The Australian Information Security Association (AISA) National Conference 2011, to be held on 9 November in Sydney, is set to be a standout event that will help drive future directions for Australia's information security industry.
Following several executive leadership changes earlier this year, Houston-based holding group Attachmate has promoted Martin Mooney to Country Manager, New Zealand.
The SecureCloud Advantage
Security Expert Rich Mogull on Mobile Device Data Protection
Achieving PCI Compliance in Complex Environments
Recent attacks on HB Gary and RSA are evidence of Bruce Schneiers recent comment that “attacking a network is much easier than defending a network” and that “there might someday be the cyberspace equivalent of trench warfare, where the defender has the natural advantage”.
Complexity comes in many forms, says Cisco’s chief security officer, John Stewart, who rates the speed of change as his top challenge.
HD Moore, CSO of Rapid 7 explains why engineers are more dangerous than salespeople and why email security companies are laughing all the way to the bank.
If the number of devices talking to your network was about to increase from 50 to 850,000, you might be a little daunted. One person facing precisely this nightmare is Ian Appleby, corporate IT security manager for NSW energy distributor, Endeavour Energy. He sums up his greatest challenge in three words: New emerging technologies.
Operating in a hyper-connected world, the major concern that is foremost on the CIO's priority list is security. The emergence of convergence technologies, mobility and new delivery models like cloud has only further spurred the growth in security.
Why is it such a struggle to work in security? Show me a security professional who hasn’t felt misunderstood and undervalued. Who hasn’t complained that they are treated like a pariah? What are we missing? Is it our fault or is the world not ready for us yet? Does a major security breach have to happen before the penny drops?
To use Cloud computing securely requires companies to know where their data is stored and who has access to it. Ironically, the reason Cloud is so popular is because organisations don't want to worry about these details. So can the issue be solved by adhering to standards? Increasing legislation? Maybe we need a global technical disaster to ‘sober up’ an industry drunk on the power of Moore's Law.
Security analysts have been predicting the emergence of mobile malware for many years. In 2011, the criminals have finally come through by attacking Google's popular Android OS. Meanwhile, the sophistication of Stuxnet — anasty piece of code that infected a nuclear power facility — has alarmed researchers who believegovernments are stockpiling tools for cyberwar. Looking ahead, it seems a cataclysmic Cloud failure is just around the corner.
The CSO Security Buyers Guide 2010 digital edition is now available for download. Download this digital magazine (PDF) for reviews, interviews, company profiles, and more security research resources.
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