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.

Symantec fixes Enterprise Security Manager flaw

Symantec fixes Enterprise Security Manager flaw

Symantec has fixed a flaw in its Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) solution that allows an attacker to take complete control of a PC.
Frank Washkuch Apr 11 2007 9:59AM Security
VeriSign: Increased domain name fees for security

VeriSign: Increased domain name fees for security

VeriSign announced this week that it will raise registry domain name fees for .com and .net addresses by seven percent this October, per a December 2006 deal inked with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) that some security experts have criticised for a lack of foresight.
Ericka Chickowski Apr 10 2007 10:58AM Security
Gartner warns on virtualisation security lapses

Gartner warns on virtualisation security lapses

Virtualisation will be the target of new security threats, warns analyst.
Robert Jaques Apr 5 2007 2:13PM Security
Microsoft falls for Vista security hoax

Microsoft falls for Vista security hoax

April fools joke fails to catch gullible media.
Tom Sanders Apr 4 2007 12:18PM Software
Web services security finally grows up

Web services security finally grows up

Gartner hails WS-SX ratification as key development.
Robert Jaques Apr 3 2007 1:00PM Security
Microsoft rushes out animated cursor security fix

Microsoft rushes out animated cursor security fix

Microsoft is to issue an out-of-cycle patch tomorrow for a flaw it revealed last week concerning how Windows treats animated cursor files.
Staff Writers Apr 3 2007 11:32AM Security
Review: Symantec Mail Security 8300

Review: Symantec Mail Security 8300

Symantec's Mail Security appliance offers features such as filter policies that can be set up for regulatory compliance, data leakage, spam and viruses.
Patrick Love, Head of Fiduciary Support, Global Wealth Sol Apr 2 2007 12:00AM Security
Junior sales staff flouting security

Junior sales staff flouting security

Employees using VoIP, IM, email and the internet most gung-ho.
Matt Chapman Mar 30 2007 12:03PM Security
Security vendors target mobile devices

Security vendors target mobile devices

Symantec and McAfee expand mobile security offerings.
Tom Sanders Mar 29 2007 1:56PM Security
Expert: Online security education is failing

Expert: Online security education is failing

Efforts to educate users about the dangers of phishing attacks and other online fraud have failed, according to a leading information security expert.
Fiona Raisbeck Mar 29 2007 11:02AM Security
Report: Users shun responsibility for online security

Report: Users shun responsibility for online security

More than half (52 percent) of all the UK's internet users believe they are not responsible for their own online security, latest figures show.
Fiona Raisbeck Mar 28 2007 2:02AM Security
Review: Proventia Network Mail Security

Review: Proventia Network Mail Security

Email content filter features on the Proventia Network Mail Security appliance include many customisable, easy-to-set-up rules that can be based on a large number of categories.
Patrick Love, Head of Fiduciary Support, Global Wealth Sol Mar 26 2007 12:00AM Security
Trio of security holes found in OpenOffice

Trio of security holes found in OpenOffice

Open source app becomes a little more like its Microsoft counterpart.
Shaun Nichols Mar 23 2007 2:52PM Security
Vendors must collaborate to boost IT security

Vendors must collaborate to boost IT security

BT calls for open standards.
Robert Jaques Mar 23 2007 1:52PM Security
Hacker accesses Social Security numbers of 71,000 US health care workers

Hacker accesses Social Security numbers of 71,000 US health care workers

The personal information - including Social Security numbers - of 71,000 Indiana state health care workers were accessed by a hacker in January.
Frank Washkuch Mar 23 2007 1:34AM Security
Training for security beyond the PC and network

Training for security beyond the PC and network

Threats to information security are appearing more frequently and are of greater magnitude than ever before.
Larry Kovnat, Mar 22 2007 6:48AM Security
Executives: Security is top priority

Executives: Security is top priority

Business executives deem security as the most important aspect of their corporate network, latest figures show.
Fiona Raisbeck Mar 22 2007 12:49AM Security
From InfoSec 2007: Effective biometrics solutions still face hurdles before widespread deployment

From InfoSec 2007: Effective biometrics solutions still face hurdles before widespread deployment

Biometrics is an effective authentication technology loaded with potential, but it must clear significant hurdles before gaining widespread adoption, a prominent security consultant said Monday at the InfoSec World 2007 conference in Orlando.
Dan Kaplan Mar 21 2007 12:25AM Security
Protecting your computer from scammers

Protecting your computer from scammers

The Government's latest initiative against scammers gets a round of applause from Senator Helen Coonan.
Staff Writers Mar 20 2007 12:29PM Security
InfoSec 2007: Company-wide support needed for successful security policy

InfoSec 2007: Company-wide support needed for successful security policy

Developing a comprehensive information security policy will result in a more secure network but it first requires sound planning, company-wide support and time and effort, one IT security leader said today.
Dan Kaplan Mar 20 2007 1:59AM Security

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