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.

Australia's cyber spooks to outsource support, dev

Australia's cyber spooks to outsource support, dev

Want to quickly scale up IT operations.
Paris Cowan Sep 12 2016 1:00PM Security
Slew of Xen bugs leave hosts vulnerable to guest abuse

Slew of Xen bugs leave hosts vulnerable to guest abuse

New hypervisor holes menace cloud infrastructure.
Juha Saarinen Sep 9 2016 11:28AM Security
US govt names first-ever CISO

US govt names first-ever CISO

Plucked from Homeland Security.
Staff Writers Sep 9 2016 9:35AM Security
Chrome to start shaming HTTP sites

Chrome to start shaming HTTP sites

Will mark as insecure from January.
Staff Writers Sep 9 2016 8:22AM Security
Plug'n'play USB attack steals locked Windows creds

Plug'n'play USB attack steals locked Windows creds

No fix for cheap, easy hack.
Juha Saarinen Sep 8 2016 9:26AM Security
Intel to spin off McAfee, sell majority stake

Intel to spin off McAfee, sell majority stake

Security business valued at US$4.2 billion.
Allie Coyne Sep 8 2016 6:53AM Security
NBN Co beefs up cyber security offense

NBN Co beefs up cyber security offense

Ramp up of rollout leads to fresh capabilities.
Ry Crozier Sep 8 2016 6:50AM Security
Aruba products contain compromised HTTPS certificate

Aruba products contain compromised HTTPS certificate

Issue of reused certs in devices rears its ugly head again.
Juha Saarinen Sep 7 2016 11:15AM Security
Australia still has a way to go to become an infosec world leader

Australia still has a way to go to become an infosec world leader

[Blog post] Taking lessons from Israel.
Tony Campbell Sep 6 2016 3:00PM Security
Pokémon-inspired rootkit attacks Linux systems

Pokémon-inspired rootkit attacks Linux systems

Provides backdoor and traffic-hiding capabilities.
Juha Saarinen Sep 6 2016 9:00AM Security
Sophos antivirus gaffe locks out Windows users

Sophos antivirus gaffe locks out Windows users

Flags login process as malware.
Juha Saarinen Sep 6 2016 5:05AM Security
Insecure Redis caches abused for Linux server attacks

Insecure Redis caches abused for Linux server attacks

Targeted by file-deleting Fairware attackers.
Juha Saarinen Sep 2 2016 10:52AM Security
OS X patched against 'Pegasus' spyware exploits

OS X patched against 'Pegasus' spyware exploits

Follows emergency update for iOS devices last week.
Juha Saarinen Sep 2 2016 9:16AM Security
Hacker 'Guccifer' sentenced to 52 months in US prison

Hacker 'Guccifer' sentenced to 52 months in US prison

'Guccifer' believed to have targeted 100 victims.
Staff Writers Sep 2 2016 6:58AM Security
Dropbox hack affected 68 million accounts

Dropbox hack affected 68 million accounts

Password change advised.
Staff Writer Sep 1 2016 6:21AM Security
SWIFT discloses more bank hacks

SWIFT discloses more bank hacks

Pressures banks on security.
Staff Writers Aug 31 2016 8:31PM Security
Inquiry to scrutinise Census bungle

Inquiry to scrutinise Census bungle

MPs agree to investigate.
Allie Coyne Aug 31 2016 5:26PM Security
Google refuses to address login page security flaw

Google refuses to address login page security flaw

Careful with open redirects.
Juha Saarinen Aug 31 2016 10:36AM Security
A little bit of paranoia is a good thing

A little bit of paranoia is a good thing

[Blog post] Threat assessments at the heart of good security.
Tony Campbell Aug 30 2016 3:00PM Security
Bitcoin exchanges are facing a growing threat of attack

Bitcoin exchanges are facing a growing threat of attack

One-third of the market have been targeted.
Staff Writers Aug 30 2016 12:00PM Security

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