Infosecurity Opinions

  1. How should businesses deal with social media risks?

    There is a simple solution to the risks of social media, however; it might not be possible for many businesses.

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      Ian Trump

      Security Lead for LogicNow

  2. The Need for Data Centric Security

    Protecting data is more of a challenge with mobile devices, so how do you protect a piece of data once it leaves the person who created it?

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      Yoran Sirkis

      CEO of Covertix

  3. Uncovering Covert Attack Communications Inside Your Network

    Cyber attackers are slipping through perimeter defenses and hiding in the shadows and dark corners of networks.

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      Hitesh Sheth

      CEO of Vectra Networks

  4. For Enterprise Cybersecurity, Think Modern Metropolis, not Fortress

    Cybersecurity is less a fortress, and more of a metropolis—with porous and amorphous boundaries.

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      Mike Lloyd

      CTO of RedSeal

  5. Bootstrap Businesses Should Follow These Principals to Survive

    When building a business, focus on transparency, flexibility, efficiency, responsibility and passion.

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      Feris Rifai

      CEO and Co-Founder of Bay Dynamics

  6. The Danger with Data in a Changing European Landscape

    Following the significant announcement of the GDPR, this has highlighted the importance of companies getting a handle on their data.

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      Richard Munro

      Chief Technologist and Technical Director for vCloud Air EMEA, VMware, VMware

  7. Tackling The Impact Of Fraud By Utilising Machine Learning Tactics

    Fraudulent activity such as ‘account takeover’ and ‘application fraud target vulnerable people and fraud systems that rely on rules can’t keep up with changing attacks.

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      Luke Reynolds

      Director of Fraud, Featurespace

  8. How To Spot And Block Bad Bots

    Some website owners won’t do anything about bots, ultimately granting the bad bots unfettered access right alongside the good bots.

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      Debbie Fletcher

      Technology Journalist

  9. Hack Me: A Geopolitical Analysis of the Government Use of Surveillance Software

    Hacking Team-style methodologies represent a new era of cyber-espionage—and they’re on sale for any government willing to pay. This is where ethical ambiguity comes in.

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      Adam McNeil

      Malware Intelligence Analyst, Malwarebytes Labs

  10. Delivering On Data Privacy and Security

    Many people have pretty much accepted that everyone is spying on everyone. This has potentially very worrying consequences for the consumer, who is potentially vulnerable and has very little means of recourse.

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      Nick Lambert

      Chief Operating Officer, MaidSafe

  11. The Big Switch and Mobile Security

    The Big Switch showed us the value of centralization and how cloud computing is the application of an old logic. But this logic has been forgotten when it comes to mobile security and needs to be revitalized.

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      Eldar Tuvey

      co-founder and CEO, Wandera

  12. IoT requires strong authentication, paired with encryption, to succeed

    As we look to encrypt the IoT, we can’t overlook the need for strong, binding authentication to protect device access and user privacy

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      Jason Sabin

      Chief Security Officer, DigiCert

  13. Tackling Data Breach Impact: Machine Learning

    How can machine learning fraud systems provide a cutting-edge solution to protecting revenues and reputation?

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      Luke Reynolds

      Director of Fraud, Featurespace

  14. Responding to insider threats

    More than one-third of all cybercrime incidents and security breaches are caused by insiders, each with individual motivations, but the common factor is inappropriate access to critical-value data. How do you design and implement an insider threat program

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      Stuart Clarke

      Chief Technology Officer for Cybersecurity, Nuix

  15. Will 2016 be the Year of Ransomware?

    Breaches of personally identifiable information occurred in epidemic proportions during 2015, will that threat be overtaken by threats from the recent proliferation of ransomware in 2016?

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      Andrew Hayter

      Security Evangelist, G Data Software

  16. Generation Z: Adept With Technology but Vulnerable to Fraud

    The so-called Generation Z is probably more vulnerable than any other to fraud and reputational damage, brought about by their online activity

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      Andrew Thomas

      Managing Director, CSID Europe

  17. Privacy Best Practices for Developers

    Concerns about data collection are rising, both from a user and a collector point of view. End users, whether they are employees or customers, are requesting a higher level of respect towards their privacy and putting forward more questions as to how and why their personal data is handled.

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      Agathe Caffier

      Senior Counsel, International Operations & Privacy Specialist, DMI

  18. Can we protect data without prying?

    Are cybersecurity and privacy mutually exclusive, or is it possible to have both?

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      Oliver Tavakoli

      CTO, Vectra Networks

  19. Keeping Data Secure: A Happy Marriage of Hardware & Software

    We're now at a point where there's a crisis of trust, where cybersecurity is a fundamental requirement for modern computing. Robust security hardware and software is key to securing data

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      Mark Papermaster

      Mark Papermaster Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President, AMD

  20. Talking the TalkTalk in a Week of Cyber-Insecurity

    If we take any positives from the TalkTalk, Marks & Spencer and British Gas breaches it should be that they highlight just how critical it is to have intelligent security strategies in place

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      Ross Brewer

      VP and MD for international markets, LogRhythm

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