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.

Police shut down 'Darkode' hacking forum

Police shut down 'Darkode' hacking forum

International law enforcement arrests 28.
Staff Writers Jul 16 2015 6:53AM Security
ATO rolls out Australian-first voice biometrics

ATO rolls out Australian-first voice biometrics

No more security questions on the phone.
William Maher Jul 15 2015 1:22PM Telco/ISP
Microsoft's mega Patch Tuesday marks end of Windows Server 2003 support

Microsoft's mega Patch Tuesday marks end of Windows Server 2003 support

Fix for Hacking Team 0day released.
Danielle Walker Jul 15 2015 8:55AM Security
Oracle pushes massive critical patch update for July

Oracle pushes massive critical patch update for July

Pawn Storm zero day hole plugged.
Juha Saarinen Jul 15 2015 7:03AM Security
Symantec's Morpho misstep

Symantec's Morpho misstep

[Blog post] What's in a name?
Tony Campbell Jul 14 2015 2:00PM Security
NSA releases Linux-based open source infosec tool

NSA releases Linux-based open source infosec tool

Aims to avoid duplication of effort for govt agencies.
Allie Coyne Jul 14 2015 9:46AM Security
Hacking Team vows to continue with new spyware

Hacking Team vows to continue with new spyware

Claims not all source code was leaked.
Juha Saarinen Jul 14 2015 6:46AM Security
OPM boss resigns over security breach

OPM boss resigns over security breach

Second, related intrusion picked up.
Staff Writers Jul 13 2015 7:08AM Security
DDoS attack downs iiNet services

DDoS attack downs iiNet services

Lengthy weekend outage.
Juha Saarinen Jul 13 2015 6:50AM Telco/ISP
US govt CIO orders 30-day 'cyber sprints' in wake of hack

US govt CIO orders 30-day 'cyber sprints' in wake of hack

Results to expose weakest-link agencies.
Staff Writers Jul 12 2015 7:58PM Security
More Aussie agencies wanted Hacking Team's spyware

More Aussie agencies wanted Hacking Team's spyware

ASIO, IBAC, state police contacted hacked spyware merchant.
Allie Coyne , Juha Saarinen Jul 10 2015 10:44AM Security
Xen patches admin privilege escalation vulnerability

Xen patches admin privilege escalation vulnerability

Allows admins with limited privileges to take full control.
Juha Saarinen Jul 10 2015 6:51AM Security
Millions of US citizens' personal data taken in OPM hack

Millions of US citizens' personal data taken in OPM hack

Stolen data includes social security details.
Staff Writers Jul 10 2015 6:43AM Security
'High severity' flaw discovered in OpenSSL

'High severity' flaw discovered in OpenSSL

Certificate bypass check possible.
Juha Saarinen Jul 10 2015 6:13AM Security
Morpho hackers hit Apple, Microsoft for corporate data

Morpho hackers hit Apple, Microsoft for corporate data

Cyber gang stealing sensitive info from big business.
Allie Coyne Jul 9 2015 10:04AM Security
Crypto experts slam govt encryption backdoor demands

Crypto experts slam govt encryption backdoor demands

Revisiting a bad idea considered an even worse idea.
Juha Saarinen Jul 8 2015 10:57AM Security
Adobe to patch leaked Hacking Team Flash 0day

Adobe to patch leaked Hacking Team Flash 0day

Flaw being exploited in the wild.
Allie Coyne Jul 8 2015 9:09AM Security
Hacking Team tells clients to stop using its spyware

Hacking Team tells clients to stop using its spyware

Government spy ops could be exposed.
Allie Coyne Jul 7 2015 3:18PM Security
When spyware merchants get hacked

When spyware merchants get hacked

Hacking Team attack points to bad business practices all round.
Juha Saarinen Jul 7 2015 2:30PM Security
APRA updates cloud guidance for banks

APRA updates cloud guidance for banks

Stands firm against offshore, public cloud for systems of record.
Paris Cowan Jul 6 2015 5:12PM Financial Services

Log In

  |  Forgot your password?