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.

Would You Please Swear in the Chief Security Officer?

Would You Please Swear in the Chief Security Officer?

As defense counsel to a corporation or as the chief security officer, hearing such words should send immeasurable fear through the hearts of each participant at any time you are sworn in.
Michael P. Jan 14 2004 3:22PM Security
Simplifying Network Security

Simplifying Network Security

Network security can be complex.
Dan MacDonald Jan 14 2004 3:03PM Security
A Practical and Realistic Approach for Testing the Performance of Firewalls: What Your Security Vendors Don't Want You to Know

A Practical and Realistic Approach for Testing the Performance of Firewalls: What Your Security Vendors Don't Want You to Know

While Internet security has always been important, only recently has it emerged as an important issue for almost all who use the Internet.
Johnson Wu, Jan 14 2004 3:01PM Security
Information Security on The Internet

Information Security on The Internet

In the aftermath of the September 11 terrorist events in the United States, the fear that malevolent hackers and other criminal perpetrators might unleash a cyberattack on the Internet is becoming an increasing concern.
Jason B. Jan 14 2004 2:49PM Security
Optical Network Security Demands a New Performance Threshold

Optical Network Security Demands a New Performance Threshold

The events of September 11 have made security a national priority in the USA.
Peder Jungck Jan 14 2004 2:43PM Security
Microsoft XP - Solving Security Concerns or Still a Liability?

Microsoft XP - Solving Security Concerns or Still a Liability?

Microsoft's Windows XP operating system has arrived amid a multi-million dollar worldwide marketing fanfare the like of which we rarely see.
Paul Barker Jan 14 2004 2:37PM Security
Fingerprint Authentication: Shifting the Electronic Security Paradigm

Fingerprint Authentication: Shifting the Electronic Security Paradigm

Interest in security is at an all-time high. How can we best secure our possessions, our information, even ourselves?
S. K. Jan 14 2004 2:36PM Security
A Network Security Checklist

A Network Security Checklist

Due to the abundance of Internet security attacks, the news over the past year has been flooded with warnings and reports of numerous network vulnerabilities.
Mark Epstein Jan 14 2004 2:20PM Security
The Most Commonly Overlooked Security Holes

The Most Commonly Overlooked Security Holes

Historically, corporations and solution providers have taken a medieval, provincial approach to keeping data secure.
Todd Lawson Jan 14 2004 2:03PM Security
Evaluating the Security Risk Between Business-to-Business and Business-to-Consumer

Evaluating the Security Risk Between Business-to-Business and Business-to-Consumer

Today's security measures are not keeping up with today's security risks.
John Bernardi Jan 14 2004 1:39PM Security
Untangling Security Issues to Enable Web-based Email Access

Untangling Security Issues to Enable Web-based Email Access

Today's users consider email a major component of their business and personal communications, and demand the convenience of email access from any location at any time.
Joseph Steinberg Jan 14 2004 1:29PM Security
Holistic paths to security

Holistic paths to security

Security tools are important for protecting company systems, but, says Adam Lipson, focusing on people can yield better results
Adam Lipson Jan 13 2004 4:36PM Security
Policy that lives: Enforcing security in spite of the users

Policy that lives: Enforcing security in spite of the users

Creating a security policy may be hard, says Illena Armstrong, but making sure that users comply is always the biggest problem
Illena Armstrong Jan 13 2004 3:22PM Security
Online security training for employees

Online security training for employees

A US company has launched an online IT security-training programme.
Dan Ilett Jan 13 2004 2:34PM Security
Timing security practices for web application success

Timing security practices for web application success

Last year, says Caleb Sima, many organizations began using web application security assessment tools and discovered that many vulnerabilities could not be corrected because they resulted from insecure application development practices.
Caleb Sima Jan 13 2004 2:28PM Security
Issues for SAN security

Issues for SAN security

SANs have some inbuilt security says Stewart Buchanan, but this does not mean you should relax your guard
Stewart Buchanan Jan 13 2004 2:21PM Security
Guarding the keep: Storage security

Guarding the keep: Storage security

Vital business information should be carefully stored but, Jon Tullett asks, can you be sure it really is locked away safely?
Jon Tullett Jan 13 2004 2:18PM Security
HIPAA: Keeping the security rules

HIPAA: Keeping the security rules

Vulnerability assessment is a vital part of ensuring networks comply with HIPAA, says Gerhard Eschelbeck
Gerhard Eschelbeck Jan 13 2004 1:56PM Security
HIPAA: Now comes the security Challenge

HIPAA: Now comes the security Challenge

As the HIPAA privacy compliance deadline passes, Jon Bogen highlights the top action points for the new security rules
Jon Bogen Jan 13 2004 1:51PM Security
Free to roam Tackling WLAN security

Free to roam Tackling WLAN security

When employees of the city of Tallahassee asked for wireless access, finding a secure solution seemed almost impossible, says Curtis Franklin
Curtis Franklin Jan 13 2004 1:23PM Security

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