Stories by Lisa Banks

Organisations battling to keep up with security threats

By Lisa Banks | 15 September, 2010 15:02

Organisations are battling to keep up with emerging security threats resulting from the rapid evolution of Web 2.0, according to McAfee CEO David DeWalt..

Telcos set to dominate cloud market over next two years: analyst

By Lisa Banks | 18 August, 2010 13:38

Telecommunications companies are predicted to be the next major players in the world cloud computing market with SaaS ticking all the right boxes for telco CIOs.

APAC security software revenue to grow 17.8 per cent this year: Gartner

By Lisa Banks | 18 August, 2010 10:27

The software security market is preparing for a boom as demand for Malware protection increases.

Merchants under pressure to comply with PCI DSS

By Lisa Banks | 16 August, 2010 13:59

CIOs are being warned to comply with new PCI DSS (Data Security Standard) regulations with heavy fines set to hit non-compliant companies from next month.

ANZ moves to new costing system

By Lisa Banks | 13 August, 2010 11:19

Given that 60 per cent of transformation projects fail to deliver their objectives, the ANZ bank was keen to focus on customer service and a global outlook when it moved to a new costing system.

FIFA World Cup news provides channel for spammers : report

By Lisa Banks | 13 July, 2010 16:00

The never-ending fight against spammers continues, with a new report indicating 12 per cent of Australian spam contained malicious software in the past month.

Security, privacy a must for good cloud adoption: IappANZ

By Lisa Banks | 07 July, 2010 11:29

Understanding and maintaining a balance between privacy and security is critical for CIOs if their cloud computing strategies are to succeed, says an IT security manager.

Online threats of 2010 World Cup "explosive"

By Lisa Banks | 11 June, 2010 14:45

CIOs are being warned the 2010 FIFA World Cup will result in "explosive" new threats to online safety.

5 social media risks CIOs need to be wary of: ISACA

By Lisa Banks | 11 June, 2010 11:13

Malware, brand damage and loss of productivity are just a few of the consequences of social media use in the workplace CIOs need to be aware of, according to the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA).

Hong Kong CIO shares biometrics deployment tips

By Lisa Banks | 04 June, 2010 13:39

CIO of the Hong Kong Housing Authority, Raymond Chu, speaks with CIO about the recent use of biometric technology in the department.

CIOs lose faith in security outsourcing: global survey

By Lisa Banks | 28 May, 2010 14:15

CIOs are feeling increasingly uneasy about outsourcing security and are looking at in-house solutions, according to a recent survey.

Local company integrates security features with energy savings

By Lisa Banks | 27 May, 2010 15:23

Sydney based security solutions company Unixpac has integrated energy cost savings from vendor Shavlik with security settings in its latest software in a bid to simplify systems management and lower running costs.

Mobile devices pose security dilemma for CIOs

By Lisa Banks | 13 May, 2010 15:47

Malware attacks will increasingly target smartphones and mobile devices as the popularity of the devices soars.

Kodak selects cloud vendor to deliver customer service solutions

By Lisa Banks | 12 May, 2010 14:14

Kodak has selected social media specialist, RightNow, to provide customer service and support across Kodak.com for all its business-to-business operations including web, social networks and contact centre.

Commissioner launches privacy guide

By Lisa Banks | 10 May, 2010 14:26

The Privacy Commissioner has launched new information to guide businesses on how to handle personal information. Privacy Commissioner, Karen Curtis, described the Privacy Impact Assessment Guide (PIA Guide) as a tool for companies to use when working on projects that use the personal information of consumers.

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Security Awareness Tip

Incident handling is a vast topic, but here are a few tips for you to consider in your incident response. I hope you never have to use them, but the odds are at some point you will and I hope being ready saves you pain (or your job!).


  1. Have an incident response plan.

  2. Pre-define your incident response team 

  3. Define your approach: watch and learn or contain and recover.

  4. Pre-distribute call cards.

  5. Forensic and incident response data capture.

  6. Get your users on-side.

  7. Know how to report crimes and engage law enforcement. 

  8. Practice makes perfect.

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Warning: Tips for secure mobile holiday shopping

I’m dating myself, but I remember when holiday shopping involved pouring through ads in the Sunday paper, placing actual phone calls from tethered land lines to research product stock and availability, and actually driving places to pick things up. Now, holiday shoppers can do all of that from a smartphone or tablet in a few seconds, but there are some security pitfalls to be aware of.