Prime Minister Julia Gillard was on hand in Sydney this week to launch a new cyber education module called bCyberwise. Developed by Life Education and McAfee, the program is designed to teach primary school students about online dangers such as becoming `friends' with strangers and cyber bullying. The program will be rolled out to Australian schools from 4 February.
Hamish Barwick | 17 Jan | Read more
The old security model is not up to scratch for many organisations and a new manifesto including an improved cyber security skills framework is required to help industry battle the 'bad guys', according to Institute of Information Security Professionals (IISP) chair, Doctor Alastair MacWillson.
Hamish Barwick | 18 Oct | Read more
The information security tag line `defence is harder than offence’ has been disputed by a cryptographical expert who says the WikiLeaks classified information leak was actually a triumph for technical security.
Hamish Barwick | 18 Oct | Read more
Around 50 Australian and New Zealand IT executives have indicated in the latest SafeNet Cloud Security Survey that they are not using cloud services but this number could be less because some companies are bypassing the IT department to buy services online, according to SafeNet CTO Russ Dietz.
Hamish Barwick | 17 Oct | Read more
Despite Google Australia receiving a `please explain’ letter from the Privacy Commissioner about accidental Wi-Fi data collection this year, the search engine giant’s enterprise director of security, Eran Feigenbaum, is at pains to reassure customers that the company is committed to security and privacy.
Hamish Barwick | 17 Oct | Read more
More robust software and intelligent networks will make life easier for the security industry and the users they are trying to protect, according to the CSO of Oracle.
Hamish Barwick | 16 Oct | Read more
While Australia Post has moved to reassure customers that their financial details were not compromised due to a security glitch with its online service Click and Send, a security expert said the incident could affect consumer confidence in the merchant.
Hamish Barwick | 03 Oct | Read more
Meeting the needs of users while balancing security and budget needs will help chief information officers stay relevant in the future, according to a CIO.
Hamish Barwick | 23 Aug | Read more
Cloud could well be an IT executive’s dream come true – a chance to reduce costs and potentially free up money for other IT projects. However, getting through the minefield of fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD) from various quarters about cloud security can be eased by creating a contingency plan and being aware of legislation in Australia and overseas.
Hamish Barwick | 05 Sep | Read more
Publicity around security threats has seen the rate of encryption by the Australian public and private sectors increase 20 per cent year on year since 2008, according to a new study commissioned by security vendor Thales.
Hamish Barwick | 04 Sep | Read more
The demand for mandatory data breach notifications in Australia has become louder as advisory firm, KPMG, has found in an annual risk report that some companies are using the lack of legislation as an excuse not to discuss security issues.
Hamish Barwick | 03 Sep | Read more
Security messages and policies won’t work unless IT executives back these messages up with positive reinforcement such as a reward, according to two security experts.
Hamish Barwick | 06 Aug | Read more
Enterprises are too focused on meeting security standards such as payment card industry (PCI) compliance rather than implementing configuration management, business resumption and fault tolerance, according to a security expert.
Hamish Barwick | 03 Aug | Read more
International card provider, Visa, has confirmed that it will be introducing card security chip technology Europay, MasterCard and Visa (EMV) on its cards and upgrading automatic teller machines (ATMs) to be EMV capable by April 2013.
Hamish Barwick | 03 Aug | Read more
Day two of the Cyber Security Summit 2012 in Sydney began with the topic of why traditional security is wrong. This theme continued during the day with discussions on the merits of security messaging and Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS). The Summit concludes on Friday.
Hamish Barwick | 02 Aug | Read more