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.

Security professionals aim to end data breaches

Security professionals aim to end data breaches

Preventing data breaches is the highest priority for today’s IT security professionals, two new surveys have concluded.
Phil Muncaster Apr 28 2008 11:58AM Security
Hacker hired by News Corp. testifies in corporate spying trial

Hacker hired by News Corp. testifies in corporate spying trial

A software engineer testified that he was hired by a unit of News Corp. to develop software that could reverse engineer code on satellite receiver smart cards, but denies hacking.
Jim Carr Apr 28 2008 10:51AM Security
Security firm touts 'typing fingerprint'

Security firm touts 'typing fingerprint'

User authentication firm e-Solutions has developed an system based on individual typing behaviour, including speed, rhythm and agility..
Staff Writers Apr 28 2008 7:22AM Security
Infosecurity: Go back to mainframe security

Infosecurity: Go back to mainframe security

Google calls for a return to mainframe security values
Mark Mayne Apr 25 2008 12:41PM Security
Mobile devices must be secured as standard

Mobile devices must be secured as standard

Security experts call for handset manufacturers to include security as standard
Mark Mayne Apr 25 2008 12:40PM Security
Infosecurity: Critical infrastructure under threat

Infosecurity: Critical infrastructure under threat

Experts believe that a rise in security threats to businesses also endangers vital infrastructure
Mark Mayne Apr 25 2008 12:39PM Security
Infosec: IT lawyers missing a trick

Infosec: IT lawyers missing a trick

Lawyers relying on the disclosure of computer evidence are losing out on valuable clues, experts warned today.
Iain Thomson Apr 25 2008 12:37PM Security
Infosec: IBM offers 'security-as-a-service'

Infosec: IBM offers 'security-as-a-service'

IBM's Internet Security Systems (ISS) division has launched new services designed to help smaller companies improve their overall IT security systems.
Ian Williams Apr 25 2008 12:35PM Security
Security hits the business agenda

Security hits the business agenda

The risk of corporate reputation damage is raising the profile of information security in organisations, according to a new global survey by security certifications organisation ISC2, launched yesterday at Infosec.
Phil Muncaster Apr 24 2008 1:52PM Security
Infosec: Security pros 'ignoring' their own message

Infosec: Security pros 'ignoring' their own message

Security professionals at Infosec Europe 2008 are ignoring their own message and leaving laptops lying around without locking them down securely..
Ian Williams Apr 24 2008 1:48PM Security
Infosec: Rock Phish threat deepens

Infosec: Rock Phish threat deepens

Security firm RSA has warned that the software kit behind half of the world's phishing attacks has been upgraded..
Iain Thomson Apr 24 2008 1:48PM Security
Infosec: Malware to grow tenfold in 2008

Infosec: Malware to grow tenfold in 2008

The number of online threats will have grown tenfold by the end of 2007, according to researchers at anti-malware firm Kaspersky..
Ian Williams Apr 24 2008 1:48PM Security
Infosec: Reputation driving information security

Infosec: Reputation driving information security

Concerns over reputation and brand protection are key drivers of information security for nearly three-quarters of companies worldwide..
Ian Williams Apr 24 2008 1:48PM Security
Are we being manipulated into security decisions?

Are we being manipulated into security decisions?

Security guru Bruce Schneider asked Infosec delegates to consider the psychology of security threats and their decision-making process.
Mark Mayne Apr 24 2008 10:51AM Security
SC AWARDS EUROPE 2008: Winners announced

SC AWARDS EUROPE 2008: Winners announced

The winners of the SC Awards Europe 2008 were announced last night at an event attended by the great and the good of the information security industry.
SC Australia Staff Apr 24 2008 10:41AM Security
After breach, Hannaford details IT security remodel

After breach, Hannaford details IT security remodel

Hannaford Bros. plans to implement millions of dollars of new technology that will effectively overhaul its IT security infrastructure and allow the recently breached supermarket chain to exceed data security requirements, the company and industry experts said.
Dan Kaplan Apr 24 2008 10:00AM Security
IT security budgets are holding steady

IT security budgets are holding steady

Information security budgets are not in jeopardy, according to a survey of 300 network administrators.
Chuck Miller Apr 24 2008 10:00AM Security
Infosec: McAfee claims world's fastest network security suite

Infosec: McAfee claims world's fastest network security suite

McAfee has taken the wraps off its Total Protection for Network suite at the InfoSec security show in London which it claims is the fastest in its class.
Staff Writers Apr 24 2008 7:29AM Security
Data breaches drive encryption uptake

Data breaches drive encryption uptake

A sizeable 60 per cent of UK organisations have suffered at least one data breach over the last 12 months, according to a new survey.
Mark Mayne Apr 23 2008 5:13PM Security
Infosecurity: RFID hacks defeat new UK passport security

Infosecurity: RFID hacks defeat new UK passport security

Researchers today demonstrated new hacking tools that allow easy and fast cloning of RFID chips, including those used in new UK biometric passports
Mark Mayne Apr 23 2008 3:38PM Security

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