Information Security Assurance Checklist for SMEs
I am often approached by owners of small businesses who ask me how can they be assured that they have taken the basic steps to protect their information assets. These companies often do not have any internal IT or information securty expertise and rely on external vendors or contractors to secure their systems. What these […]
Today is Safer Internet Day
Today is Safer Internet Day and once again we at BH Consulting are proud to support this worthy event. Safer Internet Day aims to make children, teenagers and young adults more aware of the dangers they could face when online. This year the focus is on the dangers posed by social networks. In Ireland the day is […]
Implementing ISO 27001 In A Windows Environment
Last week saw the release of my book “Implementing ISO 27001 In a Windows Environment“. If you use Microsoft Windows within your organisation and you are planning to roll out ISO 27001 this book could save you a lot of time and money. The book highlights the built in features of Windows that you can use to […]
AIB Phishing Alert
The Irish Reporting and Information Security Service (www.iriss.ie) have issued an alert regarding a Phishing attach against AIB customers. Please do not respond to this email or indeed click on the link. Even though you may not enter your details the site could be infected with computer viruses and other malware. If you have responded […]
Upcoming ICS Data Protection Conference
Data Protection Day, which is an initiative of the Council of Europe with the support of the European Commission, was celebrated on January 28th by 27 European countries, the United States and Canada. The day was created to raise awareness and generate discussion about data protection and privacy rights and best practices. The Irish Computer Society celebrated […]
Longlisted for the Irish Blog Awards
Security Watch has been longlisted for the Irish Blog Awards in the Best Blog of a Business Category. The other Blogs who have made it this far are listed below. I regularly read most of the Blogs below and look forward to visiting a few new ones. You should have a look at the other […]
The "Beta Culture" and Security
Today’s Irish Independent has an article on “Are buggy smart phones now the reality in our new ‘beta culture’?” Marie Boran interviewed me for the pieceasking for my thoughts on the security implications resulting from our acceptance in using Beta products. From a security point of view I have to admit that I do have concerns […]
Upcoming ISSA Meeting
Venue & Schedule The next ISSA Ireland chapter meeting will be held on Tuesday February 17th at the Westbury Hotel in Dublin. This will be a half-day seminar covering a range of topics and will run from 1 PM to approx 5 PM followed by drinks in the hotel bar. Attendance Fees Since this is […]
More Details of Heartland's Breach Emerge
More details available as to how the breach occurred at Heartland resulting in potentialy the biggest breach ever of nearly 100m credit card transactions. Investigators discovered that a piece of malware was hillden in an unallocated portion of disk on one of the Heartland servers. What puzzles me though is; How did a user have […]
Security Watch Nominated for Best Blog of A Business
For the third year in a row I am delighted to see that this Blog has been nominated for the “Best Blog of a Business” in this year’s Irish Blog Awards. The brainchild of Damien Mulley, the Irish Blog Awards have grown from strength to strength and have in no small way contributed immensely to […]