Royal Flying Doctor Service flies into the cloud
15 September, 2010The not-for-profit Royal Flying Doctor Service Western Operations (RFDSWO) provides a 24-hour health lifeline for people living, working or travelling in rural and remote areas of Western Australia and the Indian Ocean Territories.
Australia scores in the middle of online risks
27 August, 2010According to internet security company AVG Technologies, web surfers in Turkey, Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan are the most likely to face threats while online. The safest countries seem to be Sierra Leone and Japan.
Call for smartphone vendors to simplify security
28 July, 2010At a recent roundtable in Sydney, Scott Totzke, Security VP for Research In Motion (RIM), discussed the need for smartphone vendors to simplify security to improve usability for end users, the need to build security in from the start of the production cycle to maximise the efficiency of mobile devices and how trust is essential for the future development of mobility.
Set-and-forget network security for Parade College
28 June, 2010Parade College is a dual campus Catholic boys school which since 1871 has sought innovative, creative and effective ways of achieving best practice teaching and learning. Protecting a network that is used by close to 2000 students and teachers is not a job for the faint-hearted. Parade College has a network with over 720 personal computers for the use of students, 270 personal computers for teachers and a suite of ‘e-rooms’ or shared spaces containing computers within a cluster of classrooms. Underpinning the IT strategy is a program to continuously evaluate and deploy new technologies to strengthen the security of its network.
Is unified access control the answer to security?
11 May, 2010Protecting an IT environment now consumes more resources than actually managing the network. There are more devices connected, more people collaborating, more dispersal of access points and an enormous increase in the amount of traffic and type of traffic on the network. Juniper Networks’ Matt Miller looks at the following issues and provides some remedies. Even if you can secure all entry points, the biggest issue is scale. How do you ensure only the right people can see the right data at the right time when network capacity is already strained?
Seccom Global SecureScreen cloud security system
13 April, 2010 bySecureScreen utilises global in-the-cloud infrastructure to enforce and maintain comprehensive information security and corporate policy. With no hardware or software to install, near-zero latency and an invisible footprint, it is cost effective and is claimed to be a most complete, flexible, comprehensive network security system in its class.
The evolution of UTM
01 April, 2010A scant decade ago, packet-filter firewalls were sufficient to protect against virtually all threats coming from the internet. Today, however, the number, variety and sophistication of threats against business networks have multiplied, and firewalls and antivirus software on desktops are no longer sufficient. This has led to the evolution of unified threat management (UTM) solutions, reports Fortinet’s Richard Stiennon.
US tops spread of malware
11 March, 2010The US, Germany and China are the top three countries with web servers serving malware but the US comes in at 40%.
3Com TippingPoint and H3C secure network fabric products
10 March, 2010 by3Com has announced four products and solutions to extend the company’s secure network fabric (SNF) to next-generation data centres and virtual networks.
SonicWALL SonicOS 5.6 deep packet inspection
10 March, 2010 byThe SonicOS 5.6 deep packet inspection for SSL traffic is an upgrade to the operating system for the SonicWALL TZ, NSA and E-Class NSA firewalls.
Websense Triton unified security architecture
24 February, 2010 byThe Triton unified security architecture combines Websense Web, data and email security into a single platform for unified content analysis and management.
Tripwire Log Centre log and event management software solution
08 February, 2010 byTripwire has announced the Tripwire Log Centre log and event management software solution that analyses event and change information for continuous compliance and non-stop security.
WatchGuard Managed Security Services Program
12 January, 2010 byWatchGuard Technologies has launched the WatchGuard Managed Security Services Program (MSSP) that allows users to reduce IT operation costs while increasing network, application and data protection.
Security company AVG (AU/NZ) in the top ten of fastest-growing companies
02 November, 2009An Aussie security company has been ranked eighth in the 2009 BRW Fast 100 list.
CCTV recorder control centre software
15 September, 2009 byBosch Security Systems has introduced an updated version of its Divar Control Center software that enables users of Divar-2 systems to extend their systems with the Divar XF Hybrid H.264 recorders. The software provides an easy and economical upgrade path, enabling Divar-2 users to increase the flexibility and capabilities of their installation and even migrate to IP.
