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Let's face it. Software has holes. And hackers love to exploit them. New vulnerabilities appear almost daily. If you have software - we all do - you need to keep tabs on the latest vulnerabilities.
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When the CISO shouldn't blow the whistle on vulnerabilities
Highlighting the fact that there are security vulnerabilities in your organisation sounds like common sense, but there is such a thing as doing it too fast, according to Foxtel CISO Kevin Shaw.
Twitter steps up security with two-factor authentication option
After a long string of high profile attacks on accounts held by government and news agencies, Twitter is finally stepping up its game.
Build an Internet-centric, mobile-enabled video surveillance system
This is the first of a three-part series where our own David Gewirtz tests and installs a full-perimeter, Internet-centric, mobile-enabled video surveillance system. In this installment, he details the approach that didn't work.
Blue Coat to acquire Solera; big data security
In Solera, Blue Coat finds a big boost for its bid to secure the enterprise.
US urged to permit self-defense retaliation on hackers
Would retaliatory attacks make hackers think twice?
Viruses, hackers and scammers scare business away from web
Many small businesses struggle to cope with internet security and are refusing to trade online as a result.
US utilities under daily, constant cyberattacks: report
A new report claims that a number of U.S.-based utilities are fending off cyberattacks on a daily basis.
Chrome 27 fixes 14 flaws and enables spoken conversations with Google
Google wants you to start talking to your desktop with Chrome 27.
HP security chief: How big data can catch hackers red-handed
Firewalls and antivirus software bite deepest into most organisations' security budgets to the detriment of the other stages in the breach process.
AusCERT 2013: This time it's personal
As another AusCERT conference kicked off in the Gold Coast today, Munir Kotadia explains why he is disillusioned with security in all its forms.
Be the internet police, not an internet dictator: Google
Users could be saved from a lot of pain if information security professionals acted like dictators and forced them to patch, update and take precautions, but Google's chief technology advocate has called for a less totalitarian scheme.
Identity as a Service poised for run in enterprise
Enterprise interest and investments ready to jump over the next two years, Gartner says
Chinese cyberattack on Google exposed spy data: US officials
An attack which took place against Google exposed sensitive data concerning U.S. surveillance targets.
ACMA goes public with ISP malware statistics
Although ISPs and network operators have had access to the rough figures of malware infections for some time, the Australian Communications and Media Authority has now begun publishing the statistics for the public.
Websense joins private equity parade for tech vendors
Websense, which specializes in security software, will be acquired by Vista Equity Partners for $24.75 a share in cash. The deal comes at a 53 percent premium.