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F-secure has re-ignited its push for the establishment of a global legislative authority that apprehends cyber thieves, claiming it’s the only way to stop them. Operating systems are inherently insecure and will remain that way in the future, according to Eugene Kaspersky, CEO of Russian-based security vendor ... He flew in and out in a flash but Eugene Kaspersky managed to paint a bleak future for the whitehats of the security industry during his Sydney visit this ... Innovation in email security technologies will not stagnate as a result of Symantec’s acquisition of MessageLabs, the vendor has claimed. Symantec completes its acquisition of PC Tools but remains mum on the financial details.
A security expert is warning privacy officers to expect inevitable changes to their role during the next 18-24 months, when the federal Privacy Act ... Security experts give mixed reviews about Google’s inaugural web browser, Chrome. Sophos has completed its acquisition of German-based data security and encryption vendor Utimaco Safeware. Security experts at McAfee and IBM admit customers are yet to fully grasp the importance of data management despite stronger regulation and a series of ... Internode offers business customers access to spam filtering and anti-virus service. Hackers are losing the battle against security professionals, Gartner analysts have claimed. Sophos is warning Sydney residents that they are the target of a large scale spam campaign which claims a powerful nuclear explosion has occurred. Multi-award winning science fiction author Jack Dann will take centre stage as the keynote speaker at Gartner’s upcoming security conference and extrapolate ... Sandboxing processes in tabbed browsers – as seen in Chrome - is great for security, as long as users understand how to use the technology, a security ... Google's Chrome web-browser restricts privileges and stops access to ‘bad’ sites in what the company claims is a layered approach to security. Compliance experts have advised organisations not to rely solely on technology in their quest for compliance. Antivirus product sales will slow in Australia in the next five years as enterprises broaden their use of security technologies. Organisations that block access to sites such as Facebook are limiting the use of critical business tools necessary to a Generation Y workforce, argued ... The fourth annual Gartner IT Security Summit kicks off this month and SC met with Andrew Walls, Gartner's local security analyst, for a sneak peak at ... Symantec has announced that it will acquire Sydney-based security vendor PC Tools.