Blog Posts Tagged with "Security"
Strutting and Fretting Upon the Security Stage: The Players
September 16, 2011 Added by:Infosec Island Admin
There will always be elements within the company with impetus to not take your advice on security matters and maybe even give you a large amount of pushback. This is especially true of any company that has little to no security posture to start with. So who are the key client players?
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Strutting and Fretting Upon the Security Stage: Intro
September 14, 2011 Added by:Infosec Island Admin
I have heard others lament the state of the “security industry” and have posted about my own adventures in the land of FUD and Security Theater as well as a side trip into the lands of denial. My goal with this series is to cover the players, the game, and the realities of the security business...
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Customize Your Flash Drive – Infosec Style
September 12, 2011 Added by:Kanguru Solutions
Every organization has different needs. What works for one may not work for another. Size, budget, personnel, and structure all play a factor in determining what an organization will do in terms of IT security. There generally is no “one size fits all” solution when it comes to Infosec...
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The Growth of Cyber Terror
September 07, 2011 Added by:Craig S Wright
SCADA systems and other critical infrastructure is taken for granted and we forget just how much of our lives are managed through private systems. Exploits have been noted as being of critical concern in US government briefs. We also forget that SCADA systems are connected to the world...
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Promoting Security Policies Using Organizational Culture
September 06, 2011 Added by:Steven Fox, CISSP, QSA
Optimal utilization of security policies relies on the audience for which they are created. Policy creation and marketing must recognize and capitalize on organizational culture to promote its value proposition. People can be the strongest link in the security chain...
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Sony Corporation Taps Philip Reitinger as First CISO
September 06, 2011 Added by:Headlines
The Sony breach saga began in April when the PlayStation network servers had been hacked, exposing the records of more than 70 million customers. Sony then discovered that the Online Entertainment network had also been compromised, exposing another 25 million records...
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Security: What Was Old is New Again
September 06, 2011 Added by:Craig S Wright
So, when all is said and done, we have not really changed much as a species. We love to believe that we as a generation are forging something new and facing problems that no other has faced before, but in reality, the analogy remains as it is always likely to remain. Change is the only constant...
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Consumers Still Prefer Convenience Over Security
August 24, 2011 Added by:Headlines
"Any change to the way a customer accesses their account is going to take a while to get used to. But this small extra step delivers such an increase in security to our internet banking users, that we are confident we have got the balance right," an HSBC official said...
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Facebook Releases User Security Guide
August 19, 2011 Added by:Headlines
The guide offers some fairly good advice and illustrative graphics on how to spot common scams and other mischief. It is written in simple enough terms that you, your kids, and your grandparents can all increase your Facebook security outlook a great deal in a matter of only a few minutes...
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Five Security Considerations for a Mobile Phone
August 18, 2011 Added by:Robert Siciliano
Mobile users have recently captured the attention of cyber criminals. The Department of Homeland Security and the STOP. THINK. CONNECT. program recommends the following tips to help you protect yourself and to help keep the web a safer place for everyone...
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Mobile Device Security: The Matrix in 2011
August 15, 2011 Added by:Simon Heron
Remember that scene in the Matrix where our hero Neo is on the run and he just grabs a phone off some bystander and is immediately able to cancel the existing call and dial a new one? That seemed totally believable at the time. I just wondered what the equivalent might be these days?
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ISO and IEC Publish Biometric Authentication Standard
August 15, 2011 Added by:Headlines
Unlike other authentication systems, the breach of biometric data is difficult to remedy. Users can not simply alter the authenticating data used to access secure networks, as one would with usernames and passwords - the data is permanently and uniquely identifiable to the individual user...
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Teen Tips for a Safe Cyber Summer
August 13, 2011 Added by:Kelly Colgan
Parents can’t supervise their teens around the clock. So how can you protect your fiercely independent, world-weary, tech-savvy teen—the one with the bad case of selective hearing—from trouble online? Let us do the talking with these tips...
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Man Gets Eighteen Years for Hacking Neighbors
August 12, 2011 Added by:Robert Siciliano
In Minnesota prosecutors put away a “depraved criminal” for 18 years as a result of virtually torturing his neighbors via their Wi-Fi connection. After a brief encounter with his new neighbors he began “a calculated campaign to terrorize his neighbors”...
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Don't Miss Security BSides in Los Angeles
August 12, 2011 Added by:Headlines
This is a community event - for all of us, by all of us. In exchange for it being a free event, you will be encouraged to be active. Come and talk, speak up, ask questions and participate throughout the event. It is a time for all of us to learn, share and explore without judgment, and con-fees...
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Standards Will Bring Mobile Payment Security
August 09, 2011 Added by:Robert Siciliano
The mobile carriers want to control near-field communication and mobile payment fees by maintaining control over the phones payment technology containing their users’ credentials. Meanwhile, consumers crave mobile payment and must adapt until the big guys fight it out to see who ends up top dog...
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- Prohibiting RC4 Cipher Suites
- Control System Cyber Security and the Insurance Industry
- Open Haus: Wi-Fi and Seamless Roaming for Mobile Workers
- Owning your own data – Data residency laws
- Babar: Suspected Nation State Spyware In The Spotlight
- FFIEC Adds Cyber-Resilience to Business Continuity Guidelines
- Keep Your Hands Off My SSL Traffic
- Gemalto Presents Findings of Investigations Into Alleged Hacking of SIM Card Encryption Keys by GCHQ and NSA
- Old Vulnerabilities Still Popular Targets for Hackers: HP
- Those Pesky Users: How To Catch Bad Usage of Good Accounts