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Humans and robotics team up in novel ways

Apple’s Siri routinely answers our questions, robotic vacuum cleaners are now common place in the home, and autonomous robots are a regular sight in warehouses today. So what’s next? Students from the University of Sydney’s Design Lab will give us an insight to the emerging technologies and ideas of tomorrow in the new exhibition Visually Defiant opening today.

CSO staff | 28 Nov | Read more

CSO Reader Survey - Terms & Conditions

By participating in <i>CSO’s</i> Reader Survey , you have the opportunity of winning a GoPro Hero3+ Black Edition valued at $529. Simply answer the question: What’s the one security insight that would help you in your present role? The survey opens on 12th of May 2014 and closes on 15th August, 2014. The prize draw will take place on 29 August, 2014

CSO staff | 07 May | Read more

CSO SIEM Survey – Terms & Conditions

By participating in <i>CSO’s</i> survey on SIEM, you have the opportunity of winning a GoPro Hero3+ Black Edition. Simply answer the question: What is your top priority in security for 2014/2015? The survey opens on 26th of August, 2014 and closes on 30th September, 2014. The prize draw will take place on 1st October, 2014

CSO staff | 26 Aug | Read more

Check Point Provides Multiple Protections against Heartbleed

Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. (Nasdaq: CHKP), the worldwide leader in securing the internet, today announced that its network security products offer multiple protections from the Heartbleed vulnerability, providing for the security of customers’ clients, servers and the integrity of their network data.

CSO staff | 16 Apr | Read more

The important issues in Information Security today.

When it comes to choosing careers, some people have a distinct moment when they realise that “this is what they want to do”. In my experience, this moment was when I was sitting in a lecture theatre at University, I was studying what would have been similar to an IT degree today but I wasn’t a computer hacker, I didn’t really have a lot to do with computers. It was before Internet Banking, smart phones, tablets but something about listening to cryptography made me sit up, listen and not leave the lecture before it finished. I’ve now been working in the Information Security industry in Australia and overseas over the years, in many roles and many organisations.

CSO staff | 06 Jan | Read more

Big data policies lacking in Australian and New Zealand organisations: survey

Despite big data being an increasing area of focus, just 22 per cent of Australian and New Zealand IT professionals surveyed in ISACA’s 2013 IT Risk/Reward Barometer are confident their enterprise has a policy regarding how it manages big data. Instead, almost two-thirds (61 per cent) of respondents said their company has no policy around big data – and a further 17 per cent of Australasian IT professionals were unsure.

CSO staff | 22 Nov | Read more

Endpoint security survey – prize terms and conditions

By participating in <i>CSO’s</i> survey on endpoint security, you will go into the draw for a chance to win and iPad Mini. Simply answer the question: What is your top priority in security for 2013/2014? The survey opens on 11th of November, 2013 and closes on 4th December, 2013. The prize draw will take place on 4th December, 2013.

CSO staff | 11 Nov | Read more