Fans of US naval prosecution show JAG: Judge Advocate General might be disappointed with the real life equivalent. There are neither jet fighter chases nor cases solved and prosecuted in 45 minutes.
Hamish Barwick | 24 May | Read more
The local security industry must improve its engage with government and defence agencies if it is to help prevent the growing level of cybercrime attacks against Australia, industry experts argue.
Hamish Barwick | 24 May | Read more
Global banks are yet to solve a vulnerability in the Europay, Mastercard and Visa (EMV) integrated circuit standard first rolled out in 2003, allowing hackers to place Trojan devices on point of sale hardware to harvest user and credit card information.
Hamish Barwick | 18 May | Read more
With cybercrime now the second largest criminal activity in the world, measures such as the creation of an 'Internet Interpol' and better cooperation between international law enforcement agencies are needed if criminals are to be curtailed in the future, Kaspersky Labs founder and security expert, Eugene Kaspersky, has argued.
Hamish Barwick | 17 May | Read more
Recent natural disasters such as the Queensland floods and Cyclone Yasi mean now is the time to look at ways of avoiding ICT and staff issues in the event of a crisis, Brisbane City Council IT experts argue.
Hamish Barwick | 17 May | Read more
The rogue Stuxnet worm that infected an Iranian nuclear facility two years ago has provided a blueprint for cyber criminals and we can expect to see another one in the future.
Hamish Barwick | 16 May | Read more
AusCERT 2011 is about more than just the speakers, security vendors are out in force promoting their services with eye catching stands.
Hamish Barwick | 16 May | Read more
Celebrations as 10th AusCERT conference begins on Gold Coast.
Hamish Barwick | 16 May | Read more
As a professional comedian Bennett Arron gets paid to see the funny side of things, but a run-in with identity thieves in the 1990s had him far from laughing.
Hamish Barwick | 16 May | Read more
Australia will host a local chapter of the international Cloud Security Alliance to provide a Australia/New Zealand voice to the global Cloud secuity advocacy group.
Hamish Barwick | 13 May | Read more
The A/NZ Biometrics Institute is looking at the future of biometrics and seeing if community perceptions about Big Brother have changed with its latest industry survey.
Hamish Barwick | 10 May | Read more
Companies have more to fear when it comes to security within its four walls than from outside because of complex security policies and an experience generation gap, believes one industry expert.
Hamish Barwick | 09 May | Read more
Google Australia has moved to reassure Australians that any future Street View mapping will comply with privacy laws and not collect Wi-Fi data.
Hamish Barwick | 05 May | Read more
Financial fraud, identity theft and environmental disasters lean more heavily on Australians’ minds than national security threats, according to a Unisys report.
Hamish Barwick | 05 May | Read more
A war is raging right now in cyberspace and Australians need to arm themselves accordingly against online criminals, according to one expert.
Hamish Barwick | 02 May | Read more