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.

Review: TriGeo Security Information Manager

Review: TriGeo Security Information Manager

This product is based upon a substantial rack-mount hardware appliance running Linux, and a Windows-based console and reporting capability with which to administer the system. Agents are then placed on target machines across the network and acknowledged at the console.
Julian Ashbourn Nov 1 2005 12:00AM Security
PatchLink launches global channel program locally

PatchLink launches global channel program locally

Security management software vendor PatchLink has launched its global partner program across the Asia-Pacific, including in Australia.
Staff Writers Oct 31 2005 11:01AM Security
Canadian University takes IT security back to school

Canadian University takes IT security back to school

Ryerson University, a Toronto, Ontario-based university, has completed a wide ranging IT security infrastructure upgrade centering on deployment of over 40 enterprise security appliances to protect its IT network, which supports over 50,000 student, employee and alumni users.
William Eazel Oct 31 2005 10:27AM Security
Security fears threaten to cut off IP telephony adoption

Security fears threaten to cut off IP telephony adoption

Concerns about the security of internet protocol (IP) telephony systems are threatening to slow adoption of the technology by businesses in the United States, new research has claimed.
William Eazel Oct 28 2005 10:57AM Security
Argus reports strong growth, offshore moves

Argus reports strong growth, offshore moves

Homegrown biometrics products developer Argus Solutions has reported 300 percent quarter-on-quarter growth in sales for the first quarter of the 2005-06 financial year.
Staff Writers Oct 27 2005 4:10PM Security
Working group aims to lock down VoIP Security

Working group aims to lock down VoIP Security

The Voice over IP Security Alliance (VOIPSA) today released what it claims is the first comprehensive list of Voice over IP (VoIP) security threats.
William Eazel Oct 27 2005 11:29AM Security
Australians concerned about spyware: survey

Australians concerned about spyware: survey

Spyware topped the list of web security concerns in a recent survey of Australian businesses.
Staff Writers Oct 25 2005 3:33PM Security
New security distributor opens doors

New security distributor opens doors

Former Nokia internet communications general manager Vic Whiteley has launched SecureServ, a new distributor selling security products and managed services based on unified threat management technology.
Byron Connolly Oct 25 2005 3:25PM Security
Linux security beta testers offered beer and blood

Linux security beta testers offered beer and blood

In a bizarre bid to attract beta testers an IT security company is offering 1,000 German beers and a meeting with Count Dracula to the software engineer who most thoroughly tests its Linux-based antivirus offering.
William Eazel Oct 25 2005 11:28AM Security
WhiteGold adds AirTight wireless security

WhiteGold adds AirTight wireless security

Security distributor WhiteGold Solutions has signed on US-based wireless security and intrusion prevention system vendor AirTight Networks.
Fleur Doidge Oct 21 2005 11:36AM Security
IBM aims to boost SOA security with DataPower acquisition

IBM aims to boost SOA security with DataPower acquisition

In a bid to improve the security of its business application software IBM has agreed a take over of DataPower, privately-held provider of products designed help improve security and speed the processing of computer transactions.
William Eazel Oct 20 2005 10:26AM Security
Cisco gets more of a NAC for security

Cisco gets more of a NAC for security

Cisco unveiled the second stage of its Network Admission Control (NAC) initiative, porting software to its range of Catalyst switches and wireless products. In addition, three new partners were bought into the fold to add vulnerability scanning to the framework.
René Millman Oct 18 2005 1:13PM Security
The Mechanics Bank revs up IT security

The Mechanics Bank revs up IT security

The Mechanics Bank, the largest independent community bank in the San Francisco Bay Area, has undertaken an infrastructure upgrade that aims to boost the security of its Citrix Presentation Server-based application environment in the face of a growing threat from viruses and hackers.
William Eazel Oct 18 2005 11:08AM Security
Microsoft set to ignite desktop security price war

Microsoft set to ignite desktop security price war

Enterprises can look forward to cheaper antivirus and anti-spyware software after Microsoft enters the desktop security market next year, industry experts predict.
William Eazel Oct 18 2005 10:17AM Security
Veterans Affairs targets $10m at IT security upgrade

Veterans Affairs targets $10m at IT security upgrade

The US Department of Veterans Affairs has kicked off a wide ranging information security systems overhaul. Worth around $10m in total the project will see Veterans Affairs (VA) develop a training programme and course designed to boost the skills of its information security officers.
William Eazel Oct 17 2005 10:08AM Security
Microsoft aims to boost IT security

Microsoft aims to boost IT security

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Mike Nash, corporate vice president of the software giant's Security Technology Unit, have outlined a strategy and product road map that they claim will help boost IT security for the firm's customers.
William Eazel Oct 12 2005 10:18AM Security
Check Point at security checkout; Snort bought

Check Point at security checkout; Snort bought

Check Point has bought Snort developer Sourcewire in a deal worth $225 million.
René Millman Oct 10 2005 5:03PM Security
Researcher lashes out at Oracle's security effort

Researcher lashes out at Oracle's security effort

A vulnerability researcher has attacked Oracle for failing to tackle a number of flaws in its software products.
René Millman Oct 7 2005 1:20PM Security
Pay soars for British IT security professionals

Pay soars for British IT security professionals

Growing concern over security threats has increased demand for specialists in IT security, and forced up salaries by up to 25 percent over the last year in the United Kingdom.
Ron Condon Oct 7 2005 12:45PM Security
Symantec expands enterprise offering to distribution

Symantec expands enterprise offering to distribution

Security giant Symantec has flagged a plan to expand the availability of its enterprise network and desktop solutions by offering a wider selection to distributors and resellers.
Fleur Doidge Oct 6 2005 5:25PM Security

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