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.

Hot or not: The Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) unveils updated common vulnerability scoring system

Hot or not: The Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST) unveils updated common vulnerability scoring system

The new scoring system promises to make it easier for security managers and the IT industry to better measure the real-world risks associated with software flaws.
Amol Sarwate, Sep 11 2007 3:03PM Security
Partnership promises better network security

Partnership promises better network security

Intel, Check Point and Nokia have banded together to build security appliances that inspect network traffic in multi-gigabit environments, and search deeper for signs of attacks without slowing network performance.
Staff Writers Sep 11 2007 8:30AM Security
Apple slips security fix into iTunes update

Apple slips security fix into iTunes update

Apple has included a fix for a remote code execution vulnerability for the OS X and Windows versions of its latest iTunes 7.4 release.
Shaun Nichols Sep 10 2007 3:20PM Security
RSA Study: Targeted attacks against banks continue to soar

RSA Study: Targeted attacks against banks continue to soar

Targeted attacks against financial institutions continued to soar last month, according to the latest report by RSA.
Fiona Raisbeck Sep 10 2007 6:11AM Security
Chinese hackers dig for government secrets, security expert claims

Chinese hackers dig for government secrets, security expert claims

Chinese hackers breached US and UK government systems to steal top-secret strategy information and frustrate the military, according to a security expert at McAfee.
Fiona Raisbeck Sep 10 2007 5:30AM Security
Perkins appointed NetAlert Parent Ambassador

Perkins appointed NetAlert Parent Ambassador

The Australian Government has appointed former swimming great, Kieren Perkins, as the Parent Ambassador of its NetAlert program to help promote the online security initiative to homes, public libraries and schools.
Staff Writers Sep 3 2007 2:58PM Security
Monster upgrades its security following data breach

Monster upgrades its security following data breach

Monster.com is beefing up security measures in light of the recent data theft that exposed the personal information of at least 1.3 million users to hackers.
Dan Kaplan Aug 31 2007 10:20AM Security
Intel upgrades vPro desktop security

Intel upgrades vPro desktop security

Intel has upgraded its desktop PC security platform, unveiling the newest generation of its vPro processor technology for protection against hacking, viruses and other threats.
Clement James Aug 30 2007 12:50PM Security
Security fears hold back Wi-Fi adoption

Security fears hold back Wi-Fi adoption

Concerns about security and poor performance are still holding back wireless local area network (Lan) adoption for many UK firms, research reports.
Robert Jaques Aug 30 2007 12:32PM Security
Security flaw hits MSN Messenger

Security flaw hits MSN Messenger

A newly reported vulnerability could put the security of MSN Messenger users at risk.
Shaun Nichols Aug 30 2007 12:06PM Security
Market your security competencies

Market your security competencies

Historically, IT security has been a business cost centre.
Jay Barbour, Aug 28 2007 9:21AM Security
IT mangagers: Staff to blame for security breaches

IT mangagers: Staff to blame for security breaches

IT managers within small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) blame employees for internet security breaches, despite many companies failing to implement online usage policies, new figures show.
Fiona Raisbeck Aug 27 2007 1:37PM Security
Unencrypted networks threaten data security

Unencrypted networks threaten data security

Almost 40 percent of UK organisations admit to protecting less than a quarter of their network traffic, according to the annual security survey conducted by SafeNet.
Staff Writers Aug 22 2007 7:56AM Security
NatWest boosts security for international banking service

NatWest boosts security for international banking service

NatWest has unveiled a new online banking platform for its international customers with a focus on data security.
Fiona Raisbeck Aug 21 2007 7:30AM Security
Symantec delays virtual security appliance

Symantec delays virtual security appliance

Symantec has delayed the launch of its Virtual Security Appliance for Intel's vPro enterprise desktop platform.
Tom Sanders Aug 21 2007 7:26AM Security
Managing outbound email security threats

Managing outbound email security threats

When the subject of email security is mentioned, the first thought that comes to mind is "spam" or more appropriately "anti-spam."
Carsten Dietrich, Aug 17 2007 11:17AM Security
The battle for e-commerce: Convenience vs. security

The battle for e-commerce: Convenience vs. security

The convenience of doing business on the web has embedded itself into consumers' everyday routines to the point where the ability to quickly complete a multitude of tasks online has come to be expected.
Andy Rolfe, Aug 16 2007 12:16PM Security
LAN security and NAC checklist

LAN security and NAC checklist

Knowing who's on the LAN. Providing guest access. Limiting contractors. Controlling what users can do on the LAN. Segmenting the LAN. Documenting and auditing user activities.
Tom Barsi, Aug 13 2007 11:23AM Security
IT security testing begins on Olympics systems

IT security testing begins on Olympics systems

Security tests will commence this month on the IT infrastructure for next year's Olympics hosted in Beijing.
Fiona Raisbeck Aug 8 2007 10:04AM Security
Black Hat attendees pick mobile threats as the next hot security topic

Black Hat attendees pick mobile threats as the next hot security topic

Mobile threats were considered the next major security issue by IT professionals who attended the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas last week, according to a survey released today by Symantec.
Frank Washkuch Aug 6 2007 9:59AM Security

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