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.

New Technology and Security Déjà Vu

New Technology and Security Déjà Vu

Last May, USA Today reported on the Jacobs family getting implanted with computer chips containing their medical record information.
Ben Rothke Jan 15 2004 11:58AM Security
Monitoring Security from the Inside Out: Intrusion Detection at the Configuration Level

Monitoring Security from the Inside Out: Intrusion Detection at the Configuration Level

Today’s intrusion detection (ID) technology is, for the most part, network-centric.
Andy Evans Jan 15 2004 11:45AM Security
Centrally Managed Network Security: Hope or Reality?

Centrally Managed Network Security: Hope or Reality?

Ask any IT professional to predict the future of computer networking and you will get different answers.
Dan Thomsen Jan 15 2004 11:40AM Security
3Com includes security for switches

3Com includes security for switches

Networking firm 3Com is putting security into its switches.
Dan Ilett Jan 15 2004 11:36AM Security
Making Sense of “Homeland Security”

Making Sense of “Homeland Security”

As the Homeland Security Act makes its way through the United States Congress, the topic of homeland security has become a relevant discussion in the information security marketplace.
Dan Taylor Jan 15 2004 11:27AM Security
Real-World IT Security - The Social Engineering Perils of Commuting

Real-World IT Security - The Social Engineering Perils of Commuting

The morning commute from my suburban town of residence to London, where I presently work, and back is an opportunity to catch up on some reading and the news.
Stuart King Jan 15 2004 11:16AM Security
Redefining Email Security Policies

Redefining Email Security Policies

Corporations the world over are beginning to see email in a whole new light: not just as a revolutionary business tool, but also as a major potential liability if not controlled.
Tanya Candia Jan 15 2004 10:55AM Security
For Your Eyes Only - Maximizing Security in a Closed Environment

For Your Eyes Only - Maximizing Security in a Closed Environment

Fingerprint, retinal or even voice identification have traditionally existed only in James Bond-style blockbuster movies.
Jackie Groves Jan 15 2004 10:48AM Security
Businesses Should Not Fear Teleworking Security Issues

Businesses Should Not Fear Teleworking Security Issues

In November 2002 SonicWALL published the results of an independent survey into the attitudes of British businesses towards teleworking and the steps most commonly taken to ensure home workers connect to the office securely.
Harry Gostling Jan 15 2004 10:42AM Security
Networks Risk Grounding Without Airport-Level Security

Networks Risk Grounding Without Airport-Level Security

It is one of the old security adages that the nature of the threats to networks are ever-changing.
Nigel Hawthorn Jan 15 2004 10:40AM Security
Security Issues for Remote IT Delivery

Security Issues for Remote IT Delivery

Colin Wells, chairman of JBS Computer Services, examines what SMEs should look for from suppliers when choosing the remote route for software delivery
Colin Wells Jan 15 2004 10:17AM Security
Not Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Web Services Security

Not Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Web Services Security

Woody Allen, that famous web services guru and comedian on the side, once described James Joyce as “the most incomprehensible and hence the finest poet of his time.”
Throop Wilder Jan 15 2004 10:13AM Security
Security Tools within the Common Criteria Framework: Part 2

Security Tools within the Common Criteria Framework: Part 2

This is the second part of a two-part article. The first part discussed security tools used to protect data integrity and the related business processes within an organization: (www.scmagazine.com/scmagazine/sc-online/2002/article/48/article.html).
Fredric Greene Jan 15 2004 9:56AM Security
Application security - the weakest link

Application security - the weakest link

You wouldn't walk into a bank and find money or valuables laid out in plain view and easy to reach.
Itay Haber Jan 14 2004 5:07PM Security
Security and Web Services

Security and Web Services

What is in essence a framework for designing, developing and building a new generation of applications around web standards and protocols, web services promises to make it far easier to integrate applications across disparate hardware and software platforms - a constant gripe with existing technology. Backed by all of the major IT vendors (Microsoft, IBM, Sun, Oracle, etc.), web services certainly will not suffer from a lack of effort or exposure, but will it take off and what are the issues?
Peter Doyle Jan 14 2004 5:02PM Security
Security Tools within the Common Criteria framework

Security Tools within the Common Criteria framework

This is the first part of a two-part article. The second part will discuss specific topics in more detail, including specific system and network security tools such as network port scanners, OS detection, configuration tools and vulnerability assessment.
Fredric Greene Jan 14 2004 4:58PM Security
The Best Free (and Cheap) Security Software Part 1: Hashes and Encryption

The Best Free (and Cheap) Security Software Part 1: Hashes and Encryption

This is the first article in a series that will look at some of the best free (and cheap) security software.
Ric Steinberger Jan 14 2004 4:38PM Security
Do Firewalls and IDS Create a False Sense of Internal Security?

Do Firewalls and IDS Create a False Sense of Internal Security?

In an effort to boost sales and generate revenue, one U.S. multinational energy company recently embraced the Internet to bolster external communication and internal collaboration.
Abishek Chauhan Jan 14 2004 4:36PM Security
Cyberliability: Turning the Spotlight to Internal IT Security

Cyberliability: Turning the Spotlight to Internal IT Security

Is your company data an asset or a threat?
Staff Writers Jan 14 2004 4:05PM Security
Perimeter Defense Model for Security

Perimeter Defense Model for Security

There has to be a better way!
Adam Lipson Jan 14 2004 3:38PM Security

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