Clickety Click: Everyone Is A Potential Security Weakspot
If you work in the infosec profession you most likely know that humans are the widely accepted weak point in any security setup, but a new report from Proofpoint has reiterated how attackers employ psychology to improve the chances of their attacks succeeding. The company’s Human Factor Report (sign-up required) provides in-depth analysis of how […]
Fitness Freaks Can Save Cash On Insurance Premiums – But At What Cost?
You knew this was coming right? In an age of FitBit, Apple Health, Smart This and Smart That, we’ve known for a long time that insurers would love to get their hands on, well, everything really. When setting premiums, underwriters pore over a pile of statistical data to assess the risk you present vs. the […]
Excited By The Extension Of Chrome Support For Windows XP? You Really Shouldn't Be…
I can just imagine millions of voices crying out in extreme pleasure in response to the news that Google has extended support for Chrome on Windows XP through to the end of the year (it was previously due to end later this month). The only problem with that, however, is that fact that it implies […]
Why Is A Lack Of Infosec Skills Still A Problem For Business?
The latest State of Cybersecurity report from ISACA and RSA Conference has yet again revealed that one of the biggest challenges faced by businesses looking to improve information security is the dearth of suitable talent. With 82.51% of the surveyed organisations saying they think the likelihood of being attacked during 2015 is either likely or very […]
Twenty-Five Million Plus Two Reasons Not To Ignore The Data Breach Risk
A few years ago data breaches weren’t all that common or, if they were, they certainly weren’t being reported with quite the same regularity that they are now. Nowadays, it seems like another big company is getting hit just about every week – but let us not forget that smaller breaches are also a regular occurrence […]
Data Loss: More Awareness, Meh Security
A SpectorSoft survey encompassing some 772 IT security professionals suggests awareness of data loss is on the increase which we obviously feel is a good thing – we promote security awareness as a whole as being a positive benefit to any business – but respondents suggested that they are still unprepared to tackle the issue. […]
Are 76% Of Corporates Really Still Exposed To Heartbleed?
Around this time last year the media was awash with commentary about the Heartbleed bug with many news outlets popping up with advice, some of it good, some of it not so. We wrote at the time how the mad rush to change passwords may have been counterproductive in the absence of all available information, […]
Secure Comms? Blundering Brits Highlight Importance Of The Human Element
We’ve often said, and will no doubt continue to say, that the human element is the hardest one to secure. And with good reason. Take the concept of communication, for example. Whether at work or at home, many of us send text messages and emails to friends, family and work colleagues. The vast majority of […]
Cybercrime Statistics for Ireland
Hot on the heels of Safer Internet Day a new European wide survey conducted by Eurobarometer was released today. The survey asked various questions of people from across the EU on how cybercrime has impacted on their lives. The survey makes for interesting reading, in particular in relation to the data focusing on Ireland. One […]
Today is International Data Privacy Day
January 28th marks the annual Data Privacy Day, a day to highlight and educate people and organisations on how individual’s privacy should be protected. To mark the day there will be numerous events held worldwide to raise awareness about privacy and data protection. This video from Belgium is one of the more powerful demonstrations of […]