• Malware-detecting 'sandboxing' technology no silver bullet

  By Ellen Messmer | 26 March, 2013 20:05

  The security technology called "sandboxing" aims at detecting malware code by subjecting it to run in a computer-based system of one type of another to analyze it for behavior and traits indicative of malware. Sandboxing -- one alternative to traditional signature-based malware defense -- is seen as a way to spot zero-day malware and stealthy attacks in particular. While this technique often effective, it's hardly foolproof, warns a security researcher who helped establish the sandboxing technology used by startup Lastline.

• Cyber security funding welcomed by industry

  By Hamish Barwick | 24 January, 2013 09:05

  The federal government’s $1.46 billion funding in improvements to cyber security networks and establishment of an Australian Cyber Security Centre has received a largely positive response from information security professionals who say it is a good step forward.

• Juniper vs. Palo Alto: Next-gen firewall legal brawl

  By Tim Greene | 20 December, 2011 10:44

  Juniper Networks says that Palo Alto Networks is infringing on its next-generation firewall technology, which was invented by Palo Alto's founders but for which Juniper holds the patents.

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  The Application Usage and Risk Report - An Analysis of End User Application Trends in the Enterprise

  This risk report provides a global view into enterprise application usage by summarising network traffic assessments conducted in 2,036 organisations worldwide between November 2011 and May 2012. Key findings include: Streaming video bandwidth consumption triples to 13%, P2P filesharing bandwidth consumption skyrockets 700%, and that social networking continues to define itself. View the detailed report.