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.

US intelligence committee approves cybersecurity bill

US intelligence committee approves cybersecurity bill

Gives tick to data sharing between public, private sectors.
Staff Writers Jul 9 2014 10:49AM Security
Web companies rush to plug serious cross-domain hole

Web companies rush to plug serious cross-domain hole

Google and other large properties vulnerable.
Juha Saarinen Jul 9 2014 9:55AM Security
US arrests Russian politician's son over hacking theft

US arrests Russian politician's son over hacking theft

Russia cries kidnap.
Staff Writers Jul 9 2014 6:53AM Security
Kicking the XP habit is hard

Kicking the XP habit is hard

[Blog post] Nobody should use XP any more, but...they do.
Juha Saarinen Jul 8 2014 2:10PM Security
Aussies dodge US mobile device flight bans

Aussies dodge US mobile device flight bans

No battery checks required for locals bound for US.
Allie Coyne Jul 8 2014 6:59AM Security
Minister defends NZ's slow migration off XP

Minister defends NZ's slow migration off XP

But opposition slams waste of taxpayer money.
Juha Saarinen Jul 8 2014 5:28AM Security
Dead mobile devices banned from planes to US

Dead mobile devices banned from planes to US

Passengers asked to prove devices have power.
Allie Coyne Jul 7 2014 10:29AM Security
Nine out of ten NSA files relate to ordinary web users

Nine out of ten NSA files relate to ordinary web users

Unintended targets caught up in the hunt for intelligence.
Staff Writers Jul 7 2014 6:39AM Security
Building an InfoSec intelligence function

Building an InfoSec intelligence function

SC Magazine survey asks whether Australia’s InfoSec community have threat actors in their sights?
Jul 4 2014 1:53PM
Your Say: Setting the agenda for the State of IT

Your Say: Setting the agenda for the State of IT

[Blog post] We have judged governments across the country, now you judge us.
Paris Cowan Jul 4 2014 1:05PM Strategy
Victorian govt mobile apps lack privacy policy

Victorian govt mobile apps lack privacy policy

Commissioner checks on privacy by design progress.
Allie Coyne Jul 4 2014 12:48PM Security
Google blocks leaked Goldman Sachs email

Google blocks leaked Goldman Sachs email

Confidential data not accessed.
Staff Writers Jul 3 2014 5:16PM Security
US Govt asks energy firms to check systems after attacks

US Govt asks energy firms to check systems after attacks

'Energetic Bear' group disrupts control systems.
Staff Writers Jul 3 2014 1:10PM Security
ISPs sue UK spies over network attacks

ISPs sue UK spies over network attacks

Snowden leaks expose surveillance operations.
Juha Saarinen Jul 3 2014 9:43AM Security
Goldman Sachs wants Google to delete email after leak

Goldman Sachs wants Google to delete email after leak

Fears massive breach.
Staff Writers Jul 3 2014 8:38AM Security
MacGibbon to lead Dimension Data security business

MacGibbon to lead Dimension Data security business

Brings cybercrime expertise to commercial sector.
Penny Wolf Jul 2 2014 11:08AM Security
Telstra buys shares in two-factor authentication firm

Telstra buys shares in two-factor authentication firm

Boosts IT security portfolio.
Allie Coyne Jul 2 2014 9:53AM Security
Microsoft criticised for heavy-handed No-IP domain seizure

Microsoft criticised for heavy-handed No-IP domain seizure

Update: Four million hosts down.
Juha Saarinen Jul 2 2014 5:31AM Security
Apple brings two-factor authentication to iCloud

Apple brings two-factor authentication to iCloud

Covers cloud based services and productivity apps.
Juha Saarinen Jul 1 2014 1:39PM Security
DFAT upgrades ageing web server for passports system

DFAT upgrades ageing web server for passports system

Playing catch-up on security.
Allie Coyne Jul 1 2014 6:53AM Security

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