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.

Russians used Kaspersky software to spy: media reports

Russians used Kaspersky software to spy: media reports

Found by Israeli intelligence officials spying on Russian govt hackers.
Staff Writers Oct 12 2017 6:44AM Security
Apple iOS system dialogs easily spoofed for phishing

Apple iOS system dialogs easily spoofed for phishing

Users advised to login via Settings menu.
Juha Saarinen Oct 11 2017 1:50PM Security
Microsoft patches Windows DNSSEC zero-day

Microsoft patches Windows DNSSEC zero-day

Windows 8 and later versions affected.
Juha Saarinen Oct 11 2017 11:11AM Security
Accenture exposed by misconfigured AWS storage

Accenture exposed by misconfigured AWS storage

Security keys and 40,000 plaintext passwords.
Ry Crozier Oct 11 2017 9:48AM Security
Utilities, ports may have to reveal IT outsourcers to govt

Utilities, ports may have to reveal IT outsourcers to govt

Security crackdown for critical infrastructure.
Ry Crozier Oct 10 2017 12:59PM Security
Defence contractor's IT systems breached

Defence contractor's IT systems breached

'Significant' amount of data exfiltrated.
Ry Crozier Oct 10 2017 11:20AM Security
Victoria names first whole-of-govt CISO

Victoria names first whole-of-govt CISO

Poaches ANZ Bank exec.
Justin Hendry Oct 9 2017 12:31PM Security
Deakin Uni leases spare space in its data centres

Deakin Uni leases spare space in its data centres

Deploys final piece of IT automation puzzle.
Ry Crozier Oct 9 2017 6:53AM Strategy
Mass hack confirmed at comments plugin Disqus

Mass hack confirmed at comments plugin Disqus

Information taken dates back to 2007.
Juha Saarinen Oct 9 2017 4:45AM Security
Apple rushes out macOS High Sierra creds leak fixes

Apple rushes out macOS High Sierra creds leak fixes

Supplemental update issued.
Juha Saarinen Oct 6 2017 12:29PM Security
Russians allegedly hacked NSA via Kaspersky flaw

Russians allegedly hacked NSA via Kaspersky flaw

Eugene Kaspersky calls it "the script of a C movie".
a Staff Writer Oct 6 2017 10:32AM Security
German spy agencies want to 'hack back'

German spy agencies want to 'hack back'

And destroy data stolen by state-based attackers.
Andrea Shalal-Esa , Sabine Siebold Oct 6 2017 12:34AM Security
Govts agree on national face matching database

Govts agree on national face matching database

Denies it amounts to 'mass surveillance'.
Ry Crozier Oct 5 2017 12:40PM Security
Banks concerned at cost of extra infosec spend

Banks concerned at cost of extra infosec spend

Funds have to come from somewhere.
Sholto Macpherson Oct 4 2017 11:22AM Financial Services
Govt tries to expand Australia's facial verification system

Govt tries to expand Australia's facial verification system

Will seek access to driver's licence photos.
Justin Hendry Oct 4 2017 10:35AM Security
All three billion Yahoo users affected by 2013 mega hack

All three billion Yahoo users affected by 2013 mega hack

Revised estimate triples amount of victims.
Juha Saarinen Oct 4 2017 8:00AM Security
Foreign government code reviews 'problematic': White House

Foreign government code reviews 'problematic': White House

Present both security and intellectual property risks.
Dustin Volz , Staff Writers Oct 4 2017 6:39AM Security
HPE allowed Russia to review ArcSight source code

HPE allowed Russia to review ArcSight source code

New owner of ArcSight not so cooperative.
Dustin Volz , Jack Stubbs , Joel Schechtman Oct 3 2017 11:30AM Security
Equifax was alerted to security vulnerability in March

Equifax was alerted to security vulnerability in March

Former chief executive admits failures to Congress.
David Shepardson , Staff Writers Oct 3 2017 6:55AM Security
Apple sees four-fold rise in US national security requests

Apple sees four-fold rise in US national security requests

Up to 13,499 demands for help.
Stephen Nellis Sep 29 2017 11:42AM Security

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