There’s been a lot of coverage recently around Sony Pictures and the hack attack which has placed Sony in the headlines for all the wrong reasons, with high volumes of sensitive company data stolen and posted online.
David Baker | 22 Dec | Read more
“There is no clouding the fact that security threats are increasing. Hackers are becoming more advanced in their techniques and with more devices being connected than ever before, it is becoming easier to spread malicious software. The situation is only going to get worse, as companies run from fire to fire, securing whatever is most important right now.”
With over one billion Android devices activated, the platform’s popularity has inevitably caught the attention of malware creators. The opportunity to target such a huge audience and get more bang for the buck is not easily dismissed nor will it be any time soon.
Emmanuel Carabott | 16 Dec | Read more
Over the centuries, humans have built walls to keep intruders at bay. The Romans and Chinese were particularly adept at constructing extensive barricades: the Romans built Hadrian’s Wall in northern England and the Antonine Wall across what is now the Central Belt of Scotland, while the Chinese first started construction of would become the Great Wall of China in the 7th century BC.
Puneet Kukreja | 11 Dec | Read more
With the major financial card breaches at global retailers, as well as a number of SSL/TLS vulnerabilities, it’s possible you may have missed a few other under-reported security issues that provided valuable lessons to the general technology community in 2014.
New technologies like bring your own identity (BYOI) provide the agility that organisations need to compete in the digital economy, as Jan Zeilinga demonstrated in last month’s blog. But let’s not forget that getting the house in order is an important prerequisite to going “digital”. Employees and contractors need access to the right information to do their jobs, and organisations need to ensure that digital assets are used appropriately.
John Havers | 10 Dec | Read more
Last year, news that US retailer Target’s point-of-sale systems were compromised resulting in the theft of more than 40 million payment card numbers hit Australian headlines. A steady stream of breach stories throughout the year further raised awareness of the issue in this part of the world. But given there are no mandatory breach disclosure laws in this country, you may be wondering ‘If my details were stolen, how would I even know?’ Practically speaking, you’re probably thinking ‘What can I do to protect myself this festive season?’
Chris Pogue | 10 Dec | Read more
Before we jump into the security automation discussion, let’s start with the two key characteristics of Cloud Computing which are closely related to automation and scalability
Magesh Dhanasekaran | 05 Dec | Read more
As we wrap up another busy year in high tech, many IT leaders have cloud technology top of mind. The cloud is profoundly transformative, standing out even in a tech landscape crowded with big ideas and disruptive developments. Despite initial hesitation, cloud adoption has grown rapidly and doesn’t show any signs of slowing.
Paul Lipman | 02 Dec | Read more
The rise and rise of the as-a-Service (XaaS) model continues. The various models based around the XaaS approach are all forecast to continue growing rapidly as organizations go on taking advantage of the increased flexibility, lower CAPEX (Capital Expenditure) and on-demand nature of the service. Gartner predicts that Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) will grow at a CAGR (Compound annual Growth Rate of 41.3 per cent through 2016, while Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) will hit 27.7 per cent CAGR in the same period. The Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) market will grow at 19.5 per cent CAGR in that time too, demonstrating how significant the cloud delivery of IT services has become.
Gordon Makryllos | 01 Dec | Read more
Are our investments in ‘information security’ aligned with today’s reality? It seems that every day there is a new security incident making headlines. Dictionary.com has nominated the word ‘exposure’ as word of the year. The word exposure has been popularised by events such as Ebola, but more relevant to us in the world of ‘infosec’, data breaches and other related security incidents.
John Ellis | 01 Dec | Read more
Five years ago we knew changes in technology and the ways in which we do business would present enormous challenges for how IT manages identity, what we didn’t know, was just how fast these changes would take place. By 2015 Gartner forecasts Identity as a Service (IDaaS) will make up 25 per cent of the Identity and Access Management (IAM) market, up from just four per cent in 2011.
Graham Pearson | 28 Nov | Read more
Putting a strong lock on a weak door is unlikely to deter thieves, particularly when there are valuables inside. Yet all too often in the battle against cyber attacks, businesses do just that: they attach advanced digital security systems to inherently insecure corporate network infrastructures. The net result is enterprise IT capabilities that keep those tasked with maintaining risk registers and ensuring data security awake at night, and frustration for those who want to embrace next generation mobility and cloud technologies to generate efficiencies and competitive advantage.
John Suffolk | 24 Nov | Read more
Most organisations are unaware of the need to bring darknet expertise in-house to ensure that there will be no surprises bubbling out of the darkness. The darknet does not have a pretty face, but it is not entirely evil either; so what is it that your organisation should know about the darknet, and why?
Mark Gregory, RMIT | 24 Nov | Read more
The retail industry is a prime target for fraud and data breaches – it is the second most targeted sector aside from finance.
Rick Chavie | 18 Nov | Read more
The biggest cyber-security threat to your business is the people within it. That’s right – the same employees whom you rely on for productivity and profits are also a major weakness when it comes to protecting your operations and information.
Nicole Pauls | 18 Nov | Read more
All of us are, to some extent, slaves to technology. Judicious use of technology is mandated. Human kind has, so far, been naïve in adopting technology with the presumption that it will always be used in the right spirit, but we have seen it being used in the wrong context over and over again. This article is about the implications of malicious use of pervasive technology.
Shantanu Bhattacharya | 13 Nov | Read more
Data breaches are happening more frequently, compromising larger volumes of data than ever before. We seem to hear about new data breaches every day. The number of compromised records grows, while organisations are subjected to larger financial penalties, stronger legislative and regulatory scrutiny, and tangible reputational damage. For organisations that suffer a breach, responding in an intelligent and confident manner is critical.
Steve Durbin | 13 Nov | Read more
According to figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, 83% of the Australian population accessed the internet last year, and in the workplace, more and more time is spent online.
Andrew Avanessian | 11 Nov | Read more
Do you take a fatalistic approach to cyber attack? ‘Whatever will be, will be’ is an attitude in life (and movies) that is well suited to events that evoke a spontaneous response—like who will you marry? These are the questions posed in Doris Day’s song from the Hitchcock movie ‘The Man Who Knew Too Much’. They’re not appropriate for incidents which inspire fear, which Doris learns when her son is kidnapped.
Dr Claudia Johnson | 23 Oct | Read more