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Telco says bend security rules for Dropbox

In Risk - By Jennifer Scott, 27 April 2012 12:59 PM

Security pros should be more accommodating.

BYOD shunned by British Defence

In Networks - By Dan Raywood, 26 April 2012 12:00 PM

Policy confuses everyone else

EC proposes $3.8m Cybercrime Centre

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 29 March 2012 9:26 AM

Centre due to open next year.

Attorneys General challenge Google's privacy policy

In Cloud - By Liam Tung, 24 February 2012 12:12 AM

Regulators pile-up on Google privacy policy.

Hardware giants sign 'global' apps privacy accord

In Applications - By Liam Tung, 23 February 2012 4:30 PM

All apps to show how they handle user information.

Speculation rife as Gillard gobbles cyber security

In Risk - By Darren Pauli, 12 December 2011 4:00 PM

Cabinet control of security a good thing, sources say.

Britain follows Adelaide in call to cull trolls

In Messaging - By Tom Brewster and Darren Pauli, 21 October 2011 10:08 AM

Anonymity allowed "under exemption".

Data breach disclosure hits EU businesses

In Risk - By Dan Raywood, 29 September 2011 10:24 AM

Public and private sector businesses will be hit by mandatory-disclosure legislation.

SABMiller CISO: Win budget by fermenting exec relationships

In Risk - By Dan Raywood, 22 September 2011 10:11 AM

'Keeping your company secure' is not a strategy.

Tell device-hungry staff to BYO

In Networks - By Dan Raywood, 27 July 2011 3:06 PM

Staff are happier and more productive using their own devices, but infosec managers must balance security with flexibility.

How a US agency overhauled untenable security

In Networks - By Darren Pauli, 22 July 2011 2:30 PM

The Department of Interior was once deemed the most insecure agency in the US.

Tabcorp bets on infosec revamp

In Networks - By Darren Pauli, 23 June 2011 9:21 AM

Tab builds better security policy and technology.

Staff ignorant to mobile security policies: McAfee

In Messaging - By SC Australia Staff, 31 May 2011 6:10 PM

Australian businesses pay twice as much for lost devices than those overseas.

Call for banks to blacklist spammers

In Messaging - By Darren Pauli, 31 May 2011 9:27 AM

Experts argue that industry should take point on anti-spam efforts.

US spy agency talks network security

In Risk - By Darren Pauli, 5 May 2011 5:41 PM

Don't forget the little things.

Google bolsters Apps Android admin security

In Web/client - By Liam Tung, 11 April 2011 11:51 PM

Encryption, remote password change

Google bolsters Apps Android admin security

In Web/client - By Liam Tung, 11 April 2011 8:44 AM

Encryption, remote password change

Software to lock down jailbroken iPhones

In Web/client - By SC Australia Staff, 8 April 2011 12:08 PM

Locking down the work place.

Pointing fingers over outsourced data

In Crypto - By Dan Raywood, 8 April 2011 12:08 PM

If your outsourced data is breached, where does the responsibility lie?

NIST releases virtualisation security How-to

In Cloud - By Angela Moscaritolo, 7 February 2011 11:47 AM

Dummies guide to securely configuring and using virtualisation.

Facebook updates bug disclosure policy

In Messaging - By Angela Moscaritolo, 21 December 2010 11:39 AM

Disclosure less likely to result in lawsuit.

Many employees bypass security policy in order to do their job: report

In Risk - By SC Australia Staff, 11 November 2010 12:48 PM

2 out of 5 employees ignore IT policy.

Customs blocks blogs despite Gov2.0 promises

In Web/client - By Liz Tay, 1 November 2010 1:09 PM

Fears network security risks.

Audit finds NSW IT security policy lacking

In Risk - By Liz Tay, 20 October 2010 1:56 PM

Citizens’ sensitive personal information at risk.

Symantec looks to appliance, cloud-based delivery

In Web/client - By Liz Tay, 7 September 2010 10:44 AM

New products delivered according to enterprise customer demand.

Half of employees ignore social media policy

In Messaging - By Dan Raywood, 28 July 2010 1:09 PM

Cisco urges companies to get a firmer grip on social networking.

Zuckerberg tries to defend Facebook's privacy policy

In Risk - By Rosalie Marshall, 4 June 2010 2:05 PM

But social site's co-founder fails to persuade the critics.

German government criticises Facebook's data regulations

In Messaging - By Dan Raywood, 9 April 2010 11:50 AM

Minister "astonished" by proposed changes.

Facebook makes changes to privacy policy

In Messaging - By Dan Raywood, 30 March 2010 2:46 PM

As rogue AV scam hits site.

Microsoft improves Bing privacy policy

In Risk - By Phil Muncaster, 20 January 2010 9:53 AM

IP data retention to be cut.

US Congress to undergo cybersecurity overhaul

In Risk - By Dan Kaplan, 17 December 2009 11:40 AM

Training and malware scans on the agenda.

Facebook privacy changes draw criticism

In Risk - By Dan Raywood, 11 December 2009 10:00 AM

Users say choices have been restricted.

Virtualisation being driven by IT departments

In Cloud - By Dan Raywood, 4 December 2009 10:58 AM

More education still needed in boardroom.

Mozilla pushes trial of new security tools

In Web/client - By Shaun Nichols, 2 October 2009 12:18 PM

Firefox tries out Content Security Policy.

Training needs to be done early

In Risk - By Dan Raywood, 28 September 2009 12:14 PM

Security experts agree on educating new employees from the get-go.

Facebook adds to privacy policy

In Risk - By Shaun Nichols, 28 August 2009 3:13 PM

Company will overhaul privacy agreement, third party access.

Palm criticised for snooping on users

In Risk - By Rosalie Marshall, 14 August 2009 10:00 AM

Collects daily location and application use data.

Filter trial report in September: Conroy

In Risk - By Ry Crozier, 9 July 2009 10:41 AM

Government says its aims are “modest”.

Government launches Web 2.0 taskforce

In Risk - By Ben Grubb, 23 June 2009 9:27 AM

Accepts lack of control in Web 2.0 world.

Security policies should now include Twitter

In Messaging - By SC Australia Staff, 9 April 2009 11:27 AM

As part of a series of 'securing social media' guides from Network Box, the company has claimed that businesses should review their security policies to include Twitter.

Configuration management is being considered but not practised

In Risk - By SC Australia Staff, 9 April 2009 10:59 AM

Organisations are considering configuration management but not investing in best practices to support it, according to a survey by Shavlik Technologies.

Security policies should be defined for outbound connections as reported application problems rise

In Risk - By Dan Raywood, 23 February 2009 10:45 AM

Companies should define security policies for outbound internet connections as tightly as they do for inbound, according to Network Box.

Employers need to educate employees on security policy

In Risk - By SC Australia Staff, 27 November 2008 10:09 AM

Human error is the main security issue for IT directors, according to research from Clavister.

IT security policy enforcement struggles

In Risk - By Dan Raywood, 31 October 2008 10:47 AM

Companies are struggling to come to grips with the basics of vulnerability management, says Chris Schwartzbauer, vice president of development and customer operations at ...

Government to overhaul e-security framework

In Risk - By Negar Salek, 4 July 2008 12:28 PM

Australia’s e-security framework is set to receive a major policy overhaul, the Attorney General Robert McClelland has announced.

Google chief exec targeted over privacy policy

In Web/client - By Richard Thurston, 5 June 2008 9:58 AM

Fourteen U.S. privacy groups have written to Eric Schmidt arguing that Google is breaking Californian law by not including a link to its privacy policy on its homepage.

Poll split shows challenge of maintaining company security policy

In Risk - By Fiona Raisbeck, 28 September 2007 10:06 AM

A new poll split highlights the challenge of sustaining company policy that meets the evolving threat landscape.

Poor company policy aids identity theft

In Risk - 15 August 2007 1:48 PM

Many businesses are still in the dark ages when it comes to making sure customers are who they say they are, reveals a new report by risk management experts Experian.

Workers at risk from ignorance of IT policy

By Clement James, 31 July 2007 2:14 PM

Professionals are risking their reputations without understanding the documents they are agreeing to, according to a study released today.

Synetek documents email policy

In Messaging - 23 July 2007 2:13 PM

Aussie on-demand business applications vendor for the SME market, Synetek Systems has made available a Corporate Email Policy Document for businesses.

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