Think You Know Computer Security?
Well if you do then you should try the HackEire challenge being run by the Ireland’s CSIRT, the Irish Reporting and Information Security Service, as part of their annual Cyber Crime Conference. The competition is open to teams of up to 4 people in each team. IRISS have set up a dedicated network with a […]
Use Webmail? Time To Change Your Password
Various news media are reporting that over 30,000 email accounts belonging to users of web based email providers such as Gmail, Yahoo! Mail, Hotmail and Aol (to name a few) have been compromised. It is unclear yet as to the exact nature of the compromise. Some reports state that the accounts were compromised by a […]
The Worm has Turned
The Sunday Business Post published an article yesterday called in their Computers in Business Supplement. The article is The Virus Evolution and in it Gordon Smith discusses with me and a number of other industry experts the changes we have seen in how computer viruses have developed over the years. Modern viruses are more complex than what […]
Germany Introduces Mandatory Disclosure Laws
Thanks to the Privacy and Information Security Blog I became aware of a very interesting development within the Germany with regards to amendments to German Data Protection legislation. On July 3rd the German Federal Parliament passed a number of changes to the German Federal Data Protection Act and will come into force on the 1st of September 2009. Some […]
Questions to Ask Your Security Vendor
No matter what solutions you look at to help secure your network you need to ensure that whatever ones you select do not undermine your existing security or introduce new vulnerabilities o r problems. This is true no matter if that solution is proprietary software, open source based, an appliance or indeed a service. The […]
The Value of Security Certifications
Within the information security community one of the most debated topics is that of security certifications. I previously blogged about certifications and gave my own views. The mailing list of the Irish OWASP Chapter also had a recent discussion centred around the topic. Many asked the question what value is a certification and which ones should I get? […]
Guest Blog Post
Apart from being on holidays one of the other reasons I have not blogged recently is I guest blogged on Craig Balding’s FudSec blog. Craig set up Fudsec to highlight the FUD (Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt) that has crept into the Information Security industry and used by many, mostly vendors, to scare people into buying solutions. […]
Next IISA Ireland Meeting To Be Held On September 3rd
The next meeting of the Irish chapter of the ISSAwill be held on September 3rd in the Westbury Hotel, Dublin. There are some great speakers lined up including; Les Kelly – Head of IT Security with Bank of Ireland Raj Samani – Consultant for Cap Gemini & acting as CSO for the UK’s NHS Captain […]
Ireland to have a National Cyber Security Strategy?
In life timing is everything and events often seem to conspire with each other. A few days after my poston Ireland not having a cyber security strategy the Department of Communications have issued a Request For Tenderfor the development of a national cyber security strategy. Lets hope that however wins that contract develops a strategy […]
Securing Ireland's Digital Future
Ireland’s economy is now more than ever dependant on information technology and the Internet. Both have enabled consumers and businesses alike to better access and deliver services, create new markets, exchange information rapidly and process information in more efficient means. Technology and the “knowledge economy” are now seen as a strategic path by the Government to […]