UPDATED: Aussie defence agencies ban Lenovo due to backdoor fears
30 July, 2013Computers from Chinese company Lenovo have been banned from “classified” networks of the intelligence and defence services of Australia, the United States, Britain, Canada and New Zealand due to concerns that the machines could easily be hacked.
Australian government caught blocking websites on the sly
21 May, 2013The federal government has been caught quietly blocking access to websites, leading some to declare that it has attempted to sneak mandatory web filtering in on the sly.
DDoS protection keeps Betstar.com.au running
29 April, 2013Online betting website Betstar.com.au was recently taken down, when a DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack aimed at a competitor in the same co-location data centre took Betstar’s site with it. Betstar decide it was time to implement DDoS protection.
Cybersecurity challenges in 2013
08 March, 2013 by Sandeep Joshi, Country Manager for DELL SonicWALL Inc, Australia and New ZealandThe issues affecting businesses are similar around the world. The key issues and points of vulnerability are around human engagement.
Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business
27 February, 2013Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business (KESB) is intended to help businesses overcome challenges in managing a secure network.
Web filtering considerations
04 December, 2012 by Andrew CollinsThe stats say that employees burn a couple of hours a day on non-work websites like Facebook and Reddit. But there are technological and political issues you need to consider before implementing a web filtering solution.
LogMeInCentral antivirus management feature for remote PC monitoring
12 August, 2012LogMeIn has released an update to its IT automation and management product, LogMeIn Central, that makes it easy to monitor and manage hundreds of versions of antivirus software through a single, centralised interface.
Blue Coat Cloud Service managed security service
03 August, 2012The Blue Coat Cloud Service delivers robust threat protection that is backed by the Blue Coat WebPulse collaborative defence.
F5 Networks IP Intelligence service
16 July, 2012The IP Intelligence service is a cloud-based solution that enables organisations to safeguard their infrastructures by detecting and stopping access from IP addresses associated with malicious activity.
Logicalis Virtual Workspace offers Citrix/Cisco solution to BYOD
30 April, 2012Logicalis Virtual Workspace (LVW) combines Cisco and Citrix desktop and application virtualisation, voice and video technology via a small footprint, virtual environment, combined with mobile device management to address the security, storage, cost and productivity concerns around bring your own device (BYOD) computing and mobile workforces.
Blue Coat Unified Web Security cross-network protection
29 March, 2012Unified Web Security is claimed to enable an organisation to expand its secure perimeter to users in any location, on any network, across any device, to close the security gaps that leave them exposed to malware threats and data loss.
McAfee Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) 10.0
13 March, 2012Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) 10.0 includes security updates for enterprise customers, providing IT with improved control to identify, secure and assign policies to both employee- and business-owned smartphones and tablets, to support BYOD practices.
Outback supermarket chain deploys secure two-way satellite services
12 March, 2012Outback Stores is a company that manages remote stores on behalf of Australian Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory, Western Australia and South Australia. The company has deployed network and security solutions to securely connect its many remote locations.
Thales nShield HSM integrated with Infoblox DNS
14 February, 2012The Thales nShield hardware security module (HSM) has been integrated with the Infoblox DNS platform to address common DNSSEC deployment challenges and enable service providers, government departments, financial institutions and other organisations to secure their online identities more easily and protect critical services against cyberthreats.
50 ‘hacktivist’ amateur DDoS tools analysed
08 February, 2012Network security vendor Arbor Networks has published a visual review of DDoS tools that are used by ‘hacktivist’ collectives - groups that hack into computers and organisations as a form of political protest.
