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.

Nine companies join open standards security group

Nine vendors, including Dell and Motorola, have joined the Trusted Computing Group (TCG), an organization focused on creating open standards for system security.

Marcia Savage Apr 2 2004 7:08PM Security

Group releases recs for improving software security

A task force of the National Cyber Security Partnership on Thursday released its initial recommendations for boosting software security, including patch management guidelines, improved education for software developers, and incentives.

Marcia Savage Apr 2 2004 12:26AM Security

New internet security alliance launches

A coalition of consumer, ecommerce and IT trade groups launched Americans for a Secure Internet (ASI) Thursday.

Marcia Savage Apr 1 2004 7:10PM Security

Ninety per cent of mobile devices have no IT security

Businesspeople are `going wireless' with their email and allied communications, but most are not taking appropriate precautions to ensure they're working in a secure environment.

Steve Gold Apr 1 2004 12:52PM Security

Baltimore Technologies bids farewell to IT security

Baltimore Securities PLC, a fallen star in the IT security business, has announced it is moving into the clean energy solutions business.

Steve Gold Apr 1 2004 11:50AM Security

Review: AppGate Security Server

AppGate has been producing security solutions since 1997.

Jon Stearn Apr 1 2004 12:00AM Security

Human error to blame for most security breaches

Human error is the main reason for most IT security breaches, but that the problem can be mitigated by better training for the staff concerned.

Steve Gold Mar 31 2004 5:25PM Security

Review: Internet Security Systems Proventia G200

Proventia G Series is a new range of turnkey intrusion prevention appliances from ISS. They are designed to proactively block malicious attacks from entering the network, including denial-of-service (DoS), intrusions and malicious code, backdoors and hybrid threats like MS Blaster or SQL Slammer. Proventia G Series blocks attacks in real-time, minimizing the need for active administrator involvement in most security events.

Bob Walder Mar 25 2004 12:00AM Security

Review: Gordano Messaging Suite

Gordano Messaging Suite is a complete mail server, with integrated anti-virus, anti-spam, and content filtering. As a mail server, it offers a cost-effective alternative to Microsoft Exchange and integrates tightly with Outlook in the same way that Exchange does. There are many additional features, such as support for dial-up collection of email from your ISP by POP3. It also has Extended Turn (ETRN) support for dial-up to extend SMTP should you need to use it. Client machines can be supported via POP3, IMAP, or a webmail interface.