Welcome to the Internet Help Desk
I came across this video a while back and stumbled across it again recently. It is an amusing look at the frustrations many of us have faced in our time in supporting the end user. The video is entitled “Welcome to the Internet Help Desk“. Enjoy. If you have any amusing support stories please feel […]
Information Security Success Stories
It is not often that we in the information security field get to read good news. Most publications seem to be full of stories relating to how criminals are taking over the Internet, how countries are hacking each other and more vulnerabilities than ever are being found in the software we use. So it is […]
November Edition of Security Watch Newsletter Now Available
The November 2007 edition of our sister publication, the Security Watch Newsletter, is now available online. For those of you who do not subscribe to our newsletter, you may find it a useful read as we highlight issues and stories that may not be applicable to our Blog.
Brian Honan Speaks About MAC Attacks
Further to the recent discovery of a new trojan written by cyber criminals which targets Apple MAC users, BH Consulting’s senior consultant Brian Honan was interviewed for the Digial Ireland supplement in today’s Irish Independent. The article also appears on SiliconRepublic.com’s website.
Latest SANS Top 20 Released
SANS today released their latest Top 20 Internet Security Risks. The launch was held today in London and the report highlights the continuing trend of increasing criminal involvement in cyber attacks and the focus of attacks moving away from networks and operating systems. Instead the main points of attack are application vulnerabilities, especially in custom […]
Free Security Awareness Video
Watchguard have produced a useful security awareness video to help educate end users on how to select secure passwords. It follows the travails of Bud as he tries to select a secure password from the obvious and insecure one he already has. A challenge I am sure many users face. Bud Logs In is provided free […]
Brian Honan comments on UK Revenue Data Loss Disaster
Last Friday’s edition of the Irish Times contains an article on the recent loss by the UK’s Revenue and Customers service of the personal details of 25 million people. The details belong to all families in the UK with children under 16 years of age and in receipt of child welfare benefit. The information, which was contained […]
Many A True Word is Said in Jest
Scott Adams takes a funny swipe today at the way information security managers are often viewed within an organisation. I know a number of information security managers who would not see anything wrong with Mordac’s approach. These same people also wish there were no users to corrupt their “secure” systems. It goes without saying that […]
An Overview of Information Security Standards
Over the years numerous people have asked me various questions about Information Security standards. In the main I get asked the same questions. I thought it would be a good idea to try and summarise them here for others to benefit from. Can you explain what a security standard is? A security standard is like any […]
NIST Releases Three New Special Publications
The US National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) have just released three new special publications. They are; SP 800-111 Guide to Storage Encryption Technologies for End User Devices. SP 800-114 User’s Guide to Securing External Devices for Telework and Remote Access. SP 800-115 Technical Guide to Security Testing. I have found the material NIST […]