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In the last couple of years, the role of the information security function in many organisations has achieved recognition as an important component of the organisation's overall risk management strategy. Nine experts from Australia and around the world sound off on where security threats are headed, and what we can do about it. Negar Salek asks the experts for advice. Higher productivity, cost savings and faster access to information are the benefits of a mobile workforce. But the growth of technology and the potential threats to corporate networks have caused fear and confusion. After the better part of ten years, Microsoft has at last announced that Windows 98 is no longer supported. As the company's least secure operating system, you might think that most people would be grateful to see the back of it. After the better part of ten years, Microsoft has at last announced that Windows 98 is no longer supported. As the company's least secure operating system, you might think that most people would be grateful to see the back of it. With so much money being moved online these days, cyber criminals are getting greedy - and smarter. Mark Mayne asks the experts for advice. While it may not always be politic to point out, the genius of markets lies in their ability to generate value in the aftermath of even the most horrific tragedies. In the wake of 9/11, for example, the security sector became - almost overnight - a productive and patriotic destination for venture and other forms of capital. Even while the sector's "15 minutes" appear to be ticking toward a close, relatively constant market dynamics within the security space ensure that opportunities will continue to abound for those who know where to look for them. Congress should make data breach legislation a priority. The internet now has 1.07 billion users worldwide and more people buy online than ever before. But this growth in ecommerce has also created a fertile environment for fraud and security threats. Send your comments, praise or criticisms to scfeedbackus@haymarketmedia.com. We reserve the right to edit letters. More than three out of every four of the world’s largest financial institutions experienced an external security breach in the past year, a dramatic increase over 2005, a new survey has revealed. The vast majority of U.K.-based small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) believe that viruses are the biggest security threat to their IT systems, according to new research. U.S. hackers account for more malware, spam and phishing attacks than those in any other nation, new research has claimed. It is an old truism that crime goes where the money is. And today, the money is in the data, so that’s where we find the electronic crime. Bruce Lee, the King of Kung Fu, had it right when he said that simplicity is the key to brilliance. That is, protecting yourself from a gang of sword-toting attackers might be enormously difficult, but it should never be made complicated. Wise words the IT security industry would do well to heed. The huge explosion in mobile working has made organisations recognise the need for effective endpoint security, writes Robert Jaques. Rolls-Royce’s Nick Bleech tells Ron Condon why, as business embraces collaborative and mobile working, new rules need to be applied Microsoft’s security response communications manager recently criticized the way Apple handles its security update communications, noting it’s ill-prepared to handle what’s bound to be an increasing number of security problems in coming years. VeriSign acquired its second company of the month, buying Massachusetts-based mobile infrastructure firm m-Qube for $250 million in cash. Internet users have been warned to guard against a newly detected email phishing scam that poses as a survey from Chase Manhattan bank.