
AusCERT 2011: In Pictures: Exhibitors out in force
AusCERT 2011 is about more than just the speakers, security vendors are out in force promoting their services with eye catching stands.
16 May | View galleries
When cyber criminals infiltrate organisations, they may not be aware that a team in the Middle East sends a watchful virtual eye out to spy on their activities.
Hamish Barwick | 13 May | Read more
Getting customers to recognise penetration testing as legitimate mitigation against potential hacks has proved vital for the Australian Taxation Office's (ATO) vulnerability management unit.
Hamish Barwick | 18 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
An Australian journalist was arrested at the AusCERT security conference on the Gold Coast after publishing a story about an alleged Facebook security flaw.
Lisa Banks | 18 May | Read more
When a delegate list includes people from the US Naval Criminal Investigation Service (NCIS), AusCERT 2011 organisers know all too well that their security may be tested.
Hamish Barwick | 18 Apr | Read more
Wi-Fi may be the networking method of choice among apartment blocks cropping up in increased numbers in Australia’s major cities, however increased reliance on wireless internet is resulting in more security risks, according to Layer 10 Consulting.
Hamish Barwick | 07 Apr | Read more