EU gets a new boss for rating products for cybersecurity
New EU law aims to raise cybersecurity standards across borders.
New EU law aims to raise cybersecurity standards across borders.
While spending on cybersecurity expertise would seem to be a no-brainer, the large number of companies without formal inhouse expertise suggests another ongoing, underlying challenge in finding and securing those skills within the current competitive market.
By CSO staff | 22 Feb | Read more
Apple's firmware for the HomePod points to a new face unlock feature for the iPhone 8 that replaces Touch ID.
Microsoft has hit back at claims it using dirty tactics to encourage Windows 10 users to switch to its built-in antivirus system Windows Defender.
With so many security projects and initiatives taking place across Australia and New Zealand, being chosen as the best security initiative of the last year is a great recognition of strong work over the last year. Kasada (https://www.kasada.io) was rewarded for their work on thwarting bot attacks at the 2017 AusCERT conference.
Anthony Caruana | 05 Jun | Read more
Michael Sutton is the CISO of ZScaler. He has forged a long career working in information security and has seen many changes over the years. We spoke to him at AusCERT 2016 about his career, the changing role of the CISO and what he’s seeing in the world of infosec.
Anthony Caruana | 27 May | Read more
The relationship between the CIO and CSO (or CISO) can be fraught with tension - and that can be a good thing. Both executives play a critical role in your organization's C-suite, and better understanding these sometimes overlapping roles can only make your business stronger and more secure.
Sharon Florentine | 23 Apr | Read more
Amazon Web Services (AWS), once used as a ‘testing playground’ for proof of concept has evolved in the last five years to a complex arena of possibilities. The conversation has changed from ‘how can I put my website on Amazon in a secure way?’ to ‘how can I move multiple things to the cloud but still make sure it’s secure?’.
Ashish Rajan | 10 Jul | Read more
In the security industry I work with business of different types and sizes, and deal with managers ranging from system administrators to CISOs. The common thread I see when management discussions on security inevitably reach beyond the IT department; is that security is not understood by the business, it is a magical geeky theme that belongs to IT to manage. Business only sees it as a cost centre:;a necessary evil.
Louay Ghashash | 11 Feb | Read more
While the rise of mobile enterprise adoption and BYOD means more flexibility for employees and generally higher productivity for organisations and businesses, it also poses security challenges, in particular around identity and access management (IAM).
Travis Greene | 07 Oct | Read more