Security Watch Nominated for Irish Blog Award
We have just been informed that our Blog has been nominated for the “Best Business Blog” in the upcoming Irish Blog Awards. We are delighted that in our short Blogging life we have been considered for such an award and would like to thank those who nominated us. If you find our Blog to be a […]
Today is Safer Internet Day
Early this morning the European Commissioner for Information Society and Media, Ms. Viviane Reding, launched this years Safer Internet Day. At 1 a.m. this morning Ms. Reding launched the Blogathon which will be the international highlight for the day. A worldwide blogathon is once again the international highlight of the day. The Blog was launched […]
January Issue of Security Watch Newsletter now Available
The January 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.
Changes Afoot to Protect UK's Critical Network Infrastructure
Interesting to see that today, February the 1st, the UK Government announced that it has merged two agencies responsible for managing the security of the UK’s Critical Network Infrastructure. The two agencies are, NISCC (the National Infrastructure Security Coordination Centre) and NSAC (M15’s National Security Advice Centre). The new agency will now be called the […]
The Great Firewall of China to Be Template for Controlling Internet Content?
In their 2007 annual report on China, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) have expressed concern that the great Internet Firewall of China could become a model for other countries to use to block access to content on the Internet deemed inappropriate by the authorities. The concerns are highlighted in the last paragraph of the report with more […]
BH Consulting Proudly Supporting Safer Internet Day
Dublin, Ireland – January 2007 BH Consulting today announced that it is proud to support Safer Internet Day which this year falls on the 6th of February 2007. Almost 40 countries will participate in the fourth edition of Safer Internet Day (SID) which this year takes place on 6 February. The event is organised by […]
Good News & Bad News
Some interesting stories that cheered me up have appeared in various publications over the past few days. Computer security has been in the headlines a lot lately, mostly for the wrong reasons. So it is nice to see some news stories appear highlighting how technology can be used against the criminals. New York is setting […]
Irish TK Maxx Customers may be Victim of Hacking Incident
I came across this breaking story (more links below) regarding a security breach at the parent company of TK Maxx, TJX, which could impact customers who have shopped in Irish TK Maxx stores since 2003. It would be interesting to know if TJX were compliant with the PCI Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, which requires […]
Funny Because its True
Scott Adams has recently published some Dilbert cartoons relating to password security. While they are funny they also point out how dependent our network security is on users selecting good passwords. A worthwhile exercise to carry out on a periodic basis is to run a password cracker, such as Cain and Abel, against your password […]
No Mention of the Proverbial Airplane Hitting Your Datacentre
An interesting podcast sponsored by Qwest with Stephanie Balarous from Forrester Research discusses the elements of good disaster recovery and what you should consider when developing your own plan. An interesting podcast not only for the above elements but also as the discussion outlines the top reasons companies invoke their DR plans. The top three […]