Many IT security pros don't use passwords 

Many IT security pros don't use passwords

IT security professionals are only marginally more likely to use passwords than standard users, according to a new survey.
IT professionals confused about Web 2.0 

IT professionals confused about Web 2.0

Even IT professionals are confused about what constitutes Web 2.0, according to a survey released Wednesday.
Credit crunch means fewer security professionals and growing risks 

Credit crunch means fewer security professionals and growing risks

The gap between security risks and our ability to tackle them is set to rise.
Security professionals aim to end data breaches 

Security professionals aim to end data breaches

Preventing data breaches is the highest priority for today’s IT security professionals, two new surveys have concluded.
McAfee CSO: Security pros need to better understand business needs 

McAfee CSO: Security pros need to better understand business needs

McAfee’s chief security officer Dr Martin Carmichael flew into Sydney this week and SC Magazine had the opportunity to catch up with him to discuss all things security.
Cisco survey: Spyware, bots top security issues for government IT professionals 

Cisco survey: Spyware, bots top security issues for government IT professionals

Day-to-day worries about spyware and bots are the No. 1 security concern of IT professionals working for the agencies of the federal government, according to a study released ...
Study: Security professionals back data breach law 

Study: Security professionals back data breach law

More than three-quarters of IT security professionals believe companies should be legally obliged to disclose data security breaches, latest figures show.
Poll: IT professionals divided over McKinnon case 

Poll: IT professionals divided over McKinnon case

Less than half of IT professionals believe that if found guilty alleged hacker Gary McKinnon should be sent to a US prison, a recent poll suggests.
Survey: SCMagazine.com - the website that information security professionals recommend 

Survey: SCMagazine.com - the website that information security professionals recommend

More than 80 percent of IT security professionals who visit SCMagazine.com would recommend the site to their colleagues, while another 61 percent agree that the information ...
New death-threat phishing scams target professionals 

New death-threat phishing scams target professionals

Spamming scammers claiming to be contract killers have hit unsuspecting email users with a new con trick, security experts warned this week.
Electronic documents used in legal proceedings could boost stature of IT professionals 

Electronic documents used in legal proceedings could boost stature of IT professionals

IT security professionals are scrambling to learn how the latest change in US federal regulations governing electronic legal documents affects their jobs.
70 percent of IT professionals still rely on passwords alone 

70 percent of IT professionals still rely on passwords alone

More than seven in ten security professionals are still relying on passwords alone to secure their networks, according to a new survey.
IT security professionals moving up the corporate pecking order 

IT security professionals moving up the corporate pecking order

Ultimate responsibility for information security is moving up corporate management hierarchies, as board-level directors and CEOs - or CISO/CSOs – are increasingly held ...
Pay soars for British IT security professionals 

Pay soars for British IT security professionals

Growing concern over security threats has increased demand for specialists in IT security, and forced up salaries by up to 25 percent over the last year in the United Kingdom.
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