Stories by David Braue

Aussies among world's most hacked as spam eases, malware explodes

Australia may be located half a world away from the heavily-populated European and US zones, but that hasn't stopped us from claiming the crown as one of the world's most heavily-attacked countries, according to figures released this week as part of Symantec's latest Symantec Intelligence Report.

By David Braue | 08 December, 2011 14:53

Tags: malware, security, spam, symantec, Symantec intelligence report

Be scared of Android BYO. Be very scared.

They may not say it out loud, but I'd bet most network managers and security executives tell themselves over and over again that their end-users are idiots.

By David Braue | 01 December, 2011 14:55

Tags: Android, malware, mobile malware, operating systems

Hackers, like security vendors, are embracing the cloud; can you?

Large-volume hackers have become cloud pioneers, utilising public infrastructure to threaten companies that often effect ambitious but poorly-considered cloud-computing strategies, a security industry technologist has warned.

By David Braue | 01 December, 2011 08:40

Tags: cloud, cloud security, hackers, Raimund Genes, security, trend micro, virtualisation

Security stasis as NBN Co, Telstra consider how to move customers to IPv6

Internet service providers (ISPs) and telecommunications providers may be plotting their moves to embrace next-generation IPv6 network protocols, but a massive base of legacy IPv4 equipment will complicate things for a long time to come, executives of both Telstra and NBN Co have warned.

By David Braue | 21 October, 2011 11:46

Tags: IPv6, nbn co, security, telcos, Telstra

Security must change with service management: UXC Consulting

Security managers must break down their walled-garden mentalities and integrate security deep into the heart of increasingly flexible, BYO computing-driven IT service management (ITSM) environments or risk data death by a thousand cuts, a systems and security consultant has warned.

By David Braue | 18 October, 2011 07:32

Tags: BYOT, IT security managers, IT Service Management (ITSM), security

HTC breach a reminder on mobile security

It's hardly the kind of thing any company wants attached to its name, but HTC's rapid acknowledgment of confessed "serious" security exploit, discovered and published this week by security researchers, may ultimately help deflect criticisms and will, regardless, serve as a valuable reminder to CSOs that mobile devices represent a new and still-evolving security threat within the enterprise.

By David Braue | 07 October, 2011 15:58

Tags: ActveSync, Android, android malware, Google, htc, HTC software, IDC Australia's Mobile Device Tracker research, Intermedia, mobile devices, security breaches, security exploits, security threat, smartphones, vulnerability, wirless and mobile security

Laptops walking out the door of policy-free firms

Concerned that your employees are being a bit lax when it comes to looking after their laptops? Steal them yourself, one vendor has advised in the wake of yet another damning security report that suggests laptops and other equipment are literally walking out of Australian companies that are still operating at far below world's best practice when it comes to device security.

By David Braue | 06 October, 2011 14:24

Tags: IDC, kensington, laptop, market research, security

Facebook's cookie monster is unstoppable

Interesting revelations invariably emerge when a high-profile entity is scrutinised, intensely and unforgivingly, by those who are convinced it's too good to be true. Case in point: Julia Gillard. The NBN. Miley Cyrus. And Facebook, of course, which this week was pulled into yet another privacy scandal that should surprise absolutely nobody – and offer yet another reason why CSOs should be very, very careful when it comes to use of social media within their company's four walls.

By David Braue | 30 September, 2011 11:20

Tags: Facebook, privacy, security, social media, social networking, social networking security

iPhone 5 dream a BYO security nightmare

If your company is like most, you've been wrestling carefully with the security protections necessary to manage demand for bring-your-own (BYO) computing policies. You may even work at Suncorp or one of the other organisations, that have embraced the idea as a way to reduce IT costs and boost employee satisfaction.

By David Braue | 29 September, 2011 12:17

Tags: Apple iPhone 5, BYO, BYO security, iPhone 5, mobile phones, mobility, security, smartphones

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