The Cloud Security Rules Launched Today !!
Earlier this year I was approach by Kai Roer and asked to take part in a project he was putting together. He was looking to publish a book on cloud security with insights from people involved in this field from around the world. I was delighted when he asked me to contribute a number of chapters to […]
ISO 27001 Breakfast Seminar
Ensuring your systems remain secure is an ongoing challenge for every business, even more so in the current business climate where budgets have remained static or cut. So how can you get more bang for your infosec euro? BH Consulting and Certification Europe are partnering to host a breakfast seminar on November 22nd at 8:00 […]
A Layered Approach to Security
Recent headlines demonstrate that our computer systems are under constant attack and the threats facing our critical and sensitive information are growing. In conjunction with Tripwire Inc. I produced a white paper outlining how employing a layered approach to information security can reduce the threat levels against your systems. The white paper is called “Layered Security: Protecting Your […]
Security Breach at MyJob.ie
Tonight I got an email from the online recruit arm of Bond Personnel, MyJob.ie, to inform me they recently suffered a security breach and were sending me a precautionary email to change my password. While there are no details as to what information the attackers accessed or how they manage to breach MyJob.ie’s security, there […]
Securing the Nut Between the Keyboard and the Screen
In April of this year the first Bsides London Security Event was held. I was honoured to be one of those selected to present at the event. The presentation “Layer 8 Security: Securing the Nut Between the Keyboard and the Screen” focuses on why security awareness programmes fail in many organisations and outlines how to […]
Operation Shady RAT Claims Widespread Espionage
Today McAfee released a report (PDF File) called Operation Shady RAT highlighting what it claims to be evidence of ongoing attacks against commercial and government organisations all around the world. These victims also include the United Nations secretariat and the Olympics Committee for an Asian country. It appears the attacks have been ongoing since mid-2006 and impacted […]
Morning Ireland Interview On Arrests of Alleged Lulzsec Member
Earlier this morning I took part in RTE Radio 1’s Morning Ireland show. I was invited onto the show to talk about the arrest of an alleged member of Anonymous and Lulzsec. The person arrested is an 18 year old teenager called Jake Davis, also known by the online alias Topiary. He was arrested by […]
Fighting Viruses; Defending the Net
There are a number of people in the infosec industry who can be classified as an industry leader. Mikko Hypponen, who works with the Finnish anti-virus company F-Secure, is one of those people. Mikko recently gave a talk titled “Fighting Viruses; Defending the Net” at the prestigious TED Conference held in Edinburgh last week. Have […]
Business Assurance in the 21st Century
As you may recall from my “Outlook is Cloudy” post I am the Chief Operations Officer for the Common Assurance Maturity Model (CAMM). I have been involved with CAMM for nearly two years and it has been a pleasure to work with some brilliant minds and excellent people on the project. Earlier this week the […]
Call for Papers for IRISSCERT Conference Closing Soon
The annual IRISSCERT Cyber Crime conference is due to be held on November 23rd this year. As usual the conference is an opportunity to learn about the latest threats in cyber crime and strategies to deal with those threats. IRISSCERT has has its call for papers open for the past few weeks and it is […]