Monday March 12, 2012  

EDITOR'S NOTE

Bruised and beaten from a string of hacking attacks, Sony was in need of a new security strategy. Enter former McAfee CSO Brett Wahlin who is rebuilding security to combat hacktivists and social engineers.

And we take a look at what to expect from the CREST penetration testing standards from those who have taken the tests. CREST is being introduced to Australia and New Zealand.

Also see our slideshow from AusCERT Melbourne, held last week.
-Darren

BREAKING NEWS

Certifying Australia's best pen testers

By Darren Pauli | March 09, 2012

An alliance of top security professionals across Australia and New Zealand are planning to introduce certifications that will split the penetration testing industry in two.

40,000 credit cards stolen after porn sites popped

By Dan Kaplan | March 12, 2012

Hackers target porn mega websites.

FEATURE OF THE DAY

Exclusive: How Sony is fighting back

By Darren Pauli | March 12, 2012

Systems that monitor staff and user behaviour could detect social attacks.

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