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.

Congress omits security post

Congress omits security post
Staff Writers Jan 14 2005 5:02PM Security
Security safe from outsourcing

Security safe from outsourcing
Staff Writers Jan 14 2005 5:02PM Security
Bill proposes to protect Social Security details

Bill proposes to protect Social Security details
Staff Writers Jan 14 2005 5:02PM Security
Storage is key to security

Storage is key to security

Ten things to know when selecting a storage security solution.
Steve Wllson Jan 11 2005 1:02PM Security
Time to change the way people look at infosec

Time to change the way people look at infosec

Staff Writers Jan 11 2005 1:01PM Security
Avoiding IT security mishaps in 2005

Avoiding IT security mishaps in 2005

Some new year resolutions for better information security practices.
Calum Macleod Jan 4 2005 4:15PM Security
Argus biometrics eye turns to Saudi success

Argus biometrics eye turns to Saudi success

Award-winning Australian biometrics developer Argus Solutions has signed a deal with Saudi security provider Mowafag Saleh Al-Rushaid.
Staff Writers Dec 31 2004 2:21PM Hardware
The seven sins of copier security are revealed…

The seven sins of copier security are revealed…
Wayne Foster Dec 18 2004 9:41PM Security
Fewer security flaws found in Linux than commercial software

Fewer security flaws found in Linux than commercial software

A review of the latest Linux source code has revealed it to have far fewer security flaws than commercial software.
René Millman Dec 15 2004 5:08PM Security
Over half of IT security staff have no idea about corporate law

Over half of IT security staff have no idea about corporate law

Confusion reigns in the compliance world as UK board members know what the Companies Bill is but IT security professionals have absolutely no idea.
David Quainton Dec 14 2004 4:55PM Security
Security market will crash, says Kaspersky

Security market will crash, says Kaspersky

The secure computing market will crash within five years, according to the head of a major anti-virus firm.
David Quainton Dec 9 2004 3:49PM Security
Security jobs safe from outsourcing

Security jobs safe from outsourcing

Security jobs - particularly those in auditing, forensics, and management - are among the "safe" IT jobs that will be most resistant to being outsourced over the next year, according to a study by research firm Foote Partners.
Marcia Savage Dec 2 2004 5:06PM Security
Educause teams with the Center for Internet Security

Educause teams with the Center for Internet Security

Educause, a nonprofit association of colleges and universities, is partnering with the Center for Internet Security (CIS) to improve cybersecurity at higher education institutions.
Marcia Savage Dec 1 2004 7:31PM Security
China tackles info security

China tackles info security

China will have a national information security system within five years, it has emerged. China Daily reports the Chinese government is implementing the system as part of a drive to improve network security.
David Quainton Nov 29 2004 11:52AM Security
IM security: virus throttling in scale-free networks

IM security: virus throttling in scale-free networks

Scientists have been studying the spread of biological disease for over a hundred years. The aim is to predict and thus avoid damaging epidemics, thus the name “epidemiology.” In recent years, some researchers have started applying the tools of epidemiology to help understand another form of common disease: computer viruses and worms.
Dr. Matthew Nov 24 2004 2:47PM Security
Air Force consolidates Microsoft contracts to improve security

Air Force consolidates Microsoft contracts to improve security

The U.S. Air Force consolidated 38 contracts for Microsoft software and nine support contracts into two enterprise-wide agreements, a move it says will improve security and save money.
Marcia Savage Nov 22 2004 4:32PM Security
Complacency threatens company security

Complacency threatens company security

Companies are creating security risks through sheer complacency, claim the British Computer Society (BCS). The organization, that attempt to raise IT standards, insist that theft, fraud and loss are likely to increase unless firms wake up to the reality of IT security.
David Quainton Nov 19 2004 5:18PM Security
Petco settles FTC charges over security flaws

Petco settles FTC charges over security flaws

Petco Animal Supplies agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that security flaws in its web site violated privacy claims it made to customers.
Marcia Savage Nov 18 2004 5:45PM Security
Making security more SIMple

Making security more SIMple

Having a vast array of point security products in place will not keep your organisation safe in the face of a security breach. Security information management can provide the missing link.
Iain Chidgey Nov 17 2004 10:33AM Security
Gates: Security concerns are hampering technology adoption

Gates: Security concerns are hampering technology adoption

Security fears are actively hampering the adoption of new technologies in businesses, Bill Gates said in his opening keynote at the Microsoft IT Forum '04 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Jon Tullett Nov 16 2004 3:44PM Security

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