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Application security and coding requirements

• September 09, 2015 09 Sep'15

  Security vulnerability management more than patching, warns Secunia

  Keeping track of what makes an IT environment vulnerable is an ongoing and complex task, according to Secunia

• September 07, 2015 07 Sep'15

  Security researchers disclose flaws in Kaspersky and FireEye products

  Kaspersky Lab has responded within 24 hours to a vulnerability disclosure, even thanking controversial researcher Tavis Ormandy for his work

• September 01, 2015 01 Sep'15

  Webroot to help enable IoT security

  Webroot has released an IoT Security Toolkit for device makers, systems integrators and technology partners

• August 25, 2015 25 Aug'15

  More legislation needed to bolster Asean cyber security

  Asean countries will need legislation to motivate organisations to step up their cyber security activities

• August 19, 2015 19 Aug'15

  Is Australia's cyber security-focused government underestimating the insider threat?

  Canberra is strengthening its cyber security response, but there is conflicting evidence about where the main threat is coming from

• August 18, 2015 18 Aug'15

  Australian Cyber Security Centre sets baseline for businesses

  The ACSC wants more organisations to take responsibility for protecting their information resources and computer systems

• August 13, 2015 13 Aug'15

  Rapid7 seeks greater security collaboration with technology firms

  Rapid7 is working to promote better relations between the security community and the rapidly increasing number of de facto technology companies

• August 07, 2015 07 Aug'15

  Many firms still failing to test and secure web applications, says Rapid7

  Web application security is not getting the focus and attention it needs because of a lack of awareness of the risks by security professionals and developers alike, says Rapid7

• July 31, 2015 31 Jul'15

  Commercial software more secure than open source, finds report

  A study has found that commercial code is more compliant than open source code with security compliance standards, such as the Owasp top 10 and the CWE top 25

• July 01, 2015 01 Jul'15

  CipherCloud and CSA lead calls for cloud security open APIs

  The pair have teamed up to create a working group that will guide the industry on how to make the cloud more secure, but in an open way

• June 26, 2015 26 Jun'15

  Computer Weekly European User Awards 2015 winners revealed

  The winners have been announced for the Computer Weekly European User Awards 2015. See who made the top spots

• June 24, 2015 24 Jun'15

  IT professionals give Windows 10 Start button the thumbs up

  A survey of European and North American IT professionals has found that the return of the Start button is the most enticing feature in Microsoft's latest operating system

• June 23, 2015 23 Jun'15

  Stop indulging in cyber security technology without a clear business case

  Financial institutes are boosting their expenditure on cyber security technology due to increasing levels of hacking activity, but this investment needs to be aligned with business threat

• June 23, 2015 23 Jun'15

  Pharmaceutical companies use BPM to cut cost of clinical trial drugs

  Pharmaceutical companies have developed an IT system to secure the supply of medicines they need for clinical studies, saving hundreds of thousands on their drugs bill in the process

• June 17, 2015 17 Jun'15

  Finland's F-Secure backs Nordic expertise

  F-secure is betting on Nordic IT security skills as it buys Danish firm