Cyber-threats should be taken seriously, and complex passwords should be dumped, says the father of the firewall, Bill Cheswick of AT&T

He couldn't talk about the impending acquisition by Intel, but McAfee's EMEA president, Gert-Jan Schenk was keen to talk about global intelligence

"Conficker is still out there - and that's 28 terabits/second. If that thing was pointed at any national interest, it would go down in a heartbeat," says Simon Crosby

Data centre consolidation is increasing the pressure on security infrastructure, says Juniper's Karim Toubba

We knew McAfee was up for sale, but Intel's purchase could raise the authorities' eyebrows if it makes anti-competitive moves, says Gartner's Bob Walder

With increasing pressure to reduce carbon outputs, Tom Jowitt talks to a company that is using technology to help the home interface with smart metres and save energy

Spam, malware, phishing and clickjacking are all high on the security agenda, but the main cause of security breaches is still human error, says Sophos's Graham Cluley

As the government prepares to launch its Cyber Security Operations Centre, Reed Henry of ArcSight discusses the importance of protecting national assets

Trusteer's methods of tackling malware have seen it clash with other established security specialists. The company's CEO Mickey Boodaei answers the critics

Google did not expect the negative backlash to Google Buzz when it launched, and has had to work around the clock to address privacy concerns, says Google Product Manager Bradley Horowitz