http://www.csoonline.com.au CSO Online Data Security Briefing en-us Copyright 2012, IDG Communications, for personal use only, not for redistribution without permission. Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:35:03 +1000 60 http://www.csoonline.com.au/index.php?id=1217728833&rid=-302 With the introduction of Windows 7, many PC and notebook users may feel more secure than they did using older versions of the Microsoft operating system. Newer OSs have more security features, offer better out-of-the-box security settings and have closed many of the historical security holes. Windows 7, for example, has changed the default User Account Control level so that it's harder for rogue programs to run without first explicitly gaining the user's permission. Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:15:00 +1000 http://www.csoonline.com.au/index.php?id=1759135963&rid=-302 The good news for enterprises: Mobile devices are packed with power. A new iPhone is 100 times lighter, 100 times faster, and 10 times less expensive than the luggable notebooks of the early 1980s. Tue, 10 Apr 2012 01:27:00 +1000 http://www.csoonline.com.au/index.php?id=1080149366&rid=-302 In IT, failure is not an option. Not surprisingly, organizations have made it a high priority to develop and implement reliable business continuity plans to ensure that IT services are always available to internal users and outside customers. Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:28:00 +1000 http://www.csoonline.com.au/index.php?id=517173278&rid=-302 Perhaps it was an omen of what was to come when the city of San Francisco on New Year's Eve 2010 couldn't get a backup system running in its Emergency Operations Center because no one knew the password. Fri, 02 Dec 2011 06:27:00 +1100 http://www.csoonline.com.au/index.php?id=979087341&rid=-302 'Tis the season to begin ramping up online shopping activity, and for retailers that means doing all they can to ensure their websites are up, highly available and able to handle peak capacity. Looming in many IT managers' minds is the cautionary tale of Target, whose website crashed twice after it was inundated by an unprecedented number of online shoppers when the retailer began selling clothing and accessories from high-end Italian fashion company Missoni. Tue, 29 Nov 2011 03:32:00 +1100 http://www.csoonline.com.au/index.php?id=785327850&rid=-302 If your IPv6 strategy is to delay implementation as long as you can, you still must address IPv6 security concerns right now. Mon, 28 Nov 2011 22:32:00 +1100 http://www.csoonline.com.au/index.php?id=1941382758&rid=-302 No company wants to be associated with a data breach, but if your systems are compromised the fallout can sometimes be more damaging than the act itself. Thu, 22 Sep 2011 09:00:00 +1000 http://www.csoonline.com.au/index.php?id=1099340529&rid=-302 Stealthy, sometime long-term cyber-espionage attacks to steal sensitive proprietary information -- what some now call "advanced persistent threats" (APT) -- have become a top worry for businesses. Mon, 08 Aug 2011 20:26:00 +1000 http://www.csoonline.com.au/index.php?id=1008332721&rid=-302 Increasingly, businesses accept the idea that employees should be able to use their personal mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets, for work. But debate is raging as to whether these employee-owned devices should be managed and secured exactly as corporate-owned devices might be. Thu, 28 Jul 2011 06:47:00 +1000 http://www.csoonline.com.au/index.php?id=353275949&rid=-302 A marathon hack event held over a June weekend in Melbourne attracted more than 50 developers and designers, and a dozen subject matter and technical experts to ‘hack for humanity’. They volunteered their time to create open source solutions for communities impacted by natural disasters and climate change. These prototypes are available to assist in disaster relief planning, emergency management and community recovery. Thu, 14 Jul 2011 21:53:00 +1000