Infosecurity Blogs
Cybersecurity in the Modern Age – Get with the 2020 Program
If we have come so far down the matured route toward infosecurity, just how have we arrived at the current situation?
Confidence in Data Security Part 2 – Weak Links
All organizations are dependent on information supply chains; these improve customer communications and business processes. However, to exploit information supply chains to the full requires confidence in data security
A Day in the Life of an IT Pro: The Unsuspected Inside Man
The principles behind social media can be used to increase organizational security
Securing the Internet of Things – Time for Another Look at Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)?
The increasing use of the Internet of Things (IoT) to support a wide range of business processes has huge potential value for businesses; however, it also opens up a new security front. Authenticating things every time they communicate helps mitigate the threat and this has led to renewed interest in Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
Confidence in Data Security Part 1 – Room for Improvement
Improving user knowledge, deploying advanced technology and co-ordinating incident response and policy all make a big difference in the level of confidence organisations have about data security
Data-First or Employee-First?
One only has to look at the imbroglio that surrounds a breach like Target to see that we are in a new era
Don't Worry About The Government: Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes
The phrase ‘just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they’re not out to get you’ has become something of a hoary old cliché. But for UK MPs, the phrase has a very contemporary and relevant meaning
Closing the Net on Attackers
It’s become a consistent adage in security that defense no longer stops at the perimeter. There is so much more to consider in a modern ‘defense in depth’ security posture
In Every Dream Home a Security Heartache
What more can you say about the connected home environment? Well when it comes to security, quite a bit really
The Pitfalls of Password Strength Meters
Can you rely on algorithms and strength meters to confirm the strength of your passwords?
Acumin: Salaries Rising Across the Security Sector
Acumin’s annual Salary Index for the UK information security industry collates salary data on a breadth of job functions and professions, based on engagements of live roles from the last 12 months
Securing Joined-up Government: the UK’s Public Service Network (PSN)
UK government organizations, and those that have a need to interact with them, can apply to join the UK Public Service Network (PSN). However, to do so they must be able to ensure and prove their use of the PSN is compliant. Network access control (NAC) technology helps achieve this goal
When Good Code Goes Bad
A June 2015 analysis of over 100,000 software development organizations reveals average downloads of known vulnerable software components exceeds 15,000 annually
A Passion for Online Safety, Part 4
In the fourth and final part of Peter Berlich’s series on (ISC)2’s Safe and Secure Online program, he interviews the scheme’s founder
3 Qualities of Effective IT Security Managers
The role of the IT security manager is getting ever-more complex. Increasingly relied on by the business to safeguard valuable assets while enabling digital innovation and flexible working practices, it's fair to say that information security is now more mission-critical than ever. So how can IT security managers rise to the new challenges they face?
Mobile Payment, Your Time has Come
2015 will be the year when the floodgates open on contactless mobile payments
Lifting the Fog of Ignorance in IT Security
Effective operational intelligence improves insight into increasingly complex IT infrastructure and the way it is used to transact with customers. This reduces the concern IT managers have in many areas, with the exception of IT security where deeper insight causes alarm
A Passion For Online Safety, Part 3
In Parts 1 & 2 Peter Berlich gave an overview of the (ISC)2 Safe and Secure Online program and interviewed director Julie Peeler. Here he profiles the volunteer’s role
Is Your Identity and Access Management Fit for Purpose?
European organizations are struggling to adapt legacy identity and access management (IAM) systems for integrating external users. Many are turning to IAM-as-a-service to supplement in-house systems
