Employee behaviour putting company data at risk
21 October, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMore than half of Australian respondents to a Gemalto survey use personal devices to access work emails, and almost as many have installed apps on work devices without the knowledge of IT.
All recently reported IoT vulnerabilities avoidable, says OTA
14 September, 2016The Online Trust Alliance (OTA) has found that privacy and vulnerability issues could have been avoided if device manufacturers had implemented the correct security and privacy principles.
Operating system vulnerabilities remain high
12 September, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingFour of Microsoft's operating systems were responsible for 518 of the 2686 recorded vulnerabilities among the 20 most vulnerable software products in May–July, Flexera Software says.
HP Sure View integrated privacy screen
30 August, 2016The HP Sure View integrated privacy screen helps protect PCs against visual hacking.
Sports apps raise staff security risks
23 June, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAnalysis from Flexera shows that many of the most popular EURO 2016 mobile apps could pose significant security risks for enterprises when installed on company-issued or BYOD mobile devices.
Mobile opens businesses to new risks
21 June, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingA survey conducted by Zscaler at last month's AusCERT shows that more than 70% of organisations have at least a quarter of their employees accessing enterprise applications from mobile devices.
Dell Data Protection | Threat Defense endpoint security solution
02 June, 2016The Dell Data Protection | Threat Defense product offering is a threat prevention solution specifically designed for the needs of growing businesses with limited or no in-house IT staff.
Don't fall prey to rooting and jailbreaking
02 June, 2016 by Alex Manea*There are simple steps you can take to prevent yourself and your business from falling prey to rooting and jailbreaking.
Vulnerabilities found in half of top 50 PC applications
17 March, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAn annual study from Flexera's Secunia Research shows that 2048 vulnerabilities were found among 25 of the top 50 applications found on private PCs in 2015.
Researchers find critical flaw in Microsoft's EMET toolkit
25 February, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMicrosoft has had to patch its Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit, designed to make user-mode programs more secure, after FireEye researchers found a simple method to disable it completely.
Check Point Software Technologies SandBlast Agent security solution
12 February, 2016Check Point Software Technologies has launched Check Point SandBlast Agent, which defends endpoints with advanced protection technologies, both on premise and remotely. Forensic analysis accelerates understanding of the full attack to maximise response capabilities.
Cupid's arrow could sting for CIOs this Valentine's Day
10 February, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingA study of 25 of the most popular dating apps on iOS found that many could violate companies' BYOD, privacy and confidentiality or risk profile policies.
Major bug found in Linux kernel
22 January, 2016 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingA potentially serious vulnerability in the Linux kernel has been uncovered, while Apple has issued patches for nine vulnerabilities in OS X and iOS.
Apple's OS X had most vulnerabilities in October
04 December, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingApple and Adobe products topped the October list of the top 20 most vulnerable products in a report from Flexera, but Microsoft had the most products represented in three monthly top 20s due to Flash flaws.
FireEye discovers another iOS vulnerability
05 November, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingFireEye researchers have uncovered a potentially backdoored ad library in use in thousands of iOS apps that could enable attackers to compromise sensitive user data, such as audio and stored files.
