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.

Researchers plan 'honeypot' security project

Researchers plan 'honeypot' security project

Security firm Sans Institute is asking developers to volunteer for a new research project due to launch in the coming months.
Shaun Nichols Dec 3 2008 9:42AM Security
BlackBerry wins Fraunhofer security approval

BlackBerry wins Fraunhofer security approval

BlackBerry sales could get a boost from the results of security tests carried out on the mobile email system by a leading research institute.
Daniel Robinson Dec 1 2008 6:45AM Security
Finance and IT departments should be aligned on security

Finance and IT departments should be aligned on security

Businesses value business continuity as three times more important than IT, according to research from Sophos.
SC Australia Staff Nov 27 2008 10:15AM Security
Employers need to educate employees on security policy

Employers need to educate employees on security policy

Human error is the main security issue for IT directors, according to research from Clavister.
SC Australia Staff Nov 27 2008 10:09AM Security
Lenovo taps SMS for laptop security

Lenovo taps SMS for laptop security

Lenovo is to offer the ability to lock down its ThinkPad laptops remotely by text message..
Daniel Robinson Nov 26 2008 9:46AM Security
US military bans USB thumb drives

US military bans USB thumb drives

The U.S. Department of Defense has banned USB drives and other removable media after a worm hit military networks.
Angela Moscaritolo Nov 21 2008 9:53AM Security
Google opens up for mashup security

Google opens up for mashup security

OAuth support added to Gadget platform.
Shaun Nichols Nov 20 2008 3:15PM Security
Secerno and F5 hook up on network security

Secerno and F5 hook up on network security

Partnership aims to prevent attacks on critical databases.
Staff Writers Nov 20 2008 10:10AM Security
Microsoft to offer free security solution, discontinue OneCare

Microsoft to offer free security solution, discontinue OneCare

Microsoft's new security solution will have a smaller footprint than OneCare, making it more user-accessible, but it will lack some non-security capabilities attractive for small businesses.
Angela Moscaritolo Nov 20 2008 10:09AM Security
Microsoft scraps OneCare security suite

Microsoft scraps OneCare security suite

Microsoft is to replace Windows Live OneCare with a free security service from the second half of 2009.
Daniel Robinson Nov 20 2008 6:10AM Security
Apple issues 11 security updates for Safari browser

Apple issues 11 security updates for Safari browser

The Safari 3.2 update addresses multiple vulnerabilities and adds a new anti-phishing and anti-malware feature.
Angela Moscaritolo Nov 17 2008 10:03AM Security
Human error becomes biggest security fear

Human error becomes biggest security fear

Human error has become the biggest security concern for IT directors, according to new research from gateway security firm Secure Computing.
Phil Muncaster Nov 15 2008 10:20AM Security
Microsoft SharePoint security concerns surface

Microsoft SharePoint security concerns surface

Sensitive data at risk from Microsoft collaboration platform, according to
research.
Phil Muncaster Nov 14 2008 9:34AM Security
New security updates for Firefox 2 and 3

New security updates for Firefox 2 and 3

Mozilla has released updates to its Firefox 2 and 3 browsers to offset a number of security holes.
Dan Kaplan Nov 14 2008 9:23AM Security
F-Secure touts cloud-based security

F-Secure touts cloud-based security

The amount of malware being punted around the internet is growing at an exponential rate, and traditional locally-based protection applications will soon buckle under the strain, web security firm F-Secure has warned.
Ian Williams Nov 14 2008 6:34AM Security
Attacks at 40Gb/s: Arbor talks about ISP-level security

Attacks at 40Gb/s: Arbor talks about ISP-level security

iTnews interviewed Nick Race, Australian Manager of Arbor Networks, about the size and strength of new malicious attacks, Australian vulnerability, and how inter-ISP networks provided better security than end-user software.
Kathryn Small Nov 13 2008 2:20PM Security
RAMS adds new UTM box for franchisee network access

RAMS adds new UTM box for franchisee network access

RAMS Home Loans has bought a third unified threat management appliance from WatchGuard partner Harbour IT, this time to enable franchisees to securely access its corporate network.
Staff Writers Nov 12 2008 11:10AM Security
Security giants propose new testing standard

Security giants propose new testing standard

A group of leading security firms has proposed a new standardised system for testing security software.
Shaun Nichols Nov 12 2008 6:23AM Security
ISPs fear IPv6 security threats

ISPs fear IPv6 security threats

Over half of internet service providers believe that new threats could emerge with the deployment of the new Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6), according to the latest annual worldwide Infrastructure Security Report from Arbor Networks.
Phil Muncaster Nov 12 2008 6:23AM Networking
Anti-malware testing standard proposed

Anti-malware testing standard proposed

A new standardised system for testing security software has been proposed..
Shaun Nichols Nov 11 2008 3:42PM Security

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