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.

UK government blast TCP/IP security

UK government blast TCP/IP security

A report from a top UK government defence body is calling into question the security of the basic internet protocol.
Shaun Nichols Aug 22 2008 9:47AM Security
IT guy 'shot' for email data leak

IT guy 'shot' for email data leak

A Sydney-based music website has apologised to users after it accidentally exposed over 700 user names and passwords to members of its mailing list.
Ry Crozier Aug 21 2008 2:11PM Security
Security site hacked and defaced

Security site hacked and defaced

A security firm in Johannesburg has been hit by a hacker from Turkey.
Craig Carpenter Aug 20 2008 10:28AM Security
Review: GFi LANguard Network Security Scanner

Review: GFi LANguard Network Security Scanner

The GFi LANguard Network Security Scanner focuses into three areas of network security scanning.
Peter Stephenson, Aug 15 2008 11:16AM Security
The real cost of a security breach

The real cost of a security breach

Failing to protect corporate data opens the corporate purse with no guarantee that it will ever be closed again.
David Hobson, managing director of Global Secure Systems Aug 15 2008 11:02AM Security
Ex-White House security adviser Howard Schmidt heads ISF

Ex-White House security adviser Howard Schmidt heads ISF

Howard Schmidt takes on the role of first president of the Information
Security Forum.
Phil Muncaster Aug 13 2008 9:41AM Security
Google tries its hand at cryptography

Google tries its hand at cryptography

Google is taking a step into the field of cryptography, with KeyCzar, an open-source tool which allows developers to use encryption within their applications.
Shaun Nichols Aug 13 2008 7:19AM Software
Security conference suffers breach of security

Security conference suffers breach of security

The Black hat security conference held in Las Vegas last week experienced a major problem – in the shape of three French journalists.
Emma Hughes Aug 11 2008 8:52AM Security
Weekly Roundup: The Olympics are here! But watch your back

Weekly Roundup: The Olympics are here! But watch your back

In the week-long countdown to the Olympics, online fraudsters have stepped up their efforts to swindle sports fans out of thousands of dollars, while human rights advocates cried foul over online Chinese censorship.
Staff Writers Aug 9 2008 4:53PM Software
Microsoft opens up to security vendors

Microsoft opens up to security vendors

Microsoft launches Active Protection Programme and an Explotability Index.
Rosalie Marshall Aug 8 2008 10:48AM Security
Games bring Olympic-sized security breaches

Games bring Olympic-sized security breaches

With the opening ceremony only four days away, online fraudsters are using the hype of the Beijing Olympics to trick consumers out of thousands of dollars.
Staff Writers Aug 4 2008 3:12PM Security
Child porn filters to cut Aussie broadband speeds

Child porn filters to cut Aussie broadband speeds

The Federal Government is distancing itself from some results in this week’s ISP-level content filtering study, as industry criticism mounts over the test methodology.
Ry Crozier Aug 1 2008 11:06AM Telco/ISP
Security researchers 'aiding' cyber-crooks

Security researchers 'aiding' cyber-crooks

Security researchers should stop publishing vulnerabilities in the traditional way because cyber-criminals are using the code to generate zero-day exploits at record speeds, says a recent report.
Andrew Charlesworth Jul 31 2008 7:57AM Security
Motorola acquires wireless security maker AirDefense

Motorola acquires wireless security maker AirDefense

Telecommunications firm Motorola has acquired AirDefense, provider of wireless LAN security.
Dan Kaplan Jul 30 2008 10:54AM Security
Security outfits helping hackers

Security outfits helping hackers

Hackers are getting quicker at taking advantage of publicly-disclosed security holes, new research shows.
Nick Farrell Jul 30 2008 10:42AM Security
US government failing on digital security

US government failing on digital security

A report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has found that key US departments are failing to take data security seriously.
Iain Thomson Jul 30 2008 8:14AM Security
US government security data compromised

US government security data compromised

The security of data held by the CIA, the FBI and the US Department of Defense was compromised earlier this year after a partner agency allowed zone transfer access of its Domain Name Services.
Robert Blincoe Jul 29 2008 7:39AM Security
Web banking security flaws 'widespread'

Web banking security flaws 'widespread'

Three out of four financial institutions at risk, claims report.
Matt Chapman Jul 28 2008 10:53AM Security
NIST researchers map network security risks

NIST researchers map network security risks

U.S. computer scientists are analysing and mapping computer network pathways according to the probability of a data breach.
Staff Writers Jul 24 2008 5:06PM Security
Small firms naive about security

Small firms naive about security

Small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) have developed a false sense of security and remain naïve about the threats, according to McAfee.
Shaun Nichols Jul 24 2008 9:57AM Security

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