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Automating security event processes

In Risk - By David Bell, 29 July 2009 11:53 AM

Automation is the key to getting the most out of limited resources with security event processes, according to NetIQ's David Bell.

Hacking the smart grid

In Risk - By Nigel Phair, 23 July 2009 1:12 PM

Smart homes need smart security, writes Nigel Phair.

Little Brother: How RFIDs in everyday objects could make easy targets for hackers

In Risk - By Dan Long, 20 July 2009 4:41 PM

Security and privacy advocates argue that RFID tags could make it easier for hackers to target our private information, as RFIDs permeate every facet of everyday life...

How to select a SIEM solution

In Risk - By Carlo Minassian, Founder & CEO, Earthwave, 14 July 2009 12:32 PM

Earthwave founder Carlo Minassian draws on his experience in the security sector to present a buyer's guide to Security Information & Event Management (SIEM) solutions.

Guest column: Cyber spooks needed for Defence centre

In Risk - 10 July 2009 1:38 PM

New ops centre patrols the online front line.

Affordable consumer technology causes problems for businesses

In Risk - By Andrew Donoghue, 30 June 2009 5:16 PM

As people lobby to take iPhones and laptops into work, should business embrace or ban consumer technology?

The problems and benefits of identity and access management

In Networks - By Mark Mayne, 30 June 2009 4:43 PM

Identity and access management (IAM) is at the heart of corporate security, a difficult task with potential for great savings, as Mark Mayne explains.

Protecting privacy

In Risk - By Chuck Miller, 26 June 2009 4:47 PM

Consumers are willing to offer up personal information, provided they recognise a specific benefit for that interaction, reports Chuck Miller.

Secure social networking in the corporate world

In Messaging - By Jeremy Hulse, 19 June 2009 3:05 PM

How do you embrace social media while ensuring your business is protected from the myriad of threats that come with it? Marshal8e6's Jeremy Hulse explains.

Email an open door to sophisticated security threats

In Messaging - By Lysa Myers, 11 June 2009 5:27 PM

How easy is it to take steps to ensure computer users avoid unknowingly inviting malware - the unwanted guest - into the 'corporate home'?

Securing your IT network, layer by layer

In Risk - By Richard Savage, 19 May 2009 12:03 PM

The identity of an individual and the role they play in the organisation is the only relevant factor when determining what resources they should be allowed to access, according ...

Email security remains a threat

In Messaging - 15 May 2009 12:07 PM

SC Magazine takes a look at the products and managed services aimed at keeping the corporate inbox clean.

Virtual data safety

In Cloud - By Chuck Miller, 30 April 2009 4:43 PM

Virtualisation is a technology whose time has come, and many of the primary problems in deploying a virtualised environment can be solved with proper planning, as Chuck Miller ...

Wireless and wired security: one and the same

In Networks - By Ronald van Kleunen, 21 April 2009 2:30 PM

Some enterprises believe they don't have to concern themselves with wireless security if they don't run sensitive information on their networks. This can be a costly mistake, ...

Be careful what you search for...

In Web/client - By Bradley Antsis, 15 April 2009 5:23 PM

Like any owner of a website, criminals are interested in directing as much traffic as possible to their pages in order to distribute content and increase potential profits.

The power of privilege

In Risk - By Adam Bosnian, 7 April 2009 2:51 PM

Unchecked power, often in the form of access rights and privileges, can lead to damaging security incidents in any organisation.

Unified Threat Management is expanding

In Risk - By Mark Mayne, 7 April 2009 2:47 PM

The trend for ‘security in the one box' has not stopped at UTM. Welcome to the wonders of XTM and SBA, says Mark Mayne.

Solving the hacking problem

In Risk - By Andrew McClennan, 30 March 2009 4:51 PM

To avoid hacking and malicious alteration of the application, software companies are turning to new anti-tamper solutions that will protect the entire application, as well as ...