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The National E-security Awareness Week was launched today to help Australians understand e-security risks and how they can protect themselves online. There's no question about it: the malware industry is booming. Every day, computer users are bombarded with news of severe data breaches, the rapid growth of online fraud and identity theft, and spyware that invades privacy and compromises security. Major internet disruptions occurring this week across the Middle East and parts of Asia and Africa after two undersea cables were sliced should prompt global businesses of all sizes to review their business continuity and disaster recovery strategies, experts have warned. The annual Global Security Week awareness-raising initiative kicked off this week promising to coordinate, encourage and publicise a variety of security-related activities and events across the globe. A joint McAfee and National Cyber Security Alliance study, released today to kick off National Cyber Security Awareness Month, reports that while 98 percent of 378 respondents believe keeping security software up to date is important, less than half – 48 percent – of their computers had not been updated in the past month. Despite the recent TJX security breach, it is natural to conclude that companies will continue to ignore the seething vulnerabilities that lead to massive thefts of sensitive information. Properly planned and executed staff education makes employees more responsible and reaps tangible business benefits. Paul Hansford reports All the technology in the world won't help if your employees don't follow security policies, so how can you win them over? The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has announced the availability of an online FAQ and online tool to help raise awareness for the recently discovered hazardous DNS flaw. Security provider RSA is reporting a new and unfamiliar Trojan attack that exploits business bank account holders’ heightened awareness of security and uses it against them. With so many security threats on the horizon, it may be comforting to know the strongest security asset is already inside the company employees. Australian distributor Unixpac is looking for resellers for its US security vendor Shavlik Technologies. Yahoo and Microsoft are teaming up in an effort to stop lottery email scams. In an aim to increase the awareness of best privacy practices in Australian businesses, the Rudd Labor government has launched the inaugural Australian Privacy Awards and Australian Privacy Medal sponsored by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner.
RSA's chief technology officer thinks security should be left to experts. He tells Paul Fisher why he's no fan of employee awareness training. A major new initiative was launched today in the UK designed to reduce information security failures in organisations by raising security awareness levels. Companies need to step up their ability to guess where cybercriminals will strike next. Recommendations from the Commission on Cyber Security for the 44th Presidency will be previewed at the SC World Congress. Any IT chief worth their salt knows how to combat data theft, so why is it still so common, asks Ian Schenkel. Microsoft has claimed in its fifth Security Intelligence Report that Windows Vista is giving hackers a much harder time.