1 in 5 enterprises have experienced an APT attack
15 July, 2014Research shows one in five enterprises have experienced an advanced persistent threat (APT) attack, but only one in three could determine the source.
Academia and industry partner to boost network security
14 July, 2014A US Department of Homeland Security-funded research institute is working with the Secure Decisions company to use visualisation tools to produce better security data analysis.
Government said to shelve data retention issue
14 July, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMandatory retention of telecom records will reportedly not be among the national security reforms the Attorney-General's office plans to propose this week.
DDoS attacks becoming more effective
02 July, 2014Seven-in-ten Australian IT decision-makers say DDoS attacks have brought down their systems for almost a full working day.
Govt agencies miss ICT security deadline
01 July, 2014 by Andrew CollinsAt least seven federal government department agencies are expected to fail to meet a federally mandated July 2014 deadline for improving their ICT security, according to a report from the nation's Auditor-General, Ian McPhee.
Australian IT companies should prepare for global internet failure
30 June, 2014Implementing preventive cybercrime measures can be compared to the hopelessness of forever stacking sandbags to protect against a severe hurricane, says a report by Zurich.
Mobile malware becoming sophisticated and scary
26 June, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingSecurity firms detail newly discovered mobile malware samples with alarming capabilities, such as covertly installing additional apps, recording phone calls and sending money to attackers.
Liberal senators decry data breach notification bill
23 June, 2014 by Andrew CollinsLiberal Party senators have refused to support the latest incarnation of Labor's data breach notification bill, over concerns of ambiguous language and inadequate opportunity to comment during the bill’s construction.
Major cybersec research centre opens in Canberra
19 June, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingUNSW's new Australian Centre for Cyber Security at ADFA will bring together the largest cohort of security experts in Australia, according to the new facility's director.
Heartbleed points to bigger SSL problems
17 June, 2014 | Supplied by: Palo Alto NetworksThe Heartbleed vulnerability was just the tip of the iceberg, says a Palo Alto Networks report which reveals that 32% of applications are capable of using SSL.
Big Blue now number 3 in global security software
16 June, 2014 | Supplied by: Gartner Australasia Pty LtdIBM has moved into third place in the global security software market, while security software spending in Australia in 2013 reached $408.1 million, an increase of 8% over 2012, says Gartner research.
Business security risks from e-commerce on the rise
11 June, 2014The growth in mobile e-commerce will leave businesses critically exposed to data breaches unless they ramp up their IT security, says consulting firm Protiviti.
The fight against comment spam
11 June, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingResearch from Imperva shines light on the comment spam epidemic, revealing that a small minority of attackers generate the majority of spam volumes.
Attackers using apps to "hide in plain sight"
05 June, 2014 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingCybercriminals are exploiting common business and network applications - including email, FTP, UDP and SSL - to conduct and disguise dangerous threat activity, Palo Alto research shows.
Is antivirus really dead?
03 June, 2014 by Peter Stelzhammer, AV-Comparatives"Antivirus is dead!" claimed Brian Dye, Symantec's Senior Vice-President for Information security, in an interview with the Wall Street Journal. Is he correct?
