Infosecurity Opinions
Bangladeshi Bank Hack – Firewalls, Fat Fingers and ‘Fandation’
The Bangladesh bank’s naïve approach to managing a firewall was made worse by the use of second-hand routers to connect their internal systems to the global financial networks.
The First 48 Hours: How to Respond to a Data Breach
The first few hours after a breach are critical in asserting control of the situation and, as such, businesses must have a comprehensive incident response plan in place that enables them to react immediately should the worst happen.
It’s Time to Stop Relying on Passwords to Protect Our Information Online
Mass adoption of mobile devices around the world means organizations can implement more robust, two-factor or multi-factor authentication systems without having to worry about the high cost of providing the devices to consumers themselves.
Teaching Users to Practice “Safe IT”
The subversion of IT by users introducing applications, which are not formally provided by IT - whether deliberate or accidental - presents a management and support challenge to the IT department and a potential security risk to the organization as a whole.
BYOD? More like “Bring Your Own Divide"
Basic first steps will go a long way in making BYOD a credible, transparent and, most of all, secure way to work.
How to Keep Passwords from Failing the IT Security Industry
Perhaps it is time for a rethink about the way in which passwords are handled within organizations.
Branding Security Issues – Curse or Blessing?
With so little substance, do vulnerability awareness campaigns help or hinder IT professionals in their approach to security?
SSH Key Management: What To Focus On Now
The awareness of the importance of proper management of SSH user keys is growing, but confusion still abounds within organizations.
Commercial Security Systems for the Digital Age
The best commercial security systems will be a step ahead of the people who are trying to breach the security systems in question.
The Internet of Toys: How Young Is Too Young to Bombard Our Children with the IoT?
For these children, the Internet of Things (IoT) isn’t a ‘brave new world’, it’s the only reality they know
Next Step Security – How to Defend Against Perimeter Breaches
Alex Winterflood, solutions architect, MTI Technology, outlines the benefits of network micro-segmentation and how this new approach is set to change the security landscape by enabling granular-level protection if a hacker breaches the perimeter.
Barbarians at the Gate - Shoring Up Web Application Defenses with Client Reputation
Adding client reputation monitoring to a cloud security strategy not only helps stop malicious attacks at the source, but also provides the security intelligence needed for improved security decisions and risk evaluation.
Securing your Personal Entry Points
Perhaps it is time to treat each member of staff as an individual local area network (LAN).
How to Address the Cybersecurity Resourcing Challenge
Many businesses are ill-equipped to address disruption of networks, attacks on infrastructure, DDoS attacks and theft of personal data, leaving them vulnerable to hackers.
Threat Hunting: Root out the Bad Guys Before it’s Too Late
With cybercrime high on the agenda for many, IT professionals have spent too much time and energy discussing the causes, methods and impact of data breaches
Best Practices for the SOC Team – Where to Automate, Where to Think
Security Operations Centers (SOC) teams in organizations are finding it especially difficult to build teams with the right balance of skills and experience.
Finding Alternative Ways to Close the Security Gap
How does IT keep pace with all the new trends coming into the workplace, whilst ensuring that security is not compromised.
The Surprising Security Benefits of Data on Demand
Network speeds now routinely hit 100 Gigabits per second, or roughly 70 million times faster than the typical network connection.
Threat Intelligence Sharing: The Only Way to Combat Our Growing Skills Gap
Despite phenomenal growth, continued investment and a proliferation of new technologies, the cybersecurity industry is still fighting its biggest challenge yet – that of finding and retaining talented security professionals.
