Secunia Discontinues Vulnerability Coordination Reward Program
One area of research that has been of particular interest to computer security personnel recently has been discovering new vulnerabilities in software and web sites in return for cash. Many large companies, such as Google and Facebook, have developed bug bounty programs in recent years as a means of crowd sourcing a list of potential […]
Powerful Computers,Smartphones And Security Threats
People living in this digital age are extremely fortunate when it comes to computing and for many it is hard to imagine what kind of power they have sitting at their fingertips. On a high end cell phone these days there is more computing power on the device than that used to send the original […]
Fire And Lightbulbs Illuminate How New Tech Is To Blame For Increasing Security Issues
“How many security pros does it take to change a lightbulb? Three. One to do the risk analysis, one to perform the pentest and one to spread fear of defective lightbulbs.” Back in the day (when I was very young indeed) we used to spend half our lives in total darkness. As soon as the […]
NSPCC: 1 In 5 Children Are Victims Of Cyber Bullying
If you ever get into a conversation about information security with someone who doesn’t work in the sector then it is quite likely that they will assume that you are looking to protect business assets in some way. And, for the most part, they wouldn’t be wrong. But infosec is far more wide reaching than […]
Frost & Sullivan – "Biometrics Can Revolutionise Payment Security"
The growth of the internet has led to the development of many new technologies and services and has, in many ways, fundamentally changed the way in which we live our lives. One of the more visible ways in which our activity has changed is in the way we now shop. Less than a generation ago […]
Channel 4 Blog Hack Highlights Importance Of Keeping Software Installations Up To Date
The UK’s Channel 4 is the latest media organisation to fall prey to hackers from The Syrian Electronic Army. The original defacement has now been wiped off but, originally, it carried a story titled, “Nuclear strikes on Syria: The genie is already out of the bottle”, which included an image of a mushroom cloud. The […]
Spare A Thought For The Internet Watch Foundation And Their Fight Against Child Porn
There are a great many hard working security professionals today who are extremely good at their jobs, keeping their employers’ digital assets safe from the bad guys on the internet or raising awareness of information security issues. Via the power of the internet many of these top men and women are gaining the kudos they deserve […]
Counter-Terrorism Cops Pay Home Visit After Work Computer Searches
Bring your Own Device (BYOD) may be all over the news these days but there are still a large number of people who are given a computer by their employer, either to use in the office or to take on the road. Whilst it might be nice to think that the device is then only […]
Speaking at RSA Conference Europe 2013
I am thrilled to say I have been selected to speak at this years RSA Conference Europe which will be held in Amsterdam in October. I am taking part on a panel called “Breach-Aholic Anonymous – What Can We Learn From Data Breaches?”. The other members on the panel are; Dwayne Melançon, CTO, Tripwire, Javvad […]
MP Keith Vaz – "UK Cyber Attack Is Higher Threat Than Nuclear Strike"
When I was growing up I remember watching the news every evening with my parents and one of the stories that seemed to be repeated on a very regular basis was that of CND protesters assembling around the country as they campaigned for nuclear disarmament. Maybe it was because of my age but it seemed […]