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.

Web services threaten perimeter security

The move by companies to web services is making the case for keeping traditional perimeter security weaker according to a keynote speaker at the InfoSecurity Europe exhibition in London.

René Millman Apr 28 2005 5:58PM Security

Security event management $800 million market by 2008

Enterprises will spend $330 million on security event management (SEM) solutions this year and will spend $800 million on the technology by 2008, according to research firm Yankee Group.

Marcia Savage Apr 27 2005 3:33PM Security

Security firms rake in funding

Venture-capital firms are pouring millions into IT security firms.

Marcia Savage Apr 26 2005 12:02AM Security

Trend Micro achieves security industry’s first spyware certification

Trend Micro has become the first company to have its products achieve the Checkmark Spyware certification through West Coast Labs.

SC Australia Staff Apr 20 2005 2:30PM Security

Is your security event management tool credible?

Security Event Management (SEM) vendors often talk about scalability when addressing the degree to which their products can accommodate growth in a customer's increasing network and/or security requirements.

Roberto Angelino, Apr 20 2005 12:32PM Security

Check Point wins patents for endpoint security technology

Check Point Software Technologies was granted two U.S. patents for technologies that provide endpoint security.

Marcia Savage Apr 19 2005 7:42PM Security

GAO: Weak IRS security puts taxpayer data at risk

A lack of proper information security controls at the Internal Revenue Service puts taxpayer and other sensitive data at risk, according to a report issued by the General Accountability Office (GAO).

Marcia Savage Apr 18 2005 5:38PM Security

Infosec is complex. Get over it

When does theory become practice? Should information security practitioners be concerned about theory?

Peter Stephenson, Apr 18 2005 12:42PM Security

Retail trails other industries in IT security

Retail lags other industries by 20 percent when it comes to IT security, according to a joint study by security-services firms Solutionary and Espiria.

Marcia Savage Apr 15 2005 4:39PM Security

Audit Commission defends security rep

The Audit Commission has hit back at an SC magazine report claiming it is leaving its computer systems open to attack.

David Quainton Apr 14 2005 11:14AM Security

Congressman withdraws from security group

Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.), chairman of the House Government Reform Committee, has withdrawn from a new group that aimed to improve federal IT security, citing concerns about the organization's structure.

Marcia Savage Apr 13 2005 10:15PM Security

Infosec not just IT dept concern

In today’s ever increasing security conscious market, it is no longer sufficient simply to delegate the information security of an organization to the network administration staff.

John Golden Apr 13 2005 1:06PM Security

LexisNexis security breach worse than thought

A deeper investigation into a security breach at LexisNexis revealed that thieves may have stolen personal information about 310,000 people, many more than the 30,000 initially reported last month, company officials said Tuesday.

Marcia Savage Apr 12 2005 5:37PM Security