KPMG Australia buying IAM vendor First Point Global
24 March, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-Embling | Supplied by: KPMG AustraliaKPMG Australia will purchase identity and access management vendor First Point Global as part of wider efforts by the KPMG global network to augment its global security capabilities.
Four in five companies fail PCI compliance assessment
13 March, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingCompanies handling payment card data often fail to fully comply with the 12 PCI data security standards, and current security approaches are failing to deter attackers, a report states.
Bank spoof trojan infections fell 50% in '14
10 March, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingEnforcement efforts managed to reduce the threat posed by online bank trojans in 2014, but another threat may be returning to the fore, with a new Australian scam involving the CryptoLocker ransomare emerging.
Tech Insights: Interview with Charles Clarke, Veeam Software
27 February, 2015 | Supplied by: Veeam Pty LtdIn our new Tech Insights series, we quiz industry leaders to get their views of what the year ahead holds for the IT world. Today we speak with Charles Clarke, Technical Director, APAC, Veeam Software.
Most vulnerable OSes and applications in 2014
27 February, 2015 by Cristian Florian, GFI LanGuard Product Manager, GFI Software | Supplied by: GFI Software LimitedApple leads the way in operating system vulnerabilities, according to data from the US National Vulnerability Database.
Mobile app makers slow to patch critical flaws
25 February, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingEighteen of the 25 most popular mobile apps found by the US CERT to have critical SSL vulnerabilities are still at risk six months later, according to a McAfee Labs report.
It's your information, so take ownership
25 February, 2015 by Kevin Bailey* | Supplied by: Clearswift (AsiaPacific) Pty LimitedThere's no point bemoaning your fate when data under your control is lost or stolen - we all need to take personal responsibility and be accountable, argues Clearswift's Kevin Bailey.
ISPs agree on draft online piracy code
23 February, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingAustralia's telecom industry has negotiated with rights holders on a draft code of conduct for responding to online copyright infringement, including sending escalating warnings to suspected pirates.
Microsoft patches critical Windows bugs
12 February, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingMicrosoft's latest Patch Tuesday includes fixes designed to address a previously undiscovered Windows design flaw that dates back 15 years and could potentially allow remote code execution on all supported versions.
Adobe confirms third zero-day Flash exploit
04 February, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-Embling | Supplied by: AdobeTrend Micro said it has discovered a new zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Flash, the third such exploit uncovered since Adobe's last Patch Tuesday.
Businesses beware: mobile apps pose privacy threats
04 February, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-Embling | Supplied by: Symantec (Australia) Pty LtdNearly a third of Android mobile apps access and share private information, but many Australian mobile users are ignorant or unconcerned about the risks, a Symantec survey shows.
IT sector slams China's new cybersecurity rules
02 February, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingIndustry groups and the US Chamber of Commerce have opposed new Chinese rules requiring IT companies selling to China's public sectors to provide their source code and install backdoors into hardware and software.
DDoS attacks nearly double in Q4
02 February, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-Embling | Supplied by: Akamai TechnologiesThe frequency and scale of DDoS attacks grew sharply in Q4 as DDoS-for-hire and multivector attacks increased in popularity, an Akamai report shows.
A/NZ businesses not ready for cyberattacks
27 January, 2015Fewer than 43% of Australian and New Zealand organisations say they are prepared for cyberattacks, yet 61% say they expect their organisation to face an attack in 2015, according to a new survey.
Proposed US legal reforms could chill security sector
22 January, 2015 by Dylan Bushell-EmblingCritics of the Obama administration's proposed cybersecurity reforms have warned that the changes could impede security research and criminalise white-hat hackers.
