Google beefs up security controls in Drive for Work
Google is adding a bevy of new controls and alerts to improve the security of company data stored and shared via Google Drive for its business and education customers.
Security Industry — News
Prevention is better than cure, but what if it's not enough?
We've all heard the catch-phrase: "Prevention is better than cure", but it seems that some organisations have taken that advice too close to heart and forgotten how to put it into perspective.
Michael Lee | 01 Apr | Read more
Users smallest source of concern despite causing most security breaches: CompTIA
Persistent shortcomings in corporate information-security policy continue to compromise security efforts by exposing organisations to human error and the ever more-clever depredations of ransomware and other malware authors, peak security group CompTIA has warned on the back of new research showing that just 54 percent of surveyed companies offer their employees any form of cybersecurity training.
David Braue | 01 Apr | Read more
Security Watch: SecurEnvoy partners with Connector Systems in new distro deal
Token-less authentication company SecurEnvoy, has signed an agreement with distributor Connector Systems, to bring its two-factor authentication product portfolio to a broader market in Australia and New Zealand.
Anthony Caruana | 01 Apr | Read more
Police investigations threatened as metadata retention feeds telephony diaspora
As new metadata retention laws drive many Australians to use secure messaging applications instead of conventional telephony services, the head of Interpol has warned that authorities' ability to properly investigate a broad range of crimes will be impacted unless software vendors reconsider the strength of the security they are providing.
David Braue | 01 Apr | Read more
Arbor-Cisco deal enlists service providers in the fight to push DDoS defences away from customer networks
A growing number of organisations are turning to telecommunications service providers to provide early-intervention defences against a climate in which distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks are rapidly growing in size and severity, according to executives of DDoS mitigation specialist Arbor Networks.
David Braue | 31 Mar | Read more
Optus undertakes extensive security review as sanction for “significant” privacy breaches
Number-two telecommunications company SingTel Optus will undergo a wide ranging, independent review of its information-security systems after working with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) to finalise an enforceable undertaking relating to what privacy commissioner Timothy Pilgrim has called three “significant” breaches of customer privacy last year.
David Braue | 31 Mar | Read more
Opponents restate security, scope concerns as metadata retention becomes Australian law
Months of often heated discussion about the necessity and scope of state surveillance came to a head late last week as controversial data retention legislation was passed by Australia's Parliament with a clear Senate majority.
David Braue | 30 Mar | Read more
The week in security: Now law in Australia, data retention challenged overseas
It was a banner week for the handling of personal information, with Australia's controversial metadata retention laws becoming law after Labor capitulated on its previous opposition to the legislation. Similar issues were at the fore in the US – where numerous technology companies pressed the US government to stop its collection of metadata – and Europe, where Dutch telcos were ordered to delete data retained under previous data-retention laws after they were found to be unconstitutional. And the EU's high court wasset to revisit the ability of US companies to handle the zealously-protected personal information of EU citizens.
David Braue | 30 Mar | Read more
Eyes on China as massive DDoS on GitHub heads into day three
The attack on popular code-hosting site GitHub continues to rattle parts of the service three days after they began.
In brief: Intel Security hires new APAC president
Intel Security senior vice president of worldwide channel operations Gavin Struthers has been promoted to Asia Pacific president.
Hamish Barwick | 25 Mar | Read more
DDoS volume surges as Europe displaces US as source of security attacks: Akamai
The volume of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks grew more than 20 percent in the fourth quarter of 2014 after previously levelling off, but the locus of global security attacks continued to move away from the Asia-Pacific region, new figures from content distribution giant Akamai have revealed.
David Braue | 26 Mar | Read more
Time for publishers, advertisers to ‘catch up’ on web encryption?
Google and others have called for all websites encrypt traffic to and from browsers, but the task for publishers is a tricky one, largely because of online advertising.
Microsoft removes trust for bogus Google digital certificates from Egypt
Microsoft is removing trust for digital certificate for several Google domains that could have been used to spoof its services and intercept traffic to them.
Dual-pronged CryptoWall 3.0 ransomware twice as successful in ANZ as elsewhere
Companies in Australia and New Zealand are proving to be the world's most susceptible to the latest version of CryptoWall, security vendor Trend Micro has warned as analysis of the new ransomware strain found that victims now face having their data stolen as well as their systems locked.
David Braue | 25 Mar | Read more
Google tackles passcode fatigue with motion-based anti-lock
A new feature in Android keeps your passcode protected smartphone unlocked when it’s on your body — a move that reduces the hassle of typing a passcode but also leaves devices exposed to muggers.
The week in security: Google fights app malware, long-term PCI compliance plummets
Government requests for Facebook continued to grow in the second half of 2014, the company's latest transparency report has confirmed. And, speaking of transparency, some vendors were worried by findings by Verizon that 80 percent of PCI DSS-compliant firms fail to stay compliant in the year after their certifications – leading some to push the PCI Council to accept software-based encryption]] as well as the current hardware-based encryption it requires.
David Braue | 23 Mar | Read more
GFI Software Appoints David Dann as General Manager Asia Pacific
New team's mission is to deliver affordable and easy-to-use IT solutions for businesses to discover, manage and secure their networks
Chris Bowes | 23 Mar | Read more
Spooked by big-name hacks, executives ignoring surge in internal security breaches
Nearly 3 out of 4 businesses have experienced an information-security incident over the last year due to the actions of employees, ex-employees, contractors or partners, new research from security vendor Clearswift has found.
David Braue | 20 Mar | Read more
“Surplus” of security frameworks breeding complacency, panel warns
Security practitioners have so many potential security frameworks to choose from that their effectiveness is being compromised as companies spend too much energy focused on achieving compliance rather than maintaining it, industry experts have warned.
David Braue | 20 Mar | Read more