The surge in mobile malware has led many to condemn developers' poor security practices, yet recent NICTA research suggests that – even though data-stealing is ubiquitous among both paid and free Android applications – many mobile application developers are in fact being “duped” into incorporating data-stealing routines into their applications.
David Braue | 03 Jun | Read more
The antivirus field is increasingly competitive, but one Australian vendor is going big guns in its effort to carve out a global niche for its SecuraLive security brand. More options will be a boon for small businesses, who have been given some guidance on security governance through new ISACA publications; other companies will find value in the expertise of Fujitsu Australia, which has leveraged its extensive corporate information-security expertise to build a new consulting and managed-services arm for Australian businesses.
David Braue | 01 Jun | Read more
Australia's increasing culture of data surveillance is reshaping conversations between software developers and clients working to minimise their data-security risk by implementing stronger security tools in a more user-friendly way, a prominent privacy advocate and developer has observed.
David Braue | 28 May | Read more
Call it CSO's regret: four out of five companies that have suffered an IT security breach wish they had done more to prevent it and just 1 in 3 believe they have a strong enough security defence, according to new research.
David Braue | 18 May | Read more
Apple has issued a cautious rebuttal to claims in a Chinese state media report that the iPhone is a national security threat due to a feature that keeps tabs on frequently visited locations.
The online advertising industry and U.S. policy makers need to give online users more control over the collection of personal data and surfing habits beyond the traditional opt-out approach, some privacy advocates said Wednesday.
Grant Gross | 04 Jun | Read more