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• Information security spending to grow almost 10% in ANZ: Gartner

  Detection, response and privacy drive demand for security products and services

• Telco Systems lays groundwork for fewer management worries with virtual routers, firewalls

  Hosted service vendor Telco Systems is hoping to make it easier for businesses to buy cloud-based routers and firewalls, but the company first has to convince service providers it's a good idea.

• Fewer NTP servers can be abused to amplify DDoS attacks, but threat remains

  The number of NTP (Network Time Protocol) servers that can be abused to amplify DDoS attacks has decreased dramatically this year, but the threat remains.

• Tool aims to help enterprise IT manage 'honeypot' hacker decoys

  A new tool called the Modern Honey Network (MHN) aims to make deploying and managing large numbers of honeypots easier so that enterprises can adopt such systems as part of their active defense strategies.

• DDoS attacks using SNMP amplification on the rise

  Attackers are increasingly abusing devices configured to publicly respond to SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) requests over the Internet to amplify distributed denial-of-service attacks.

• Spike in traffic with TCP source port zero has some researchers worried

  A significant increase this weekend in TCP traffic with source port zero detected could be part of reconnaissance efforts in preparation for more serious attacks, according to security researchers from Cisco Systems.

• NIST subjects draft cybersecurity framework to more public scrutiny

  Following through on an order earlier this year from U.S. President Barack Obama, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is rapidly developing a set of guidelines and best practices to help organizations better secure their IT systems.

• HyTrust enforces two-person approval for VMware security

  Following up on customer feedback from U.S. intelligence agencies, VMware security systems provider HyTrust has updated its virtual security appliance so actions taken by administrators can be delayed until external approval for that action is granted.

• Chinese hacker group behind New York Times attack returns with updated tools

  The Chinese hacker group that broke into the computer network of The New York Times and other high-profile organizations, including defense contractors, has launched new attacks following a few months of inactivity, according to researchers from security vendor FireEye.

• To be breached is human

  While the security industry likes to focus on application security and system vulnerabilities, as well as the effectiveness (or lack thereof) of the tools used to defend IT systems -- the vulnerabilities that create real-world breaches are often created by the wetware between our ears -- not defective tools.

• Security on a Shoestring Budget

  For many, security is like going to the dentist--you have to deal with it, but that doesn't mean you have to go willingly, or like it once you get there. One of the main problems with IT security, though, comes down to money. While new servers or PCs can be justified as an investment, security is seen simply as an expense and a headache. But, what if you could protect your network and your PCs without breaking the bank?

• Organising sensitive data in the cloud

  There's a tremendous buzz today about cloud computing, but before outsourcing your critical business systems to the cloud let's review some security concerns.