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.

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 10 2009 1:41PM Security
Costs skyrocket in the battle against spam

Costs skyrocket in the battle against spam

The average company could be wasting over US$180,000 a year in lost productivity because of unsolicited email, according to security giant McAfee.
Phil Muncaster Mar 10 2009 10:50AM Security
Don't cut IT security during financial troubles, says Senetas CEO

Don't cut IT security during financial troubles, says Senetas CEO

Businesses and end users are being urged not to scrimp on IT security as they tighten their belts for the global financial crisis.
Lilia Guan Mar 9 2009 3:13PM Security
Five principles underpinning robust security strategies

Five principles underpinning robust security strategies

Forrester Research provides five best practice tips for building IT security strategies.
Khalid Kark Mar 7 2009 10:34AM Security
Mozilla issues new round of updates for Firefox browser

Mozilla issues new round of updates for Firefox browser

Mozilla has posted a new version of its Firefox 3 browser.
Shaun Nichols Mar 6 2009 3:08PM Security
Spotify user details compromised in major hack

Spotify user details compromised in major hack

Online music service Spotify has become the latest web firm to suffer a major hack, after revealing yesterday that criminals may have accessed user registration details.
Phil Muncaster Mar 6 2009 12:15AM Security
German office for information security claims internet safety is "catastrophically poor"

German office for information security claims internet safety is "catastrophically poor"

Security levels on the internet have been described as ‘catastrophically poor' by the German government's IT security department.
Dan Raywood Mar 5 2009 11:33AM Security
Fortinet bolsters unified threat management tools

Fortinet bolsters unified threat management tools

Fortinet today announced a major overhaul of its FortiOS operating system, designed to provide application control, data leakage protection, wide area network optimisation and Secure Sockets Layer traffic inspection to all Fortinet appliances.
Phil Muncaster Mar 5 2009 5:50AM Security
Salmat deploys Websense gateway to control Web2.0 content

Salmat deploys Websense gateway to control Web2.0 content

Direct marketing company Salmat is installing technology to give it control over Web 2.0 content and assess in real-time the security of web pages accessed by staff.
Ry Crozier Mar 4 2009 3:17PM Security
Opera composes update

Opera composes update

Opera's developers on Tuesday recommended that all users download the 9.64 update for the browser which contains multiple important security updates as well as stability fixes.
Shaun Nichols Mar 4 2009 3:14PM Security
Direct marketer puts brakes on Web 2.0 content

Direct marketer puts brakes on Web 2.0 content

Direct marketing company Salmat is installing technology to give it control over Web 2.0 content and assess in real-time the security of web pages accessed by staff.
Ry Crozier Mar 4 2009 12:23PM Security
Users increasingly falling victim to malware distributed on Digg, YouTube

Users increasingly falling victim to malware distributed on Digg, YouTube

Infection of the adware called "VideoPlay," which has been spreading through malicious posts and comments on Digg and YouTube, increased 400 percent from January to February, according to Panda Security.
Angela Moscsaritolo Mar 4 2009 10:38AM Security
Adobe posts fix for Flash

Adobe posts fix for Flash

Adobe has posted a security fix for its Flash multimedia browser plug-in.
Shaun Nichols Feb 27 2009 3:20PM Security
An eye on security for 2009

An eye on security for 2009

There were several fundamental challenges in the security field last year, and this year will be no different, according to Websense's Phil Vasic.
Phil Vasic Feb 27 2009 12:14PM Security
Hitachi seeks to grow vein-scanning operation

Hitachi seeks to grow vein-scanning operation

Hitachi Australia is unfazed by slow local uptake and the emergence of a competitor as it seeks to further roll out vein-scanning technology in the competitive field of biometric security.
Daniel Fitzgerald Feb 27 2009 10:54AM Security
Security chiefs urged to take joined-up approach

Security chiefs urged to take joined-up approach

IT security needs to be more closely aligned with other corporate security functions, with an individual role co-ordinating and monitoring converged enterprise risk, according to a new benchmarking study by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
Phil Muncaster Feb 27 2009 10:08AM Security
Security chiefs urged to take joined-up approach

Security chiefs urged to take joined-up approach

IT security needs to be more closely aligned with other corporate security functions, with an individual role co-ordinating and monitoring converged enterprise risk, according to a new benchmarking study by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
Phil Muncaster Feb 27 2009 6:04AM Security
Protection of data should be a priority for businesses

Protection of data should be a priority for businesses

Companies should focus on protecting data rather than fixing holes, according to one vendor.
Dan Raywood Feb 26 2009 11:08AM Security
Sophos opens office in Perth

Sophos opens office in Perth

Sophos has opened a new office in Western Australia.
Staff Writers Feb 25 2009 2:34PM Security
Virtual security is no less real

Virtual security is no less real

There are dramatic cost benefits to virtualisation, but they’re easily negated by poor security practices that result in breaches and downtime, as NetIQ's Rick Logan explains.
Rick Logan Feb 23 2009 4:58PM Security

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