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.

US could blacklist Chinese surveillance tech firm

US could blacklist Chinese surveillance tech firm

In wake of Huawei sanctions.
Brenda Goh May 23 2019 1:02PM Security
Apple's Webkit to launch new privacy feature for ad tracking

Apple's Webkit to launch new privacy feature for ad tracking

'Opaque' third parties blocked from measuring clicks.
Sheila Dang and Sayanti Chakraborty May 23 2019 12:58PM Software
Huawei accuses US administration of bullying

Huawei accuses US administration of bullying

As it works with Google to respond to ban.
Foo Yun Chee May 22 2019 12:42PM Telco/ISP
Govt IT contractor charged over cryptocurrency mining

Govt IT contractor charged over cryptocurrency mining

More than $9000 allegedly mined on agency IT systems.
Justin Hendry May 21 2019 8:47AM Security
Deakin Uni adopts Exabeam as new security management platform

Deakin Uni adopts Exabeam as new security management platform

For machine learning powered insights.
Matt Johnston May 20 2019 12:01PM Security
Facebook removes 265 'fake accounts' it says linked to Israel

Facebook removes 265 'fake accounts' it says linked to Israel

Targeting users in Southeast Asia, Latin America and Africa.
Staff Writer May 17 2019 1:17PM Strategy
Huawei is a risk so Britain must change course on 5G, ex-MI6 spymaster says

Huawei is a risk so Britain must change course on 5G, ex-MI6 spymaster says

Hopes possible new PM rethinks policy.
Guy Faulconbridge and Paul Sandle May 17 2019 1:17PM Security
Microsoft 'tech support' scammers infest Azure hosting

Microsoft 'tech support' scammers infest Azure hosting

Scam sites labelled as dangerous by Google's Chrome browser.
Juha Saarinen May 17 2019 1:15PM Security
Extortionist continues to scan for exposed Git creds

Extortionist continues to scan for exposed Git creds

Github, Gitlab and Atlassian Bitbucket warn users to protect themselves.
Juha Saarinen May 16 2019 12:53PM Security
Australian Cyber Security Centre stands up government flying squad

Australian Cyber Security Centre stands up government flying squad

Team tasked with uplifting agency cyber posture.
Justin Hendry May 16 2019 11:55AM Strategy
Cloud owner in court over fraud to obtain IP addresses

Cloud owner in court over fraud to obtain IP addresses

Snagged over 757,000 IPv4 addresses.
Juha Saarinen May 16 2019 9:06AM Networking
Trump order could bar Huawei from US networks

Trump order could bar Huawei from US networks

National security risks cited.
Staff Writers May 16 2019 7:40AM Security
Aussie security researcher helps uncover latest Intel flaws

Aussie security researcher helps uncover latest Intel flaws

Follows work on Spectre, Meltdown.
Matt Johnston May 16 2019 7:25AM Security
Horizon Power's biggest cyber-attack risk is its HR team

Horizon Power's biggest cyber-attack risk is its HR team

Auditor zaps sloppy tech hiring.
Justin Hendry May 16 2019 7:23AM Security
Critical wormhole brings patches for Windows XP and Server 2003

Critical wormhole brings patches for Windows XP and Server 2003

Patch Wednesday plugs critical vulnerabilities a-plenty.
Juha Saarinen May 15 2019 1:15PM Security
San Francisco votes to ban city use of facial recognition technology

San Francisco votes to ban city use of facial recognition technology

Aimed at protecting marginalised groups.
Jeffrey Dastin May 15 2019 12:39PM Security
Cisco patches IOS XE remote command injection flaw

Cisco patches IOS XE remote command injection flaw

But a Secure Boot vulnerability is harder to fix.
Juha Saarinen May 14 2019 2:35PM Security
WhatsApp flaw allowed spyware injection via calls

WhatsApp flaw allowed spyware injection via calls

Pegasus comes calling whether you answer or not.
Juha Saarinen May 14 2019 1:40PM Security
Facebook rejects co-founder call for breakup

Facebook rejects co-founder call for breakup

While US lawmakers urge antitrust investigation.
Staff Writer May 10 2019 7:00AM Software
Binance hackers shift stolen bitcoin, identity still unclear: researchers

Binance hackers shift stolen bitcoin, identity still unclear: researchers

Funds now sitting in several digital wallets.
Tom Wilson May 10 2019 7:00AM Security

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