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.

Microsoft set to ignite desktop security price war

Microsoft set to ignite desktop security price war

Enterprises can look forward to cheaper antivirus and anti-spyware software after Microsoft enters the desktop security market next year, industry experts predict.
William Eazel Oct 18 2005 10:17AM Security
Veterans Affairs targets $10m at IT security upgrade

Veterans Affairs targets $10m at IT security upgrade

The US Department of Veterans Affairs has kicked off a wide ranging information security systems overhaul. Worth around $10m in total the project will see Veterans Affairs (VA) develop a training programme and course designed to boost the skills of its information security officers.
William Eazel Oct 17 2005 10:08AM Security
Microsoft aims to boost IT security

Microsoft aims to boost IT security

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Mike Nash, corporate vice president of the software giant's Security Technology Unit, have outlined a strategy and product road map that they claim will help boost IT security for the firm's customers.
William Eazel Oct 12 2005 10:18AM Security
Check Point at security checkout; Snort bought

Check Point at security checkout; Snort bought

Check Point has bought Snort developer Sourcewire in a deal worth $225 million.
René Millman Oct 10 2005 5:03PM Security
Researcher lashes out at Oracle's security effort

Researcher lashes out at Oracle's security effort

A vulnerability researcher has attacked Oracle for failing to tackle a number of flaws in its software products.
René Millman Oct 7 2005 1:20PM Security
Pay soars for British IT security professionals

Pay soars for British IT security professionals

Growing concern over security threats has increased demand for specialists in IT security, and forced up salaries by up to 25 percent over the last year in the United Kingdom.
Ron Condon Oct 7 2005 12:45PM Security
Symantec expands enterprise offering to distribution

Symantec expands enterprise offering to distribution

Security giant Symantec has flagged a plan to expand the availability of its enterprise network and desktop solutions by offering a wider selection to distributors and resellers.
Fleur Doidge Oct 6 2005 5:25PM Security
SecureTel rebrands, moves to larger site

SecureTel rebrands, moves to larger site

Specialist IT security services provider SecureTel has rebranded as SecureTelecom and moved to larger premises in central Sydney.
Fleur Doidge Oct 6 2005 4:06PM Security
Tackling mobile security

Tackling mobile security

Very few companies worry about the cost of replacing mobile devices, it’s more about the value and amount of data that resides of mobile devices and the adverse consequences to the company if the data on these devices falls into the wrong hands.
Martin Allen Oct 4 2005 5:41PM Security
Speed and firewalls panned at network security shindig

Speed and firewalls panned at network security shindig

Information technology is too focused on bandwidth and speed and not helping internet security, according to the head of information security at a Fortune 500 company.
David Quainton Oct 3 2005 4:30PM Security
Review: AEP Netilla Security Platform B-Class

Review: AEP Netilla Security Platform B-Class

We were interested to see how the AEP Netilla Security Platform would shape up, following this year's merger of AEP and Netilla.
Jon Tullett Oct 3 2005 12:00AM Security
Too many passwords create frustration, security risks

Too many passwords create frustration, security risks

Nearly a quarter of employees have to remember 15 or more passwords, according to a new survey.
René Millman Sep 29 2005 3:56PM Security
Unixpac signs ConSentry Networks deal

Unixpac signs ConSentry Networks deal

IT security provider Unixpac has signed up to distribute LAN control and enforcement platforms for US-based networking vendor ConSentry Networks.
Staff Writers Sep 27 2005 3:35PM Networking
Ignore application security at your peril!

Ignore application security at your peril!

With malicious attacks at an all time high, the emphasis put on securing the corporate network has led to many companies investing in technologies such as firewalls and intrusion detection systems. Yet whilst companies have been busy securing the network, they have largely ignored the area of application security.
Sarah Saltzman Sep 19 2005 2:26PM Security
Microsoft takes aim at security 'myths'

Microsoft takes aim at security 'myths'

Microsoft pushed security to the front of its Tech.Ed agenda on the Gold Coast this month, aiming to debunk what it claimed were common myths about IT security.
Fleur Doidge Sep 13 2005 8:00AM Security
VoIP adoption helping drive security appliance market

VoIP adoption helping drive security appliance market

Many businesses implementing Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) plan to replace their security appliances to address security issues associated with the emerging technology, according to market-research firm In-Stat.
Marcia Savage Sep 8 2005 8:12PM Security
Security council aims to clean up compliance headache

Security council aims to clean up compliance headache

An organization has been formed dedicated to researching IT security compliance.
David Quainton Sep 7 2005 4:30PM Security
IP video hits 'tipping point'

IP video hits 'tipping point'

IP video surveillance has reached a 'tipping point' of market acceptance as analogue CCTV systems start to give way to a new generation of IP-based security cameras, according to Swedish network video vendor Axis Communications.
Byron Connolly Sep 6 2005 10:04AM Telco/ISP
Network security appliance market worth $6.4 billion by 2008

Network security appliance market worth $6.4 billion by 2008

Growing fears of hacking, malware and virus infections have increased sales of security appliances and software, rising four percent to $1 billion in the first half of this year, according to new figures.
René Millman Sep 2 2005 11:09AM Security
Instant messaging security (2005)

Instant messaging security (2005)

More organizations are considering adding IM to their internal communication options, but are put off by the problem of security. Ian Parsons looks at what's on the market to put administrators' minds at ease
Ian Parsons Sep 1 2005 12:00AM Security

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