Lulzsec Ups The Ante
There have been a string of breaches against various companies claimed by a hacking group called Lulzsec. They have attacked organisations such as Sony, the US Senate, the security company Unveillance, the Atlanta chapter of an FBI affiliate group called Infragard, Bethedsa Software, the British National Health Service, PBS and numerous others including many pornography sites. They […]
Outlook is Cloudy
Cloud computing has become an exciting evolution in how we deliver, access and use services over the Internet. The Cloud offers organisations many benefits and opportunities. However, these opportunities and benefits do not come without a number of security risks that need to be considered. Ireland is uniquely positioned to handle these issues. In an […]
RSA Breach, What You Should Do.
As most of you who read this blog will know by now RSA suffered a significant security breach on their network back in March. Since then there have been a number of other security breaches, most notably against Lockheed Martin, which have implicated the RSA security breach in some way. However, despite a lot of […]
Interesting Overview of Stuxnet
Stuxnet is one of the most talked about computer viruses in recent times. I stumbled across this interesting video outlining what Stuxnet is all about and its potential impact. Enjoy !! Please accept preferences, statistics, marketing cookies to watch this video.
Upcoming Information Security Events in Dublin
A few years ago it was difficult to find any major conferences on information security in Ireland. There would be a number of seminars run by various vendors and resellers with the ISSA and IISF running monthly meetings to keep their members informed of latest trends and issues. This year is proving to be very exciting […]
Cloud Security Alliance Summit 2011
The UK and Ireland Chapter of the Cloud Security Alliance are hosting the CSA Summit 2011 as part of the Infosecurity Europe event next week. The summit will take place in the Thames Suite at the Earl’s Court facility on 21 April 2011 and starts at 10:00 a.m. There are a number of excellent speakers lined up […]
Security Breach at NUI Galway
While on twitter last night I was alerted by @_Aella to a breach at NUI Galway. According to the information posted on the college’s website they appear to have recently been advised that a file containing the contact details of students who registered or were pre-registered to the college in September 2008. The statement goes on to say that […]
Everything You Wanted to Know About Infosec But Were Afraid To Ask
Ever have a question on information security but did not have the opportunity or facility to ask someone that question? Well you will have that chance next week at the Infosecurity Europe in London. The publisher of my book “ISO 27001 In A Windows Enviroment“, IT Governance, are hosting an “Ask the Expert” session on […]
Oh I do Like To Be At The Bsides
Next week sees the Infosecurity Europeshow in London. It starts from the 19th until the 21st. I find it a useful opportunity to see what the various vendors are bringing to the market. Sometimes I have found some new companies with some exciting products to help secure client systems. Most of all I enjoy Infosec […]
ISSA Ireland Special Event on Stuxnet
The Irish chapter of the ISSA is holding a special event on the evening of Thursday the 3rd of March and will feature a presentation on Stuxnet by Patrick Fitzgerald Senior Response Manager with Symantec. Symantec carried out a thorough analysis of Stuxnet in the Stuxnet Dossier. The event is to be held in the Camdem […]