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.

HPE to fix enterprise storage remote root access flaw

HPE to fix enterprise storage remote root access flaw

Patches out on July 18 for StoreVirtual devices.
Juha Saarinen Jul 11 2016 6:40AM Storage
Avast to buy AVG for $1.7 billion

Avast to buy AVG for $1.7 billion

Combined user bases to enrich threat data collection.
Staff Writers Jul 8 2016 6:55AM Security
Google experiments with quantum-secure crypto

Google experiments with quantum-secure crypto

Chrome will use post-quantum key exchange algorithm.
Juha Saarinen Jul 8 2016 6:40AM Security
Mac malware gives attackers backdoor into OS X

Mac malware gives attackers backdoor into OS X

'Eleanor' opens Tor connection.
Staff Writers Jul 7 2016 3:36PM Security
Russian gets long prison sentence for StubHub hack

Russian gets long prison sentence for StubHub hack

Ringleader could spend up to 12 years in jail.
Juha Saarinen Jul 7 2016 3:30PM Security
Chinese ad firm is behind HummingBad Android malware

Chinese ad firm is behind HummingBad Android malware

As many as 10 million devices affected.
Staff Writers Jul 6 2016 2:47PM Security
Australian universities shift focus to robots, VR and cyber

Australian universities shift focus to robots, VR and cyber

Cloud computing concerns drift away.
Andrew Sadauskas Jul 6 2016 11:00AM Strategy
Hackers and Security are in an arms race – are you winning?

Hackers and Security are in an arms race – are you winning?

Cyber criminals continued expanding their list of targets, successfully gaining access to companies both big and small over the past year.
Jul 6 2016 10:16AM
FBI recommends no charges over Clinton emails

FBI recommends no charges over Clinton emails

But says the presidential candidate was 'extremely careless'.
Staff Writers Jul 6 2016 9:24AM Security
EU proposes stricter rules on Bitcoin in terrorism fight

EU proposes stricter rules on Bitcoin in terrorism fight

Greater checks on cryptocurrency exchanges.
Staff Writers Jul 6 2016 9:05AM Security
Lenovo hunts BIOS backdoor bandits

Lenovo hunts BIOS backdoor bandits

Who wrote rogue SMM code, and what does it do?
Juha Saarinen Jul 6 2016 6:06AM Security
Goodbye, PCs. You just can't be secured

Goodbye, PCs. You just can't be secured

[Blog post] Time to rethink enterprise users' computing platform.
Juha Saarinen Jul 5 2016 2:30PM Security
Alleged celebrity iCloud hacker to plead guilty

Alleged celebrity iCloud hacker to plead guilty

Faces up to five years for 2014 breaches.
Paris Cowan Jul 5 2016 11:37AM Security
Design flaw breaks Android storage encryption

Design flaw breaks Android storage encryption

Low-level attack makes it possible to extract encryption keys.
Juha Saarinen Jul 5 2016 10:40AM Security
Lenovo ThinkPad zero-day bypasses Windows security

Lenovo ThinkPad zero-day bypasses Windows security

ThnkPwn exploit gets around PC hardware protections.
Juha Saarinen Jul 4 2016 6:41AM Security
Sophos and Cylance in public fight over cheating

Sophos and Cylance in public fight over cheating

Who's faking it?
Juha Saarinen Jul 3 2016 6:50PM Security
TeleChoice forced to compensate customers over 2014 data breach

TeleChoice forced to compensate customers over 2014 data breach

Privacy Commissioner rules on complaints.
Allie Coyne Jul 1 2016 4:04PM Security
Regulators demand clearing houses recover from a hack within two hours

Regulators demand clearing houses recover from a hack within two hours

Global guidelines released.
Staff Writers Jun 30 2016 11:22AM Security
Vic govt gets new cyber security rules

Vic govt gets new cyber security rules

Commissioner to shine a light on compliance.
Paris Cowan Jun 30 2016 6:20AM Security
IBM hires ex-AFP cyber top cop to run Aussie infosec centre

IBM hires ex-AFP cyber top cop to run Aussie infosec centre

Aims for new sales avenue, collaboration.
Staff Writers Jun 28 2016 3:20PM Security

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