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.

Visa risk chief: Reports of PCI's death exaggerated

Visa risk chief: Reports of PCI's death exaggerated

Visa's top risk official has defended payment industry security guidelines, but also called on organisations to invest in constant monitoring, information sharing and new technology -- while not letting the sour economy get in the way of security spending.
Dan Kaplan Mar 20 2009 11:55AM Security
Microsoft introduces 'security focused' Internet Explorer 8

Microsoft introduces 'security focused' Internet Explorer 8

Microsoft has launched the latest version of Internet Explorer, which it claims has 'leading-edge security features in direct response to people's increasing concerns about online safety'.
Dan Raywood Mar 20 2009 11:35AM Security
Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 8

Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 8

Microsoft has officially released Internet Explorer 8 (IE8), the latest version of its web browser, adding improved compliance with web standards, greater security features and improved performance.
Daniel Robinson Mar 19 2009 3:18PM Software
Cloud security: Is it raining in the cloud?

Cloud security: Is it raining in the cloud?

Chuck Miller looks at the ins and outs of security in the cloud.
Chuck Miller Mar 19 2009 3:04PM Security
Anti-virus is alive and kicking

Anti-virus is alive and kicking

Rumours of anti-virus software's death are exaggerated. It still packs a punch, as Jessica Twentyman explains.
Jessica Twentyman Mar 19 2009 2:53PM Security
ATM malware appears, Diebold issues security update

ATM malware appears, Diebold issues security update

Diebold, which has fielded recent criticism over the reported insecurity of its voting machines, is now fighting off news that its ATMs also can be compromised.
Dan Kaplan Mar 19 2009 11:13AM Security
Privacy group slams Google's cloud services

Privacy group slams Google's cloud services

The non-profit Electronic Privacy Information Center (Epic) has filed a complaint with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) about the security standards of Google's cloud computing services.
Rosalie Marshall Mar 19 2009 6:21AM Security
Experts blast BBC over botnet stunt

Experts blast BBC over botnet stunt

Security firms around the world are criticizing the BBC for its conduct in a recent episode of the computer programme Click.
Shaun Nichols Mar 18 2009 9:51AM Security
Copyright is a national security issue, says US

Copyright is a national security issue, says US

President Obama's team has blocked access to the forthcoming global Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) copyright treaty by declaring it a national security issue.
Iain Thomson Mar 18 2009 6:12AM Security
Westpac joins CBA with SMS security expansion

Westpac joins CBA with SMS security expansion

Westpac has quietly expanded its use of SMS to authenticate its personal banking customers.
Ry Crozier Mar 13 2009 2:15PM Security
BOQ re-examines call centre authentication

BOQ re-examines call centre authentication

The Bank of Queensland has revealed it programmed a challenge-response application into existing internet banking security tokens that could be used in the future for call centre authentication.
Ry Crozier Mar 13 2009 11:30AM Security
Microsoft exec hired to secure America’s computers

Microsoft exec hired to secure America’s computers

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has hired a Microsoft executive to ensure that the government’s computing infrastructure is secure.
Iain Thomson Mar 13 2009 11:29AM Security
Westpac joins CBA with SMS security expansion

Westpac joins CBA with SMS security expansion

Westpac has quietly expanded its use of SMS to authenticate its personal banking customers.
Ry Crozier Mar 13 2009 10:34AM Security
Maintaining security during retrenchments

Maintaining security during retrenchments

With the economy in tatters and layoffs happening so regularly that internet applications are being created solely to chronicle the firings, the insider threat is rising, as Dan Kaplan explains.
Dan Kaplan Mar 12 2009 2:46PM Security
Security experts warn of 'staggering' rise in malware

Security experts warn of 'staggering' rise in malware

Malware volumes grew by a huge 300 per cent during 2008, fuelled in part by continuing job uncertainty, according to new research from security-as-a-service provider ScanSafe.
Phil Muncaster Mar 12 2009 10:52AM Security
Adobe issues long-awaited Reader security fix

Adobe issues long-awaited Reader security fix

Adobe has released a security update to address a flaw the company first warned users of in February.
Shaun Nichols Mar 12 2009 10:47AM Security
CIOs say 'maybe later' on cloud computing

CIOs say 'maybe later' on cloud computing

Only 10 percent of 700 Asia-Pacific IT executives and CIOs surveyed by IDC are excited by cloud computing.
Brett Winterford Mar 11 2009 12:13PM Software
23 per cent of users fall for spear phishing

23 per cent of users fall for spear phishing

A new study found that 23 per cent of people worldwide will fall for spear phishing attacks.
Angela Moscsaritolo Mar 11 2009 10:36AM Security
Australians need more protection online: ACMA

Australians need more protection online: ACMA

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has said that Australian Internet users “need to be more pro-active in protecting themselves online” in a report released today.
Staff Writers Mar 11 2009 6:27AM Security
US cybersecurity chief steps down

US cybersecurity chief steps down

The United States' top cybersecurity officer has resigned his position within the government.
Staff Writers Mar 10 2009 2:44PM Security

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