With great cloud comes great responsibility
07 October, 2011
Cloud computing is often treated as something of a black box: you put data into it, some magic goes on, and processed data comes out. But even though someone else is taking care of the heavy lifting, securing your data as it goes into the cloud is still your responsibility. So says Vince Lee, Regional Manager, Australia & New Zealand, SafeNet.
WatchGuard SCADA protection
27 September, 2011
Firewalls and UTMs with Application Control from WatchGuard now include protective supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) signatures.
Verizon enhancing Enterprise Identity Services
23 September, 2011
Verizon is enhancing its cloud-based Enterprise Identity Services to offer more ways to authenticate users to corporate networks.
Unisys Stealth Solution for Secure Virtual Terminal (SSVT)
20 September, 2011
Stealth Solution for Secure Virtual Terminal (SSVT) is a secure solution residing on a USB device to help ensure that a mobile user’s data is secure and readily available to those authorised to view it.
ComNet CWGE2FE24MODMS 26-port modular gigabit ethernet switch
19 September, 2011
ComNet has introduced a 26-port modular gigabit ethernet switch for commercial security applications.
Compuware Test Data Privacy 3.1
19 September, 2011
Test Data Privacy 3.1 simplifies the creation and disguising of test data in non-production environments, lowering the total cost of an enterprise-wide data privacy implementation.
D-Link DFL-260E NetDefend UTM firewall
19 September, 2011
The DFL-260E NetDefend unified threat management (UTM) Firewall provides small- to mid-sized businesses with defence against several network threats.
Keeping staff productive with content filtering
19 September, 2011
Perth company Wrays Intellectual Property found itself with a dilemma. The company wanted to keep its employees focused and productive by controlling their use of the internet, but didn’t want to stop them from using websites they needed to use to do their jobs.
WatchGuard XTM 8 Series security appliance
26 August, 2011
WatchGuard has released the XTM 8 Series multifunction security appliance.
Insecure software will cost you
05 August, 2011 by Rob McAdam*
Looking to save a few dollars, organisations are putting less and less consideration into security when developing software. While it may pay off in the very short term, it’s almost certain to cost businesses much, much more in the long term, with the cost of dealing with security breaches vastly outstripping the cost of developing secure software in the first place. So opines Rob McAdam, CEO of security consultancy Pure Hacking.
Inside the Platform Networks hacking attack
01 August, 2011 by Andrew Collins
Platform Networks, Australian telco wholesaler and NBN affiliate, last week revealed it had been on the receiving end of a six-month-long hacking attack. Andrew Collins talks to Platform’s managing director, David Hooton, about the disclosure of information on the incident to the Australian Federal Police, and a forthcoming case study on the attack and the company’s defence against it.
NBN "not hacked" in Platform Networks attack, says NBN Co
28 July, 2011
NBN Co has denied that its systems were compromised during the attack on its partner Platform Networks that was revealed earlier this week.
Bring-your-own IT spreads in Australian enterprises
27 July, 2011
Increasing numbers of employees in Australian enterprises are bringing their own smartphones and laptops into the workplace, prompting some companies to introduce ‘bring-your-own IT’ policies in order to handle the challenges these devices create.
Facebook scam cashes in on Google+ hype
13 July, 2011
A Facebook scam that exploits the buzz surrounding new social networking tool Google+ is making the rounds and may be the precursor to a widespread phishing scam.
Brennan IT SecureView real-time network security
11 July, 2011
Arbor Networks and Brennan IT have partnered to deliver the SecureView service that can be used to enhance security on private IP networks.
