Call for More Companies to Certify to ISO 27001
Michael Brophy, CEO of Certification Europe, makes a strong argument for companies here in Ireland to certify against the ISO 27001 Information Security Standard, especially in light of the recent data breaches in Bank of Ireland. Michael is quoted in both The SiliconRepublic.com and in Saturday’s Irish Independent on the frustrations he feels regarding the lack […]
Infosec Observations
Following on from my earlier post regarding my visit to Infosec last week I was reviewing my notes and thought I would share some interesting insights with you; Many of the vendors running PCs on their stands or running their presentations used Microsoft Windows XP. I saw very few systems running flavours of Linux or […]
Infosec 2008
Well I am back from my trip to Infosec 2008. This year the show seemed bigger, louder and slicker than in previous years. There were a lot more stands than before with many of them obviously breaking into their marketing budget in a big way. But walking around I figured that many of them would not […]
My Bags are Packed, I'm Ready To Go..
Yep it is that time of year again, Infosec is once more upon us. I will be flying out tomorrow morning to see what new and exciting “silver bullets” to cure our information security woes the various vendors will be selling. It will be interesting to see how the show runs this year and see what […]
Managing Information Security With ISO 27001
In partnership with the Centre for Software Engineering we are running a two day course on “Managing Information Security with the ISO 27001 Information Security Standard”. The course is scheduled to run on the 15th and 16th of April 2008 and you can book your place on the course by contacting the Centre for Software Engineering. The […]
ENISA Publishes Report on Infosec Certification Schemes
Last year I worked on a project group with ENISA (the European Network and Information Security Agency) that studied the whole area of certification schemes within the information security industry. The group looked at the different schemes focuses at personal accreditation, product certification and organisational certification schemes. The merits of certification were discussed in detail […]
Upcoming Training Event – Managing Information Security using ISO 27001
In partnership with the Centre for Software Engineering we are running a two day course on “Managing Information Security with the ISO 27001 Information Security Standard”. The course is scheduled to run on the 15th and 16th of April 2008 and you can book your place on the course by contacting the Centre for Software Engineering. The […]
Upcoming Training Event – Managing Information Security using ISO 27001
In partnership with the Centre for Software Engineering we are running a two day course on “Managing Information Security with the ISO 27001 Information Security Standard”. The course is scheduled to run on the 13th and 14th Of February 2008 and you can book your place on the course by contacting the Centre for Software Engineering. […]
Upcoming Event – "Emerging Information Security Threats & Solutions"
As part of Trigraph Professional Services‘ IT Security Series, Brian Honan will speak at the upcoming “Emerging Information Security Threats & Solutions” briefing event scheduled for January 28th 2008. This Briefing provides managers and key decision-makers in organisations with an overview of the latest threats posed to their organisation while also outlining ways to reduce […]
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 […]