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.

Hifn security processors win FIPS certification

Hifn security processors win FIPS certification

Four algorithms implemented in Hifn's 795x and Intelligent Packet Processing (HIPP) security processors - DES, 3DES, SHA-1, and AES - have received Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) algorithm conformance certification by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
Marcia Savage Aug 27 2004 6:41PM Security
Security worries back to 2001 levels

Security worries back to 2001 levels

The severity and number of exploits and vulnerabilities in computer systems are causing greater concern for IT directors.
René Millman Aug 26 2004 1:23PM Security
Websense appeals to security community

Websense appeals to security community

A new security web site will be asking the security community to send it details of attacks on network infrastructure in order to the security community overcome new attacks.
René Millman Aug 24 2004 3:57PM Security
Survey shows dissatisfaction with security management

Survey shows dissatisfaction with security management

Almost 60 per cent of IT managers currently manage point solutions individually, but only 35 per cent believe this is the way security environments should be managed.
Jon Tullett Aug 17 2004 6:03PM Security
Betting against VOIP security

Betting against VOIP security

After more false dawns than a TV soap opera, IP Telephony (IPT) is finally happening in the mass market.
Denny Meijer Aug 17 2004 3:03PM Security
Corporations spend millions on single sign-on, yet don’t achieve their security goals

Corporations spend millions on single sign-on, yet don’t achieve their security goals

Single sign-on (SSO) has gained great popularity, but due to confusion in the marketplace, decision makers in many organizations don’t realize that SSO alone doesn’t adequately address their security requirements, nor does it address issues of compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley, the European Privacy Directives, HIPAA and other regulations. Though implementing SSO can be part of a good security infrastructure, it is only one aspect. Companies that don’t understand this can spend millions without accomplishing their goals.
Glenn Choquette Aug 10 2004 4:47PM Security
Review: Security Expressions

Review: Security Expressions

This is a very interesting application which enables you to monitor compliance with policies via audits against your IT infrastructure. This alone would represent valuable functionality, but Security Expressions does not stop there.
Julian Ashbourn Aug 3 2004 12:00AM Security
Enterprises need to boost web application security

Enterprises need to boost web application security

Web application security - or lack of security because companies don't pay enough attention to protecting their internet applications -was a topic of debate at the Black Hat Briefings Thursday in Las Vegas.
Marcia Savage Jul 29 2004 10:07PM Security
CipherTrust teams with Voltage Security

CipherTrust teams with Voltage Security

CipherTrust and Voltage Security Tuesday unveiled a partnership to provide enterprise policy-driven email encryption by including Voltage IBE Server in CipherTrust's IronMail Privacy Architecture (IPA).
Marcia Savage Jul 20 2004 9:20PM Security
Aladdin shines up LAN Systems security gap

Aladdin shines up LAN Systems security gap

Distributor LAN Systems has plugged a final gap in its security portfolio, signing Israeli vendor Aladdin to fulfil the wishes of Australian authentication customers.
Fleur Doidge Jul 20 2004 12:00AM Security
Security is no.1 priority, say executives

Security is no.1 priority, say executives

Research from AT&T and the Economist Intelligence Unit has shown that 78 per cent of executives think that computer security is the most important area for their networks.
Dan Ilett Jul 15 2004 3:28PM Security
Microsoft unveils endpoint security technology

Microsoft unveils endpoint security technology

Microsoft on Tuesday announced Network Access Protection, a technology that will check the security status of a computer before it's allowed to access the network.
Marcia Savage Jul 13 2004 11:07PM Security
Biometric security: more bottom-line benefits, less James Bond

Biometric security: more bottom-line benefits, less James Bond

NEC’s Gohringer cuts through the misconceptions that surround biometrics and puts forward the business case for the integration of biometric technologies into a company’s security strategy.
Carl Gohringer Jul 13 2004 11:38AM Security
Wi-Fi hotspots pose corporate security risk

Wi-Fi hotspots pose corporate security risk

Wi-fi has exploded across Britain this year, and is set to continue growing. The capability to improve mobile working means that wireless technology is allowing networked enterprises to tap into the true potential of their employees. But mobile users accessing the internet from corporate machines in Wi-fi hotspots are often doing so with little or no security controls in place. This could lead to network infection, which can have dramatic financial and operating consequences. With the average corporate enterprise infection costing an estimated £33,000 to repair, preventing infection at Wi-fi hotspots is a critical concern for many organisations.
Ian Schenkel Jul 13 2004 11:17AM Security
Review: Application Security Gateway

Review: Application Security Gateway

Controlling how your enterprise's employees are able to access external networks can be a difficult problem for most security managers.
René Millman Jul 8 2004 12:00AM Security
Microsoft and SAFLINK team up on homeland security

Microsoft and SAFLINK team up on homeland security

Microsoft and SAFLINK on Wednesday announced a partnership to develop homeland security solutions.
Marcia Savage Jul 7 2004 11:31PM Security
Unisys buys defense security firm

Unisys buys defense security firm

Managed services provider Unisys has acquired military security firm Baesch Computer Consulting (BCC).
Dan Ilett Jul 6 2004 5:19PM Security
Handbags at dawn for security firms

Handbags at dawn for security firms

Security firms Check Point and NTA Monitor have been bickering over a possible weakness in Check Point’s Firewall-1 product.
Dan Ilett Jul 6 2004 3:48PM Security
Trojan compromises banking security

Trojan compromises banking security

Security experts have found a Trojan worm that steals user-banking details.
Dan Ilett Jul 5 2004 5:09PM Security
Third-generation security

Third-generation security

How virtualization technology is making layered security a reality
Tony Morrish Jun 29 2004 2:52PM Security

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