Security

Opinion: Web threats what you need to know

Opinion: Web threats what you need to know

According to Roger Thompson, chief research officer for vendor AVG Technologies, ‘transient web threats’ cannot be addressed by security solutions which use blacklisting or whitelisting solutions.
Staff Writers Nov 24 2008, 11:37AM Security
Q&A: CRN speaks to Darrell Rodenbaugh senior VP mid-markets for McAfee

Q&A: CRN speaks to Darrell Rodenbaugh senior VP mid-markets for McAfee

CRN exclusively chats to Darrell Rodenbaugh, Senior VP Mid-markets for McAfee and asks the hard questions about the economic downturn and its effects on resellers and that acquisition of Secure Computing.
Negar Salek Nov 24 2008, 10:17AM Security
Key management is crucial to cloud computing: Dunkelberger

Key management is crucial to cloud computing: Dunkelberger

Key management and cross-application encryption will be the next big thing, according to new research by the Ponemon Institute commissioned by PGP Corporation.
Kathryn Small Nov 24 2008, 7:59AM Security
Kroll Ontrack to hand out financial incentives to resellers

Kroll Ontrack to hand out financial incentives to resellers

Kroll Ontrack is enhancing its Australian service partner program for its resellers.
Jenny Eagle Nov 21 2008, 3:07PM Security
Blacklists, whitelists and heuristics: Symantec describes new threats

Blacklists, whitelists and heuristics: Symantec describes new threats

iTnews talks to Vincent Weafer, VP Security Response, Symantec, about how server-side polymorphism is changing the security landscape.
Kathryn Small Nov 20 2008, 3:21PM Security
Aussie biometric company gets US distribution

Aussie biometric company gets US distribution

Australian biometric software developer, Bio Recognition Systems (BRS), has signed a distribution agreement with General Lock.
Lilia Guan Nov 20 2008, 2:53PM Security
McAfee completes its acquisition of Secure Computing

McAfee completes its acquisition of Secure Computing

McAfee, Inc. has completed its acquisition of Secure Computing Corporation for $5.75 per common share in cash.
Staff Writers Nov 20 2008, 11:19AM Security
Hyarchis busted in ACMA spam crackdown

Hyarchis busted in ACMA spam crackdown

Premium SMS provider Hyarchis Company is the latest to feature on a growing hitlist of firms caught by the Australian Communications and Media Authority for alleged breaches of the Spam Act.
Staff Writers Nov 20 2008, 10:29AM Security
New task force to examine ISP level content filtering

New task force to examine ISP level content filtering

The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has formed a new e-security task force to look into the Federal government’s controversial ISP filtering scheme.
Staff Writers Nov 19 2008, 7:46AM Security
Symantec CEO to retire

Symantec CEO to retire

Symantec’s chairman and CEO John W. Thompson will retire as CEO at the end of the fiscal year.
Staff Writers Nov 18 2008, 11:29AM Security
The new face of CYBERCRIME

The new face of CYBERCRIME

Forget Hollywood thrillers – these criminal hierarchies are the real deal. They’re well- funded, well-managed and growing fast.
Staff Writers Nov 17 2008, 2:22PM Security
What’s hot and profitable in 2009?

What’s hot and profitable in 2009?

Industry insiders talk up reseller opportunities despite next year’s predicted spending downturn
Staff Writers Nov 17 2008, 2:13PM Software
AVG offers infected users free year of service

AVG offers infected users free year of service

AVG announced yesterday that it would be offering a free year of service after its antivirus software got confused and misidentified a key Windows system file as malware.
Emma Hughes Nov 17 2008, 7:54AM Security
Outsourcing lacks ambition, all about cost

Outsourcing lacks ambition, all about cost

A London School of Economics professor has urged executives to put ‘a level of ambition’ back in outsourcing to achieve innovative outcomes over and above a low-cost benefit.
Ry Crozier Nov 13 2008, 7:19AM Security
Marshal merges with 8e6

Marshal merges with 8e6

Marshal has merged with 8e6 Technologies, a US-based Web vendor, and formed a new company, Marshal8e6.
Lilia Guan Nov 13 2008, 7:04AM Security
RailCorp plans user identity management project

RailCorp plans user identity management project

NSW-based RailCorp will commence a pilot project to test a new system for managing employee identity verification and access to its HR, safety and network access repository applications.
Staff Writers Nov 12 2008, 7:49AM Security
AVG update deletes critical Windows file

AVG update deletes critical Windows file

A recent update from antivirus firm AVG has caused havoc with some users by deleting a critical file in non-English versions of Windows XP after incorrectly detecting it as a virus.
Ian Williams Nov 12 2008, 7:44AM Security
Duplicate content filter will hurt family-friendly ISPs

Duplicate content filter will hurt family-friendly ISPs

The federal government’s proposed Internet content filtering scheme duplicates substantial existing efforts by the Internet Industry Association (IIA) and will adversely impact participants in that scheme, the System Administrators Guild of Australia (SAGE-AU) has warned.
Staff Writers Nov 10 2008, 2:26PM Security
Sophos picks ZyNet as gold reseller

Sophos picks ZyNet as gold reseller

ZyNet has been appointed as a gold partner for Sophos.
Staff Writers Nov 10 2008, 11:36AM Security
VeriSign boasts secure authentication in the cloud

VeriSign boasts secure authentication in the cloud

VeriSign today announced strong growth for its VIP identity protection service, including the imminent launch of DocLocker, an online document storage system.
Kathryn Small Nov 7 2008, 8:20AM Security

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