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.

Major security firms caught napping

Major security firms caught napping

F-Secure and Trend Micro forced to patch flaws in their own software.
Shaun Nichols Oct 27 2008 9:55AM Security
Microsoft issues new security alert

Microsoft issues new security alert

Microsoft is issuing a critical fix for Windows users. The company issued the alert following reports of targeted attacks against a vulnerability in the server component for all currently supported versions of Windows and Windows Server.
Shaun Nichols Oct 24 2008 3:03PM Security
Review: LockLizard Safeguard PDF Security

Review: LockLizard Safeguard PDF Security

LockLizard Safeguard PDF Security provides document rights management for PDF files.
Peter Stephenson, Oct 24 2008 11:57AM Security
Microsoft issues new security alert

Microsoft issues new security alert

Microsoft is issuing a critical fix for Windows users.
Shaun Nichols Oct 24 2008 11:38AM Security
SanDisk taps McAfee for USB drive security

SanDisk taps McAfee for USB drive security

Embedded anti-malware scanner designed to curb data losses.
Staff Writers Oct 23 2008 9:58AM Security
Review: Secuware Security Framework 4.0

Review: Secuware Security Framework 4.0

Secuware Security Frame­work 4.0 is a directory ser­vice integrated product that contains a server and client soft­ware app used to manage whole disk or file/folder encryption poli­cies.
Nathan Ouellette Oct 22 2008 4:20PM Security
Corporates failing on email security

Corporates failing on email security

Barely a quarter of companies have an effective system in place to stop data leaks over email, according to a new IDC survey of American businesses.
Iain Thomson Oct 22 2008 2:59PM Security
Malware attacks soar to new levels

Malware attacks soar to new levels

The amount of malware blocked in the third quarter of this year increased by a staggering 338 per cent compared with the first quarter, according to new figures from web security firm ScanSafe.
Phil Muncaster Oct 22 2008 6:46AM Security
Early alarms over new Mac malware

Early alarms over new Mac malware

A new rogue security application for the Mac could be on the way, according to one industry executive.
Shaun Nichols Oct 17 2008 4:00PM Security
Security industry falling behind hackers

Security industry falling behind hackers

The hacking community is outpacing the security industry, and different sectors of the IT community need to work together more closely to narrow the gap.
Iain Thomson Oct 17 2008 9:49AM Security
Oracle joins security patch party

Oracle joins security patch party

Oracle has issued a major security update for 20 of its enterprise computing offerings.
Shaun Nichols Oct 17 2008 7:10AM Security
Eugene Kaspersky speaks candidly about the state of security

Eugene Kaspersky speaks candidly about the state of security

He flew in and out in a flash but Eugene Kaspersky managed to paint a bleak future for the whitehats of the security industry during his Sydney visit this week.
Negar Salek Oct 16 2008 5:00PM Security
Security industry falling behind hacking technology

Security industry falling behind hacking technology

The hacking community is outpacing the security industry and different sectors of the IT community need to work together more closely to close the gap warns a new report from the influential Georgia Tech Information Security Center's (GTISC).
Iain Thomson Oct 16 2008 2:57PM Security
Study: Global information security improving, but far from perfect

Study: Global information security improving, but far from perfect

A global security study discusses what has improved around information security over the past year and where there is room for improvement.
Angela Moscaritolo Oct 16 2008 10:15AM Security
HP boosts encryption for disk arrays and tapes

HP boosts encryption for disk arrays and tapes

HP has unveiled two new security features for its StorageWorks XP Disk Arrays, along with LTO-4 enterprise tape libraries.
Ian Williams Oct 16 2008 6:40AM Storage
Oracle joins Microsoft with a major security update

Oracle joins Microsoft with a major security update

Administrators got their second dose of patches Tuesday when Oracle issued 36 fixes.
Dan Kaplan Oct 15 2008 10:10AM Security
Security disclosures tip the stock market

Security disclosures tip the stock market

The disclosure of software vulnerabilities can have an impact as far away as Wall Street, according to a recent report by security firm McAfee.
Shaun Nichols Oct 14 2008 12:43AM Security
Malware writers spoof Patch Tuesday

Malware writers spoof Patch Tuesday

A new malware attack is taking advantage of Microsoft's monthly patch release.
Shaun Nichols Oct 13 2008 12:19AM Security
Review: eEye Digital Security Blink Professional

Review: eEye Digital Security Blink Professional

Blink is an endpoint security product that functions as a network protector.
Justin Peltier Oct 10 2008 10:59AM Security
IBM extends SOA offerings

IBM extends SOA offerings

IBM has announced new offerings to help customers deploy service-oriented architecture (SOA) technology.
Rosalie Marshall Oct 10 2008 7:21AM Software

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