Risk Management

In the lead up to next month’s conference, Gartner’s local security analyst reveals data security and cloud computing will be hot topics at this year’s Security Summit. Gartner analysts from around the world are arriving in Australia in preparation for next month’s Gartner Security Summit in Sydney.
Civil liberties groups are stepping into the battle between the federal government and three students from MIT. The Black hat security conference held in Las Vegas last week experienced a major problem – in the shape of three French journalists. Security Engineers at the Cupertino have cancelled their planned session at this week's Black Hat security convention in Las Vegas.
 

 

The fourth annual Gartner IT Security Summit kicks off next month and SC met with Andrew Walls, Gartner's local security analyst, for a sneak peak at the event's hot topics. At the rate data breaches occur, it might be easier for everyone to just post their private information straight to the web. SC caught up with Harry Archer, principal security consultant and head of security practice at BT Australia recently to discuss the current state of security in Australia, or it seemed, the lack of it.

Martin Atherton explains why a mismatch between information management capabilities and needs offers a golden opportunity. A recessionary funk is in the air, and if experience is any guide, IT, and consequently IT security, will be one of the first places CFOs and CEOs will look to slash budgets.
 

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