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Adobe issues Flash Player update, fixes Adobe XSS zero-day flaw

Robert Westervelt, News Director(rwestervelt@techtarget.com — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:38:18 EST

An Adobe Systems security update fixed seven critical flaws in Flash Player, including a cross-site scripting vulnerability being actively targeted by attackers.

New MDM service ties Apple, Android devices to Active Directory

Robert Westervelt, News Director(rwestervelt@techtarget.com — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:32:27 EST

Centrify mobile security supports Apple iOS and Google Android devices and can connect them to Microsoft Active Directory, but it lacks the robust management features found in major MDM suites, analyst says.

Enterprise mobile access: Considerations for two-factor mobile authentication

Randall Gamby, Enterprise IAM(editor@searchsecurity.com — Mon, 6 Feb 2012 14:06:52 EST

Is two-factor mobile authentication the only answer to secure enterprise mobile access? Randall Gamby explores keeping mobile access under control.

Panel debates cloud computing governance issues

Marcia Savage, Site Editor(editor@searchsecurity.com.au — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:13:06 EST

Problems with data governance in the cloud aren?t much different than traditional outsourcing.

The security of cloud storage, Dropbox clarifies the language used in Help

Stephen Gillies(editor@searchsecurity.com.au — Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 EDT

Recently a number of security analysts have queried how cloud storage providers such as Dropbox store data and who has access to that storage.

Continuing Education

Stephen Gillies(editor@searchsecurity.com.au — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EDT

It's April, you've recovered from the Christmas shutdown and your next review period is coming up. What can you do to increase your chances of that pay rise?

Considering application white listing

Stephen Gillies(editor@searchsecurity.com.au — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EDT

Application white listing is one of the oldest forms of end point security; vendors are working on improving application control implementations by adding trust models and reducing the management overhead.

Shutting down a botnet, US Government disables Coreflood

Stephen Gillies(editor@searchsecurity.com.au — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EDT

Coreflood, a botnet almost ten years old, has been taken down by the FBI and US Department of Justice by obtaining permission to hijack the command and control servers and send a 'stop' command to infected PCs. Is this overstepping the privacy line?

Two-factor authentication alternatives

Simon Sharwood(editor@searchsecurity.com.au — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EDT

Worried by the breach at RSA? Here are some two-factor authentication alternatives to consider.

OPINION: RSA hack shows all high-value targets are under attack

Simon Sharwood(editor@searchsecurity.com.au — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EDT

The attack on RSA and its SecurID product is conclusive proof, as if we needed it, that high-value assets are under high-class attack.

5 cloudy challenges data loss prevention

Simon Sharwood(editor@searchsecurity.com.au — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EDT

Cloud services make it easy to move data from the desktop to well outside your enterprise. We look at five of the most-used cloud services that can undermine your data loss prevention tools in this tip.

Where to find security bulletins from the world?s top 10 software companies

Simon Sharwood(editor@searchsecurity.com.au — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EDT

Looking for information on new patches and security alerts from the likes of Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, SAP and HP? We?ve listed and linked to the security information pages from the planet?s top ten software companies to help you find patches you need to stay secure.

Bureau of Statistics seeks secure email

SearchSecurity.com.au(editor@searchsecurity.com.au) — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) wants to harden its Lotus Domino environment� so it can provide ?secure transmission of electronic messages and attachments (email) which contain sensitive data and/ or information, between the ABS and external recipients.? Might this year?s census be the reason for the purchase?

Optus email rejects shortened URLs

Simon Sharwood(editor@searchsecurity.com.au — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST

Optus has adjusted its email security regime to repel incoming emails that use URLs shortened by services like bit.ly or TinyURL.

RSA 2011: The wrap - UPDATED

Staff writers(editor@searchsecurity.com.au — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST

Want to know what's going down at the RSA Conference for 2011? We've linked to all the big news in one easy-to-use story. And we've updated the story to take in action from days two and three.

GPS systems may boost security

Simon Sharwood(editor@searchsecurity.com.au — Wed, 9 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST

Global Positioning Systems (GPS) may have a positive impact on security, says an expert.

Content-aware DLP required by 2015: Gartner

Simon Sharwood(editor@searchsecurity.com.au — Tue, 1 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST

Organisations will need to deploy content-aware data loss prevention software by 2015, or find themselves on the wrong side of government regulations, says analyst firm Gartner.

Atlassian advises of eight Confluence vulnerabilities

Simon Sharwood(editor@searchsecurity.com.au — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 00:00:00 EST

Australian software developer Atlassian has announced eight vulnerabilities in its enterprise Wiki product, Confluence, and says a new version of the application corrects them all.

Security in 2011: The best and worst case scenario

Simon Sharwood(editor@searchsecurity.com.au — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST

What will 2011 bring? SearchSecurity ANZ thought we?d make sure the security industry doesn?t settle for its usual predictions of gloom by asking some commentators for their best and worst case scenarios in the new year.

Cloud security creates new challenges

Heinz Zerbes(editor@searchsecurity.com.au — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 00:00:00 EST

Security consultant Heinz Zerbes writes that cloud security creates different challenges, and offers advice on how to meet them.