Managed security services platform
18 August, 2009 byVerizon Business has announced its next-generation managed security services (MSS) platform that is designed to safeguard corporate networks by proactively identifying vulnerabilities and prioritising threats across the extended enterprise, resulting in better visibility, enhanced security and reduced risk.
Cloud SaaS security
18 August, 2009 byHewlett-Packard has announced HP Cloud Assure, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) offering designed to help businesses safely and effectively adopt cloud-based services. HP Cloud Assure helps customers validate security - by scanning networks, operating systems, middleware layers and web applications.
Campus audited for threats
18 August, 2009Queensland University of Technology (QUT), in Brisbane, is one of Australia’s most successful universities with emphasis on courses and research. With 40,000 students and 3800 employees across a global network, QUT, like many institutions of higher learning, has to ensure that file attributes, network device configurations and data structures are not unknowingly changed – either through internal accidents or from malicious outside attacks.
Network security appliance
17 August, 2009 byThe SonicWALL E-Class Network Security Appliance (E-Class NSA) Series is engineered to drive down administrative complexity, while defending against the entire spectrum of network attacks, both externally and internally. It offers centralised management, network segmentation, multiple deployment options and advanced networking features for control and flexibility. Combining multi-core technology with unrestricted deep packet inspection, E-Class NSAs are scalable and reliable and high performers in the multifunction threat appliances class.
WA maps out the future of land information
17 August, 2009Landgate is the statutory authority responsible for the state of Western Australia’s land and property information. The digital and hard copy services it offers include a secure land titles system, a land and property information library, and land valuation services. To provide these services, Landgate collects geospatial data from surveys, aerial photographs and satellite imagery.
Security needn’t be creative, just reliable
17 August, 2009Marketing agency He Said She Said (HS3) has renewed a three-year computer security licence with Sophos. HS3 is an award-winning content marketing agency, headquartered in Surry Hills, with an impressive list of clients including Vodafone and the Commonwealth Bank. The agency takes a story-based approach to branded content that helps marketers involve their brand in their customers’ stories.
Security vulnerabilities in the cloud discovered
05 August, 2009There are holes in the cloud when it comes to security.
Instant messaging security service
18 June, 2009 bySymantec has released its MessageLabs Instant Messaging Security Service (IMSS), an instant messaging (IM) security, control and management service that will enable businesses to adopt a safer, auditable use of public IM networks.
Endpoint protection
11 June, 2009 byNorman ASA has released Endpoint Protection, the next-generation security solution which utilises Norman DNA Matching, Norman Exploit Detection and Norman SandBox. It will guard customers’ data infrastructure against the daily flow of numerous malware attacks performed by cyber criminals.
Digital video recorder
18 May, 2009Equipped with four front-replaceable HD drives and extensive integration features, the Divar XF is suitable for medium- to large-scale or growing systems. Its image quality and compression claims to get the most out of CCTV images.
Global telco upgrades network capacity and security
02 April, 2009 byTelecom New Zealand International (TNZI) has upgraded the capacity and security of its international network with several routers and security gateways.
AT&T keeps the Williams F1 team racing
13 March, 2009 byFormula One is the most technologically advanced motor sport in the world and from 2007 onwards the AT&T Williams team has been able to tap into the AT&T global network and the company’s in-house expertise, technology and know-how as a worldwide resource at the teams’ disposal.
University deploys network security
24 January, 2009 byEstablished in 1874, the University of Adelaide now boasts a student population of more than 20,000. The university has recently replaced its anti-malware system.
Network connects and secures remote Super Pit
14 January, 2009 byKalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines (KCGM), operator of the massive ‘Super Pit’ in the mining town of Kalgoorlie, has replaced its ageing data network with a new network to improve security and reliability.
