Edward Farrell runs penetration testing firm Mercury Information Security Services. But he also is a member of the Army Reserve and he’s seeing an increasing overlap between his civilian and military lives.
Anthony Caruana | 26 May | Read more
Assumptions that government organisations' strict governance requirements make them more secure than conventional businesses are a dangerous fallacy, a security expert has warned in the wake of a growing string of high-profile data breaches in both the public and private sectors.
David Braue | 11 May | Read more
Public confidence in government security is so low that half of Australians believe their personal data will be compromised in the next year due to poor security by a government agency, according to a new survey that also found even more believe personal data held by telcos will be compromised.
David Braue | 03 Jul | Read more
Although there was controversy around government plans to increase biometric information-gathering a Australian entry ports, others felt that Australian government agencies were showing “inspiring” traction in formalising their identity-management infrastructures, while UK and US government agencies were taking off on a slightly different tack after being said to have attacked security software that they felt was thwarting their work in intelligence gathering.
David Braue | 29 Jun | Read more
The Australian Parliament's Web site was hit by an apparent denial-of-service attack Wednesday, two days after the hacking group Anonymous threatened attacks over the government's plan to filter Web content.
Grant Gross | 11 Feb | Read more
The U.S. government has significant work to do before it can better cooperate with the private sector and other governments to better protect cybersecurity, a government cybersecurity expert said.
Grant Gross | 13 Jun | Read more
The U.S. government needs to spend more money on cybersecurity research and development and on education programs in order to fight a rising tide of attacks against government and private groups, cybersecurity experts told U.S. lawmakers.
Grant Gross | 11 Jun | Read more
When it comes to security, the British government's Consulate-General in New York, part of the United Kingdom's diplomatic mission for business and visa-related activities, is taking no chances on spies or other intruders sneaking onto its network.
Ellen Messmer | 11 Jun | Read more