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.

Anonymous taking on Islamic State is not a good thing

Anonymous taking on Islamic State is not a good thing

[Opinion] Vigilante action risky in national security.
Levi West Nov 24 2015 3:00PM Security
Fake digital certificates on Dell systems put users at risk

Fake digital certificates on Dell systems put users at risk

Superfish round two?
Juha Saarinen Nov 24 2015 6:36AM Security
UK pair arrested for running counter anti-virus site

UK pair arrested for running counter anti-virus site

Offered detection checks for malware developers.
Juha Saarinen Nov 24 2015 6:30AM Security
Dyreza trojan evolves for Windows 10

Dyreza trojan evolves for Windows 10

Updates support for cybercrime-as-a-service.
Max Metzger Nov 23 2015 6:40AM Security
TrueCrypt gets cautious thumbs up in technical analysis

TrueCrypt gets cautious thumbs up in technical analysis

Personal storage encryption tool 'mostly safe'.
Juha Saarinen Nov 23 2015 6:19AM Security
BlackBerry offers lawful interception for devices, but no backdoors

BlackBerry offers lawful interception for devices, but no backdoors

Wants to differentiate from rivals offering end-to-end encryption.
Juha Saarinen Nov 20 2015 4:47PM Telco/ISP
Aussie Anon sentenced to three years' prison

Aussie Anon sentenced to three years' prison

Attacked government and private company servers.
Juha Saarinen Nov 19 2015 9:30AM Security
UK govt to pour $352m into cyber start-ups

UK govt to pour $352m into cyber start-ups

Part of $4bn, five-year spend on infosec.
Staff Writers Nov 18 2015 7:15AM Security
Slew of snafus threaten integrity of SSL/TLS

Slew of snafus threaten integrity of SSL/TLS

[Blog post] Digital certificate system too fragile.
Juha Saarinen Nov 17 2015 2:13PM Security
Microsoft fixes BitLocker disk encryption bypass

Microsoft fixes BitLocker disk encryption bypass

Enterprise systems connected to domains most at risk.
Juha Saarinen Nov 17 2015 9:12AM Security
App backend creds pose huge security risk

App backend creds pose huge security risk

Researchers wreak HAVOC on insecure BaaS providers.
Juha Saarinen Nov 17 2015 9:10AM Security
Gmail to snitch on unencrypted mail servers

Gmail to snitch on unencrypted mail servers

To encourage further use of SSL/TLS.
Juha Saarinen Nov 16 2015 10:37AM Security
Hired-gun hacking played key role in world's biggest cyber fraud

Hired-gun hacking played key role in world's biggest cyber fraud

Behind the JPMorgan, Fidelity breaches.
Staff Writers Nov 16 2015 6:53AM Security
Turnbull orders rewrite of draft Australian cyber strategy

Turnbull orders rewrite of draft Australian cyber strategy

Exclusive: Release of key national security document pushed back again.
Allie Coyne Nov 16 2015 6:49AM Security
Sexual assault complaints caught up in Qld Education hack

Sexual assault complaints caught up in Qld Education hack

More than 600 records accessed, 16 people notified.
Paris Cowan Nov 13 2015 11:55AM Security
Tim Cook slams UK govt encryption backdoor bill

Tim Cook slams UK govt encryption backdoor bill

Claims proposal would undermine iMessage security.
Staff Writers Nov 12 2015 6:48AM Security
Microsoft to keep data in Germany, away from US spies

Microsoft to keep data in Germany, away from US spies

Trustee model to protect info in new European data centres.
Juha Saarinen Nov 12 2015 6:46AM Security
Charges laid over JPMorgan security breach

Charges laid over JPMorgan security breach

Hackers allegedly targeted 12 companies.
Staff Writers Nov 11 2015 6:37AM Security
NSA to end bulk call data collection this month

NSA to end bulk call data collection this month

Prepares to switch on new system.
Staff Writers Nov 10 2015 1:52PM Security
Qld TAFE, Education websites hacked

Qld TAFE, Education websites hacked

Anonymous assailants threaten state govt over stolen data.
Paris Cowan Nov 10 2015 11:34AM Security

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