Spotlight on Cyber Security Spotlight on Cyber Security

Most infosec leaders agree that traditional security methods, on their own, are no longer enough to combat advanced new threats. But what new techniques and strategies are they using? What lessons have they learnt from breaches?

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 10-12 October.

Cyber attack targets Italian certified email accounts

Cyber attack targets Italian certified email accounts

Thousands affected.
Staff Writer Nov 20 2018 11:26AM Security
Russians impersonating US State Dept: researchers

Russians impersonating US State Dept: researchers

Operation aimed at infecting agencies.
Christopher Bing Nov 19 2018 6:24AM Cloud
Japan cybersecurity and Olympics minister - "I've never used a computer"

Japan cybersecurity and Olympics minister - "I've never used a computer"

Responsible for preparations for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Games.
Staff Writer Nov 16 2018 7:09AM Security
Analysis: Cisco resets the SD-WAN market and shows that software rules

Analysis: Cisco resets the SD-WAN market and shows that software rules

Best of breed vs. super-stack.
Simon Sharwood Nov 16 2018 7:00AM Networking
Special Report: How ZTE helped Venezuela create China-style social control

Special Report: How ZTE helped Venezuela create China-style social control

Fatherland card.
Angus Berwick Nov 15 2018 6:43AM Benchmarking Change
Microsoft closes actively exploited Windows zero-day

Microsoft closes actively exploited Windows zero-day

Remote code execution bugs in Edge taken care of too.
Juha Saarinen Nov 14 2018 9:37AM Security
German officials raise China alarm as 5G auctions loom

German officials raise China alarm as 5G auctions loom

Last-ditch drive to exclude Huawei.
Noah Barkin Nov 14 2018 6:55AM Strategy
Australia's online card fraud problem is the polar opposite of America's. Here's why...

Australia's online card fraud problem is the polar opposite of America's. Here's why...

Millions of US chip cards compromised over past year.
Juha Saarinen , Julian Bajkowski Nov 13 2018 12:10PM Financial Services
Route leak sends Google Cloud traffic to Russia

Route leak sends Google Cloud traffic to Russia

"Hijack" caused by Nigerian ISP.
Juha Saarinen Nov 13 2018 11:22AM Security
Pentagon starts outing APT zero-days on VirusTotal

Pentagon starts outing APT zero-days on VirusTotal

Fancy Bear-ware made public.
Juha Saarinen Nov 12 2018 7:00AM Security
Australia looks on as cyber-stability org bars product tampering

Australia looks on as cyber-stability org bars product tampering

Like the stuff envisioned in the Assistance and Access Bill.
Matt Johnston Nov 9 2018 11:14AM Security
Weak self-scrambling SSDs opens up Windows BitLocker

Weak self-scrambling SSDs opens up Windows BitLocker

Adding software encryption recommended to boost BitLocker security.
Juha Saarinen Nov 7 2018 7:00AM Security
Pakistan denies mass bank data breach, reports card-skimming

Pakistan denies mass bank data breach, reports card-skimming

Credit and debit cards hit.
Syed Raza Hassan and Asif Shahzad Nov 7 2018 6:44AM Financial Services
Under Armour says 4 million Aussie accounts in data breach

Under Armour says 4 million Aussie accounts in data breach

Out of 150 million impacted.
Ry Crozier Nov 5 2018 12:25PM Security
Cisco ASA and Firepower appliances under attack

Cisco ASA and Firepower appliances under attack

Miscreants remotely crash network security devices.
Juha Saarinen Nov 2 2018 10:42AM Security
Austal faces extortion bid after data breach

Austal faces extortion bid after data breach

Shipbuilder's information accessed and offered for sale.
Ry Crozier Nov 1 2018 10:37PM Security
Apple fixes remote crash vulnerability in macOS and iOS versions

Apple fixes remote crash vulnerability in macOS and iOS versions

Slow disclosure of kernel-crashing remote code execution bug.
Juha Saarinen Oct 31 2018 10:30AM Security
NSW Police finds its first ever CISO

NSW Police finds its first ever CISO

After a six month search.
Ry Crozier Oct 30 2018 11:12PM Security
Australia's data breach numbers steady at 245 in three months

Australia's data breach numbers steady at 245 in three months

Better staff training needed.
Staff Writer Oct 30 2018 10:26AM Security
Microsoft points AU govt customers to reserved instances

Microsoft points AU govt customers to reserved instances

To reduce impact of premium on Canberra regions.
Ry Crozier Oct 29 2018 11:59AM Cloud

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