The booming security market is heading for a bloodbath with both vendors and analysts expecting the number of companies selling security applications to fall from more than 700 today to just a handful by the end of the decade.
Computer Associates has announced a deal to acquire security vendor Netegrity in a US$430m all-cash deal marking the latest in a string of mergers and acquisitions in the security space.
ICON, the Commonwealth's intra-government communications agency will be expanding its operations in the New Year and will be finalising a substantial multiple-vendor Request for Tender (RFT) tomorrow to maintain and expand its network.
More security researchers are selling vulnerabilities to the highest bidder rather than disclosing them "responsibly" to the vendor whose products are affected.
The old adage "You never get sacked for buying IBM" still applies.
Ever been frustrated by calls from a vendor sales rep spruiking a technology that's obviously not relevant to your operations? Bartercard chief information officer Jason Van is.
Last week's blog on why consumers might be confused by contradictory messages on computer security from banks drew a few objections from interested parties ones that I thought would be worth responding to this week.
If Australia is going to take information security seriously, we need more people like the ATO's CIO, Bill Gibson.
Banks obviously have an interest in making consumers feel safe. They are there to protect the customers' money. They want customers to use their online services, too, because the channel offers a lower cost per transaction than a branch. But giving away free security software to make customers feel safe is probably doing more harm than good.
Macs are banned from many government departments because there aren't any 'approved' applications to encrypt them. So why doesn't Apple CEO Steve Jobs do something about it?
Security companies rate their progress at protecting against network threats.
Distributed systems and the Web have helped create a security paradox: providing workers enough access to do their jobs, while maintaining enough control over the network to keep it secure.
Symantec CEO John Thompson says the rapid evolution of cyberattacks is forcing a new calculus of considerations among customers as well as software security providers.
Security software vendors may soon side with US government authorities and intentionally fail to report "certain spyware" to customers if ordered by a court to remain quiet, according to a survey of leading firms.
It is quickly becoming the norm for Australia's largest banks to offer discounts on or completely free computer security software to boost internet banking security. The question is, why?
Return on investment figures, which are commonly used by vendors to justify the value of their products, are meaningless -- especially when it comes to security, claims Bruce Schneier.
Microsoft now builds security into products such as Vista but attackers have shifted their focus to applications so software vendors are the weakest link, says the VP of Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing Group.
IT vendors are still too interested in building flashy products instead of ensuring their software is bug free, which is an unsustainable situation, according to James Turner, industry analyst at IBRS.
At the AusCERT 2008 conference in the Gold Coast, ex-NSA staffer Brian Snow, told ZDNet.com.au that software can be secure -- but only if vendors overhaul their development processes.
Security appliances can introduce vulnerabilities into an organisation's network because they often include older operating systems and vendors rarely inform customers how to properly update them, according to Microsoft's Roger Grimes, who was speaking at the AusCERT 2008 conference.
Microsoft Security Essentials is recommended for those who want something to set and ignore, but users who want more robust configuration choices or don't want to contribute to the cloud should look elsewhere.
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Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 provides adequate protection, but the program itself could use some work in telling the user what's going on.
Norton Internet Security 2009 hits all the right security notes and its superior protection technologies might even win back some jaded anti-Symantec folks, though the lack of adequate technical support may continue to frustrate.
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