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.

Wireless security is broken and it doesn’t matter.

Wireless security is broken and it doesn’t matter.

It’s hard to pick up an industry magazine or a newspaper without finding an article about the latest security flaw in one of the wireless protocols. Companies are scrambling to fix the problem by throwing money and resources at new standards and products. Organizations everywhere are wasting financial resources on technologies that prevent their users from taking advantage of wireless networks because of perceived security reasons.
Thomas Gilbert Aug 31 2005 11:14AM Security
Debate» Security researchers should be paid for finding vulnerabilities in code

Debate» Security researchers should be paid for finding vulnerabilities in code
Kip McClanahan Aug 26 2005 3:41PM Security
Review: Content Security Manager 2100CF

Review: Content Security Manager 2100CF

The 2100 CF is a dedicated content filtering appliance. It has three Fast Ethernet ports – two sit transparently inline with your internet, the third is a dedicated management port.
Christopher Moody Aug 25 2005 12:00AM Security
Review: Vital Security Appliance NG-5100

Review: Vital Security Appliance NG-5100

Finjan Software's NG-5100 can be deployed as a single box, but the system supports a distributed environment where one appliance serves as a policy server, while others can scan through load balancing. It can sit as either a standard web proxy, in which case you have to reconfigure all client computers, or as a transparent web proxy.
Christopher Moody Aug 25 2005 12:00AM Security
Air Force notifies personnel of security breach

Air Force notifies personnel of security breach

The U.S. Air Force is notifying more than 33,000 airmen of a security breach in an online system containing their personal information.
Marcia Savage Aug 22 2005 4:48PM Security
Unixpac starts security blog

Unixpac starts security blog

Security products distributor and solution provider Unixpac has launched a series of blogs to encourage communication between Unixpac, its partners and customers.
Staff Writers Aug 19 2005 12:00PM Security
Online companies threatened by poor security

Online companies threatened by poor security

Half of all customers will switch ISPs if it means they can shop online safely, according to a new survey.
David Quainton Aug 18 2005 3:51PM Security
Cisco, Pacific Internet offer managed SMB bundle

Cisco, Pacific Internet offer managed SMB bundle

Networking giant Cisco has partnered an ISP, teaming up with Pacific Internet to offer a managed, integrated, connectivity and security bundle aimed at SMBs.
Fleur Doidge Aug 16 2005 12:56PM Networking
PatchLink signs LAN Systems as distributor

PatchLink signs LAN Systems as distributor

US security vendor PatchLink has appointed LAN Systems as its sole distributor for Australia and New Zealand.
Fleur Doidge Aug 15 2005 12:09PM Security
Mobile workforce - security nightmare or opportunity?

Mobile workforce - security nightmare or opportunity?

Over the last decade blackberries, mobile phones, laptops, PDAs and a variety of other devices have become intrinsic to both our working and personal lives. It is impossible to imagine a life without them. Consumers and businesses alike have seen the advantages of real time communication and have embraced the technology that allows them to do more whilst on the move.
Dave Taylor Aug 3 2005 12:02PM Security
Cisco releases security alert after Black Hat drama

Cisco releases security alert after Black Hat drama

Cisco Systems on Friday released a security alert about a vulnerability in its router software, two days after taking legal action against a researcher who exposed the flaw at the Black Hat conference.
Marcia Savage Jul 29 2005 11:49PM Security
WhiteGold boosts Melbourne operation

WhiteGold boosts Melbourne operation

Specialist distributor WhiteGold Solutions has expanded its Melbourne operation, doubling the size of its premises and hiring a Victorian state manager following 300 percent growth over the last financial year.
Fleur Doidge Jul 26 2005 4:45PM Security
Visa and U.S. Chamber of Commerce launch security campaign

Visa and U.S. Chamber of Commerce launch security campaign

Visa USA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce have launched a campaign to help educate merchants about data security.
Marcia Savage Jul 22 2005 7:11PM Security
Debate» Voice over IP networks pose a security threat to enterprises and their users

Debate» Voice over IP networks pose a security threat to enterprises and their users
David Endler Jul 22 2005 3:27PM Security
European business fail to take security seriously

European business fail to take security seriously

Businesses in Europe are adopting a "lackluster approach" to security of data and systems, according to a new study.
René Millman Jul 21 2005 5:20PM Security
Finjan licenses security patents to Microsoft

Finjan licenses security patents to Microsoft

Internet security company Finjan has agreed to license selected security patents to Microsoft. Microsoft will also take a small stake in the security company.
René Millman Jul 20 2005 5:16PM Security
Write down your passwords, increase security

Write down your passwords, increase security

Security buffs have urged employees to write down their passwords in hopes that people will not use the same weak phrase repeatedly, thereby increasing security.
Melissa Loveday Jul 20 2005 5:14PM Security
Steps for ensuring storage network security

Steps for ensuring storage network security

Most companies routinely assess their data security with overall security policy health checks, site surveys, and reviews of processes, systems, networks, and applications. Yet each of these activities rests on fundamental assumptions about where the data resides and how the data "behind the server" is secured.
Brandon Hoff Jul 20 2005 11:45AM Security
NIST gets busy with security draft

NIST gets busy with security draft

U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has finalized a draft version of federal government computer security.
David Quainton Jul 19 2005 2:37PM Security
Free tool calculates cost/benefit of security

Free tool calculates cost/benefit of security

A new tool aims to help companies figure out the potential return on IT security spending.
Marcia Savage Jul 18 2005 7:50PM Security

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