Infosecurity Opinions
Never Mind Malware - Social Engineering Will Be Your Biggest Threat This Year
A much bigger threat comes in the form of the increasingly advanced deceptive techniques used by criminals to reach their targets.
Why It's Important to Report Identity Theft and How to Do It
ID thieves can steal your identity in seconds using a variety of online and offline techniques.
Why is Cyber Threat Intelligence Sharing Important?
Information-sharing is a critical tool for network defenders because it allows them to avoid the missteps of their peers within the infosecurity community and to deploy proven defensive measures.
Machine Learning and Micro-Analytic Capabilities: Keeping Up With The Accelerated Pace Of Business
Considering the broader acceptance of machine learning and predictive analytics in core business and security decision making.
Complexity: Cannot Live With or Without It?
The TCB software configures the hardware to get the required isolation, but it relies on the hardware to enforce it.
Don't Let Your Out Of Office Message Become Phish Food
Whilst the majority of people wouldn’t think twice about the content of an out of office message, it can unintentionally create a security risk for the organization.
BlackEnergy Malware: How Hackers May Tackle our Infrastructure
In 2018, we’ll likely see threat actors increase their focus on critical infrastructure
Invest in the First Line of Defence
How to create a culture of an informed, empowered and committed workforce, fully appreciative of the threat and knowledgeable of the signs of concerning behaviors.
Prioritizing Automated Control Assurance for Cyber Hygiene
The foundational security controls that are collectively referred to as ‘cyber hygiene’ are anything but basic to implement.
Big Data and Cybersecurity - Making it Work in Practice
By applying advanced analytics techniques to huge amounts of data, infosec teams can better detect and defend against sophisticated attacks.
Managing Risk in the NHS Starts with Retiring Legacy Applications
Why legacy applications are causing a security illness for the NHS.
Blurred Lines Between Networking and Security
Networking and security used to be largely separate IT methodologies – not any longer.
AI in the Workplace: How Digital Assistants Impact Cybersecurity
AI utility may come at the cost of security, as these devices are vulnerable to potential hacking.
The Superhuman Security Analyst: Are We Expecting Too Much?
Are we expecting too much from the security operations analyst?
The Three Questions to Ask Before Migrating to the Cloud
Though the cloud is newer and more open across the board, any organization should be cautious about moving to a new service model.
How Much Visibility do we Really Need?
The obvious answer to confronting breach fears would be to gain as much visibility into traffic as possible.
Cybersecurity: What Does the Board Want and Need?
Board members are under pressure from all sides to keep data and business operations safe from cyber-attack.
2017: The Year of Email Data Breaches
Email data breaches were the main cause of critical data loss in financial, legal and professional firms in the UK in 2017.
CAPTCHA + reCAPTCHA: Are they the Best Fraud Prevention Solution for your Business?
Despite the security and UX improvements, there are still many ways for bad actors to get around CAPTCHA systems.
