"I've Got A Secret And I'm Not Telling You What it Is!"
“Ner, ner, I know something you don’t.” How many times did the older readers amongst you hear that in school? “I’ve got a secret and I’m not telling you what it is!” Yeah, thats something I heard a lot when I was growing up. Children of all ages, especially younger ones, placed huge value on […]
Heartbleed Reaction Not All It Could Be Amongst General Population
“Heartbleed changes everything.” Thats something I heard said several times this week whilst at BSidesLondon and InfoSec and it should be true but, according to a Pew Research Center survey, it probably isn’t (in terms of the general public taking an interest in issues that concern them). Despite the best efforts of security experts and […]
National Crime Agency Report Highlights UK Cyber Threats
The United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has produced a report into the current and emerging threats that businesses and other organisations can expect to encounter in the upcoming period. The National Strategic Assessment of Serious and Organised Crime 2014 report covers unsavory topics such as human trafficking and child abuse and exploitation, as well as the use […]
EU Security Blogger Meetup & Awards 2014
Last night saw the 2014 EU Security Bloggers’ Meetup and Awards. The night was a great success and it was great to meet up with so many involved in the infosec community. A big thank you has to go to Jack Daniel and Tenable Network Security, Firemon, Tripewire, and Infosec for sponsoring a supporting the […]
Shadow IT Use Rife Amongst UK Employees
According to a new survey undertaken by Censuswide on behalf of Symantec, 2-in-5 UK workers have no qualms about downloading programmes, apps and other software onto their work devices without the approval of the company’s IT department. Such use of unauthorised software can of course be extremely problematic for the smooth running of the business, […]
InfoSec Pros Largely Avoid Increasing IT Stress Levels
A new survey commissioned by GFI Software reveals that stress levels amongst those working in the general IT arena are incredibly high and serve as a prompt for many to consider switching employers. The company’s third annual IT Admin Stress Survey determined that two thirds of IT staff are considering a job-switch as a direct […]
Ethical Hackers Set To Attack UK Finance Firms
The Bank of England is set to oversee a raft of simulated attacks against major banks and other financial organisations within the UK. The London Stock Exchange and the Royal Bank of Scotland are reportedly likely to participate. According to a report from the Financial Times, the central bank will organise a programme of ethical […]
Middle-Aged, Sexist Rap? A Critical Review Of "I'm A F'n C I Double S P"
Other than, arguably, being middle-aged, I’m not talking about myself of course. Instead, I am referring to a new video by A-list infosec personality and vlogger Mr. Javvad Malik, in conjunction with what I can only presume are some unemployed hangers-on – a pitbull who would love the validation of an award (hint: you can vote for […]
Heartbleed Bug – What You Should And Shouldn't Do
If you are looking for information about the Heartbleed bug and what you, or your business, should do next then the good news is that there is already a huge amount of information on the net and in mainstream media. The bad news, however, is that some of the advice on offer isn’t the greatest. […]
Passwords – 10 Tips
If you use a computer, tablet, smartphone (or even a fridge it seems these days!) and want to keep your data safe.. use a password. If you surf the web and want to keep your identity secure.. use a password. If you want that password to be effective.. you better make sure its a good […]