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IT grads ambitious, but lack the security skills companies need: panel
Growing demand for IT security skills may have some CSOs worried about finding enough staff, yet some security executives believe the problem isn’t only with the universities – but with ambitious IT graduates that expect senior positions without first doing the hard work to deepen their knowledge.
IT security skills shortage demands training, hiring rethink: Earthwave
Skilled IT security staff are in such short supply in Australia that government agencies will suffer as restrictions on access to sensitive systems leave them unable to source enough domestic and foreign workers to deal with escalating cyber threats, a security service provider has warned.
Trend Micro A/NZ hires new managing director from global ranks
Security vendor Trend Micro Australia and New Zealand has announced a replacement from within its global ranks for outgoing managing director Dave Patnaik who is leaving the company after four years.
Telstra seeks CISO to work with the Dept of Defence
Telstra is on the hunt for a chief information security officer (CISO) to work primarily with the Department of Defence to oversee the development and security of its network.
Security Manager's Journal: A rush to judgment on DLP deployment
I got most of what I asked for, and I got it early. Sounds good, right? Not so much.
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The Security Industry All-Stars
Welcome to the Security All-Stars! Here we have assembled our list of top players in information security who year after year demonstrate the specialized skills that make them worth listening to.
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Dell targets ANZ security opportunities as SecureWorks debuts locally
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AusCERT 2013: Users, cats more likely hack culprits than cyber-espionage: Trustwave
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AusCERT 2013: Cloud-based scanner identifies new malware by its ancestry
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Lethal medical device hack taken to next level
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ACMA database keeps finger on Australia’s malware pulse
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!).
- Have an incident response plan.
- Pre-define your incident response team
- Define your approach: watch and learn or contain and recover.
- Pre-distribute call cards.
- Forensic and incident response data capture.
- Get your users on-side.
- Know how to report crimes and engage law enforcement.
- Practice makes perfect.
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.
