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.

UTM or flexible security platform?

UTM or flexible security platform?

The unified threat management bucket is starting to show signs of age.
Richard Steinnon, Aug 3 2007 7:59AM Security
P2P slammed as 'new national security risk'

P2P slammed as 'new national security risk'

Peer to peer technology (P2P) has been described as the “new national security risk” by a retired general at a recent Government Reform Committee hearing.
Clement James Aug 2 2007 9:56AM Security
US FTC seeks input on Social Security number use in enterprises

US FTC seeks input on Social Security number use in enterprises

The Federal Trade Commission is seeking comment and planning to schedule public meetings to evaluate the use of Social Security numbers (SSNs) by private organisations, the agency announced this week.
Dan Kaplan Aug 1 2007 12:03PM Security
Homeland Security warns on US power threat

Homeland Security warns on US power threat

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has set out security requirements for automated control systems, principally in the power industry, to protect installations against physical and cyber-attacks.
Andrew Charlesworth Jul 31 2007 11:00AM Security
Vendors disagree on PDF spam volumes

Vendors disagree on PDF spam volumes

PDF spam, the most prevalent spam method currently used by hackers globally has decreased in numbers over the last two weeks, claims data security vendor BitDefender, but fellow security experts are disagreeing.
Negar Salek Jul 26 2007 1:58PM Security
Practice what you preach, even at a security conference

Practice what you preach, even at a security conference

Webster defines security as, "the quality or state of being free from risk of loss and that measures [are] taken to guard against espionage or sabotage, crime, attack or escape."
Randall Durfy Jul 24 2007 9:13AM Security
Survey: Mobile working erodes security

Survey: Mobile working erodes security

Nearly two-thirds of IT security professionals still rely on passwords to protect their corporate networks, despite growing numbers of people working remotely, new figures show.
Fiona Raisbeck Jul 20 2007 3:39PM Security
Security expert slams spyware snooping

Security expert slams spyware snooping

The use of government spyware to monitor criminals' online activity could do "more harm than good" and will not be tolerated by the industry, a security said.
Matt Chapman Jul 20 2007 3:00PM Security
Security market growing how fast?

Security market growing how fast?

Just how rapidly the IT security market is expanding depends on who you ask. While one recent IT industry analyst report said it "has fast evolved into a high revenue-generating industry," another analyst questioned the report's findings.
Jim Carr Jul 20 2007 10:06AM Security
Blue Coat tempts non-traditional security resellers with MACH5

Blue Coat tempts non-traditional security resellers with MACH5

Secure content and application vendor Blue Coat is on the hunt for resellers in the non-traditional security space to take its acceleration solution, Multiprotocol Accelerated Caching Hierarchy (MACH5) technology to their end-users.
Lilia Guan Jul 19 2007 11:10AM Security
Oracle to release 46 security fixes

Oracle to release 46 security fixes

Oracle announced plans to deliver 46 patches on Tuesday to repair a number of vulnerabilities in its database and associated products.
Dan Kaplan Jul 16 2007 10:34AM Security
Email security vendors see PDF spam spike

Email security vendors see PDF spam spike

Email security vendors reported a spike in PDF spam this week that, because of the size of the messages, increased global spam traffic by as much as a third.
Frank Washkuch Jul 16 2007 10:31AM Security
Microsoft adds host of security features to free OneCare beta

Microsoft adds host of security features to free OneCare beta

Microsoft has released a free beta version of Windows Live OneCare 2.0, its all-in-one security suite for consumers and small businesses.
Jim Carr Jul 16 2007 10:19AM Security
Review: Pro 2040

Review: Pro 2040

The SonicWall Pro 2040 is an appliance-based wireless security manager. The device also doubles as a firewall, a content management appliance, a strong authentication device, and it also supports the 802.1X protocol.
Patrick Love, Head of Fiduciary Support, Global Wealth Sol Jul 16 2007 8:54AM Security
Aussie security vendor claims new approach to security

Aussie security vendor claims new approach to security

Enhancing user controls over programs is the only way to destabilise the growth of malware, according to a NSW-based security vendor.
Negar Salek Jul 13 2007 8:35AM Security
ICO: Number of data security breaches is 'horrifying'

ICO: Number of data security breaches is 'horrifying'

The number of companies, government departments and public bodies that have breached data protection rules is "horrifying", a new report says.
Fiona Raisbeck Jul 12 2007 10:50AM Security
Tumbleweed TAP for local resellers

Tumbleweed TAP for local resellers

Security vendor Tumbleweed Communications has reworked its channel alliance program for the Asia-Pacific region.
Lilia Guan Jul 11 2007 11:04AM Security
iPhone cleared for security primetime

iPhone cleared for security primetime

Safe for now, but uncertain future.
Shaun Nichols Jul 11 2007 10:17AM Security
Review: EndPointSecurity v3

Review: EndPointSecurity v3

GFi EndPointSecurity features the ability to control specific ports on client machines via Active Directory. Policy can be put in place to grant or deny users or groups of users access to USB ports, as well as other ports, such as firewire and other removable storage media.
Patrick Love, Head of Fiduciary Support, Global Wealth Sol Jul 10 2007 1:52PM Security
Estonia to boost cyber security after DoS attack

Estonia to boost cyber security after DoS attack

The Estonian government has approved an action plan to boost its cyber security following a barrage of hacking attacks it blamed on Russia.
Fiona Raisbeck Jul 10 2007 9:28AM Security

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