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  Call for mandatory data breach notifications renewed

  Australian consumers are facing unnecessary cyber security risks thanks to the ongoing lack of mandatory data breach notification laws, the Parliament’s Joint Select Committee on Cyber-Safety has heard.

  By Tim Lohman | 15 March, 2012 12:52

  Tags: cyber security, data breaches, Joint Select Committee on Cyber-Safety, mandatory data breach notifications, security

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  Microsoft to launch real-time threat intelligence feed

  Microsoft is looking to share its wealth of security information with the world through a new real-time threat intelligence feed, the company recently announced at the International Conference on Cyber Security in New York.

  By Colin Neagle | 13 January, 2012 04:32

  Tags: bot nets, data breaches, intelligence feed, Lumension, Microsoft, security

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  Breach reporting: Now companies have to do it

  Consumer advocates as well as many business groups have attempted to get federal laws adopted in the United States that would mandate disclosure of security breaches in which some types of private information about identifiable people are exposed. In spite of the obvious logic of having a national standard, these efforts so far have failed.

  By Scott Bradner | 18 October, 2011 06:29

  Tags: ChoicePoint, data breaches, security

• Verizon's 12-step program for thwarting data breaches

  Verizon's just-released "2011 Data Breach Investigations Report" says businesses could prevent  most data breaches if they stick to security principles that are cheap and easy to implement.

  By Tim Greene | 19 April, 2011 15:04

  Tags: anti-malware, cybercrime, data breaches, legal, security, Skype

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  Westpac urges PCI compliance in wake of Lush breach

  Online retailers should use a PCI-compliance payment gateway for credit card transactions, or become compliant themselves, to avoid Lush-style data breaches, says the man at Westpac tasked with securing as many as 20 million credit card accounts.

  By Rodney Gedda | 17 February, 2011 12:03

  Tags: data breaches, encryption, F5 Networks, pci, PCI compliance, Qvalent, security, ssl, westpac

Whitepapers about data breaches

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  Eliminating Tape

  When it comes to storage and backup, the old tape may not ‘cut the mustard’ in today’s world. But how does one move on from tape? This Computerworld Australia Guide, sponsored by EMC, examines whether the Cloud will provide a viable long-term archiving option to magnetic tape. This guide also looks at eliminating tape by examining storage and backup alternatives, taking examples of organisations that have managed to overcome problems with tape. Read more.

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  OVUM Report: Governance Risk and Compliance-- GRC usage and buying trends in the ANZ markets

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  Delivering Tomorrow's Backup and Recovery Infrastructure

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  Seven Steps to Effective Data Governance