIP networks are “inherently insecure”, with the figure rising to 56 percent among computing professionals working in the financial sector, newly published research has claimed.
William Eazel Nov 11 2005 1:24PM Security
Calls for improved security legislation after TransUnion breach

Calls for improved security legislation after TransUnion breach

Enhanced federal legislation and closer scrutiny of user behavior were at the top of leading security professionals’ wish lists this week as news of last month’s theft of a TransUnion PC containing the personal credit information of about 3,600 clients spread.
Frank Washkuch Nov 9 2005 9:41PM Security
Security still a major barrier to converged IP network

Security still a major barrier to converged IP network

Nearly two-thirds of chief executives think that security is the most critical barrier to implementing a converged IP network, according to a new survey.
René Millman Nov 8 2005 5:05PM Security
IT security acquisition specialist snaps up St. Bernard Software

IT security acquisition specialist snaps up St. Bernard Software

Sand Hill IT Security Acquisition Corp, a public targeted acquisition corporation, has entered into a definitive merger agreement with privately held IT security company St. Bernard Software.
William Eazel Nov 4 2005 12:34PM Security
Nortel and Websense talk up mobile phone security

Nortel and Websense talk up mobile phone security

Nortel and Websense have signed an agreement to develop web content filtering technology to protect GSM/UMTS mobile handsets from receiving and accessing unwanted content.
William Eazel Nov 2 2005 10:44AM Security
Review: TriGeo Security Information Manager

Review: TriGeo Security Information Manager

This product is based upon a substantial rack-mount hardware appliance running Linux, and a Windows-based console and reporting capability with which to administer the system. Agents are then placed on target machines across the network and acknowledged at the console.
Julian Ashbourn Nov 1 2005 12:00AM Security
Review: NetIQ Security Manager

Review: NetIQ Security Manager

This comprehensive product seems to offer a great deal: event monitoring and management; intrusion detection; comprehensive reporting and analysis. All this, plus three printed manuals, an installation guide, user guide and programming guide.
Julian Ashbourn Nov 1 2005 12:00AM Security
PatchLink launches global channel program locally

PatchLink launches global channel program locally

Security management software vendor PatchLink has launched its global partner program across the Asia-Pacific, including in Australia.
Staff Writers Oct 31 2005 11:01AM Security
Canadian University takes IT security back to school

Canadian University takes IT security back to school

Ryerson University, a Toronto, Ontario-based university, has completed a wide ranging IT security infrastructure upgrade centering on deployment of over 40 enterprise security appliances to protect its IT network, which supports over 50,000 student, employee and alumni users.
William Eazel Oct 31 2005 10:27AM Security
Security fears threaten to cut off IP telephony adoption

Security fears threaten to cut off IP telephony adoption

Concerns about the security of internet protocol (IP) telephony systems are threatening to slow adoption of the technology by businesses in the United States, new research has claimed.
William Eazel Oct 28 2005 10:57AM Security
Argus reports strong growth, offshore moves

Argus reports strong growth, offshore moves

Homegrown biometrics products developer Argus Solutions has reported 300 percent quarter-on-quarter growth in sales for the first quarter of the 2005-06 financial year.
Staff Writers Oct 27 2005 4:10PM Security
Working group aims to lock down VoIP Security

Working group aims to lock down VoIP Security

The Voice over IP Security Alliance (VOIPSA) today released what it claims is the first comprehensive list of Voice over IP (VoIP) security threats.
William Eazel Oct 27 2005 11:29AM Security
Australians concerned about spyware: survey

Australians concerned about spyware: survey

Spyware topped the list of web security concerns in a recent survey of Australian businesses.
Staff Writers Oct 25 2005 3:33PM Security
New security distributor opens doors

New security distributor opens doors

Former Nokia internet communications general manager Vic Whiteley has launched SecureServ, a new distributor selling security products and managed services based on unified threat management technology.
Byron Connolly Oct 25 2005 3:25PM Security
Linux security beta testers offered beer and blood

Linux security beta testers offered beer and blood

In a bizarre bid to attract beta testers an IT security company is offering 1,000 German beers and a meeting with Count Dracula to the software engineer who most thoroughly tests its Linux-based antivirus offering.
William Eazel Oct 25 2005 11:28AM Security
WhiteGold adds AirTight wireless security

WhiteGold adds AirTight wireless security

Security distributor WhiteGold Solutions has signed on US-based wireless security and intrusion prevention system vendor AirTight Networks.
Fleur Doidge Oct 21 2005 11:36AM Security
IBM aims to boost SOA security with DataPower acquisition

IBM aims to boost SOA security with DataPower acquisition

In a bid to improve the security of its business application software IBM has agreed a take over of DataPower, privately-held provider of products designed help improve security and speed the processing of computer transactions.
William Eazel Oct 20 2005 10:26AM Security
Cisco gets more of a NAC for security

Cisco gets more of a NAC for security

Cisco unveiled the second stage of its Network Admission Control (NAC) initiative, porting software to its range of Catalyst switches and wireless products. In addition, three new partners were bought into the fold to add vulnerability scanning to the framework.
René Millman Oct 18 2005 1:13PM Security
The Mechanics Bank revs up IT security

The Mechanics Bank revs up IT security

The Mechanics Bank, the largest independent community bank in the San Francisco Bay Area, has undertaken an infrastructure upgrade that aims to boost the security of its Citrix Presentation Server-based application environment in the face of a growing threat from viruses and hackers.
William Eazel Oct 18 2005 11:08AM Security

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