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.

Big public clouds open to quiet traffic snooping

Big public clouds open to quiet traffic snooping

"TeLeScope" attack bypasses TLS in real-time.
Juha Saarinen Jun 9 2016 3:45PM Security
Big DDoS attacks reach record levels: Akamai

Big DDoS attacks reach record levels: Akamai

Done dirt cheap.
Juha Saarinen Jun 8 2016 8:45AM Security
Facebook flaw lets attackers into Messenger chats

Facebook flaw lets attackers into Messenger chats

Social network issues fix.
Allie Coyne Jun 7 2016 3:55PM Security
NetSuite hacker given 12 months' jail

NetSuite hacker given 12 months' jail

Caused a claimed $256,510 worth of damage.
Allie Coyne Jun 7 2016 9:05AM Security
Drive-by exploit kit bypasses Microsoft EMET protections

Drive-by exploit kit bypasses Microsoft EMET protections

Angler gets around DEP, ASR, EAF and other mitigations.
Juha Saarinen Jun 7 2016 4:57AM Security
NY Fed rejected cyber-heist transfer before moving $111m

NY Fed rejected cyber-heist transfer before moving $111m

Questions raised about missed red flags.
Staff Writers Jun 6 2016 1:01PM Security
Team GhostShell dumps over 36 million accounts on web

Team GhostShell dumps over 36 million accounts on web

Hacktivists score points against slack MongoDB admins.
Juha Saarinen Jun 6 2016 11:21AM Security
TeamViewer denies breach reports, strengthens security

TeamViewer denies breach reports, strengthens security

Blames unauthorised access of reused passwords.
Juha Saarinen Jun 6 2016 8:30AM Security
US Congress investigates Federal Reserve breaches

US Congress investigates Federal Reserve breaches

Concerns raised over 50 incidents.
Staff Writers Jun 6 2016 6:46AM Security
Mysterious Stuxnet copycat discovered

Mysterious Stuxnet copycat discovered

Researchers stumble on Irongate.
Allie Coyne Jun 3 2016 9:43AM Security
How to steal data through PC components

How to steal data through PC components

No hacking required.
Staff Writers Jun 2 2016 3:55PM Security
No data stolen in hack: NSW Transport

No data stolen in hack: NSW Transport

Booking system still offline.
Allie Coyne Jun 2 2016 2:46PM Security
NSW unis ignoring calls to improve IT

NSW unis ignoring calls to improve IT

Auditor bemoans lax security stance.
Paris Cowan Jun 2 2016 12:01PM Security
US Federal Reserve breached more than 50 times

US Federal Reserve breached more than 50 times

Regular cyber attacks on lucrative target.
Staff Writers Jun 2 2016 10:10AM Security
Malaysian immigration officials fired for sabotaging passport system

Malaysian immigration officials fired for sabotaging passport system

Outages allowed people to enter country undetected.
Paris Cowan Jun 1 2016 2:00PM Security
PC makers blasted for bad bloatware security

PC makers blasted for bad bloatware security

Trivially exploitable vulnerabilities in bundled software.
Juha Saarinen Jun 1 2016 9:02AM Security
Respect my Certificate Authority!

Respect my Certificate Authority!

[Blog post] You should decide who to trust.
Juha Saarinen May 31 2016 2:30PM Security
How an Aussie hacker used information leakage to trade stocks

How an Aussie hacker used information leakage to trade stocks

Why businesses should be conscious of the data they let out.
Allie Coyne May 31 2016 11:00AM Security
Bangladesh Bank hack investigators hint at insider role

Bangladesh Bank hack investigators hint at insider role

Official report due in two to three weeks.
Staff Writers May 31 2016 6:41AM Security
Data61's mission to wipe out the password

Data61's mission to wipe out the password

Researchers want to authenticate you by the way you swipe.
Paris Cowan May 31 2016 6:35AM Security

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