Survey: Security is by far the top spending priority for CIOs in 2015
A survey of 112 CIOs by US investment firm PiperJaffray has found that security will be the top spending priority in 2015.
A survey of 112 CIOs by US investment firm PiperJaffray has found that security will be the top spending priority in 2015.
The Tor Project said on Friday that the online anonymity network may go dark in coming days due to an attempt to incapacitate it.
European companies in the business of selling spyware and exploits to international governments and law enforcement will need a special licence from 31 December 2014
Cybercriminals behind the TorrenLocker malware may have earned as much as $585,000 over several months from 39,000 PC infections worldwide, of which over 9,000 were from Australia.
Software developers are making fewer obvious security mistakes in their coding but the persistence of simple mistakes like SQL injection vulnerabilities shows that many are still failing to take even basic precautions in their coding, the newest member of the board of open-security effort OWASP (Open Web Application Security Project) has warned.
David Braue | 17 Dec | Read more
The UK’s Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), which may have used the Regin malware, has released a far less menacing app that teaches students how to make and break secrets
Much of the problem with today's security environment is that it's hard to know who to trust – but the US Department of Justice believes it has the answer: companies should trust the government's efforts around cybersecurity more than they currently do, the DOJ is suggesting. The same goes in Australia, where the newly formed Australian Cyber Security Centre was soliciting reports of security breaches to inform its work
David Braue | 15 Dec | Read more
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is urging users of Siemens’ industrial control software to update their systems after finding signs the notorious BlackEnergy malware exploited recently patched flaws.
Ongoing concerns about the security of cloud-hosted data will drive many companies to put their cloud initiatives on the back burner in 2015, security firm WatchGuard has predicted as it singles out the most and least concerning security trends for the new year.
David Braue | 12 Dec | Read more
Adobe has released fixes for six security vulnerabilities in Flash, which includes one that is reportedly under attack, as well as fixes for 20 flaws in Reader and Acrobat.
The USB interface may have become standard for powering all kinds of devices, but anecdotal warnings are emerging about devices that arrive prepackaged with embedded malware that infects target systems as soon as they are plugged into the computer.
David Braue | 09 Dec | Read more
Microsoft has compared the warrant it’s challenging for email stored in its Irish data centre to the German state police demanding papers of a journalist stored in a Deutsche Bank branch in Manhattan.
A hack of Sony Pictures' systems led to the leaking of pre-release versions of numerous movies as well as a massive archive of sales contracts and other data. The hack led to a high-scrutiny investigation of technical evidence – including suggestions North Korea was behind the attack due to the controversial content of one of the films.
David Braue | 08 Dec | Read more
With all the focus on the security threat posed by malicious hackers, it's easy to forget about the other vulnerabilities that threaten the integrity of corporate data – particularly amongst companies that are caught up in the rollout of mobile technologies to enable their employees to work effectively from wherever they are.
David Braue | 05 Dec | Read more
Increasingly proactive hackers will design scorched-earth routines into their malware in 2015 and manipulate evidence to frame innocent parties as they increasingly work to cover their tracks in the face of redoubled enforcement efforts, security firm Fortinet has warned.
David Braue | 04 Dec | Read more