Security Management
What We Learned About Digital Security In 2012
February 12, 2013 Added by:Robert Siciliano
Sometimes it’s the worst things that can happen that become the eye-opening best things that effect positive change. The year 2012 saw numerous high-profile data breaches, epic hacks, full-on hacktivism and lots of major identity theft ring busts.
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New York Times Attacks Show Need For New Security Defenses
February 01, 2013 Added by:Infosec Island
The recent attacks against the New York Times allegedly carried out by the Chinese military highlight the importance of layered security to protect sensitive systems and data.
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New York Times Says It Was Infiltrated By Chinese Hackers
January 31, 2013 Added by:Infosec Island
The New York Times said it had fallen victim to hackers possibly connected to China's military, linking the sophisticated attacks to its expose of the vast wealth amassed by Premier Wen Jiabao's family.
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The Case for National Cyber Labs
January 31, 2013 Added by:Don Eijndhoven
Cyber Ranges as these networks are now often referred to, are fun! And they’re extremely useful in developing real-world skills without disappearing behind bars. It’s not even a new idea; various militaries have been doing it for a while now...
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Enterprise Resilience - Healthcare edition (Part 2: Risk Classification)
January 31, 2013 Added by:Rafal Los
Before you tell me that risk classifications are important, water is wet, the sun is hot and ice is cold, I'd like to remind you how many enterprises still do it poorly. I almost wish it was a simple as data telling you it's critical or not, but let's face it the game is very rarely that simple...
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What’s on Your Phone? A Lot More than You Realize
January 31, 2013 Added by:Robert Siciliano
With all this invaluable data and information, and the growth in smartphones and tablets, it’s natural for criminal hackers to see these new devices as a huge opportunity, much like they did with the PC. So if you have a smartphone or tablet, make sure you take steps to protect yourself...
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Resource: Defeating Advanced Persistent Threat Malware
January 29, 2013 Added by:Infosec Island
Attacks can come from anywhere. Even more daunting is that not all malware is alike. Learn about battling advanced threats and the progressive strategies to battle malware from this new white paper.
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Data Privacy, Information Security and Cyber Insurance Trends Report 2013
January 29, 2013
This exclusive report has many well known top industry experts that have offered their their thoughts on what they think, feel and should happen in 2013 as it pertains to Data Privacy, Information Security and Cyber Insurance and what steps can be taken to mitigate risk...
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Mobile Device Security in a BYOD World
January 29, 2013 Added by:Robert Siciliano
If you choose to use your personal device for employment purposes then your employer may take control over that device to protect themselves. In a company mobile liability policy, the employer often has remote capabilities to monitor activity and in the event of loss or employee termination wipe the data...
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Information Sharing and Asymmetric Advantage
January 27, 2013 Added by:Tripwire Inc
One place I’ve actually seen effective information and practice sharing is through Information Sharing and Analysis Centers, or ISACs. These tend to be industry- or domain-specific groups that get together and share information about common concerns, challenges, and opportunities...
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Ensuring Continuity of Services During Change Incidents
January 25, 2013 Added by:Bozidar Spirovski
Services are most vulnerable during change. Continuity of service needs to be ensured during change, and large portions of several ISO and BSI standards are focused on proper management of change. However well controlled, an incident can occur during the change, thus causing failure of service...
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Get Your Security BSides On In San Francisco
January 24, 2013 Added by:Security BSides
The goal of Security BSides is to expand the spectrum of conversation beyond the traditional confines of space and time. The conferences create opportunities for individuals to both present and participate in an intimate atmosphere that encourages collaboration...
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Sure, I'll be Your Unicorn
January 21, 2013 Added by:Wendy Nather
I was fascinated to read about the last year cancellation of the British Ruby conference due to the arguments that the speaker lineup lacked diversity. Other people have their own opinions on why we have this problem and what we should do about it...
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Dismantling cyber warfare on “3 troubling cyber scenarios worth discussing”
January 17, 2013 Added by:Mikko Jakonen
The set of TTP:s involved with cyber capabilities shall require, for time being, a vast amount of information exploitation, intelligence, development and co-ordination capabilities that enters step-by-step within the theater of operations.
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Brand Statements Tell Your InfoSec Story
January 17, 2013 Added by:Steven Fox, CISSP, QSA
Listening to bad brand statements is like sitting through a bad movie or comedy skit. Yes, I am among those who stand politely as a vendor tries to sell me something without bothering to determine what I actually care about. At least I get to learn about bad brand stories...
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Privacy Scares from the Ghosts of Job Applicants Past
January 17, 2013 Added by:Rebecca Herold
There is a topic that has been coming up, over and over and over again over the past 12 years, that I’ve never seen addressed in other publications. What does your organization do with all the personal information you collect from job applicants? Consider a real situation I encountered around ten years ago...
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- Five Things Your InfoSec Team Should Do in the Next 30 Days
- The Disclosure Debate Continues….. (part 1,453, 769) to be Continued
- The Danger of Mixing Cyber Espionage with Cyber Warfare
- Improving Security by Failing Faster
- BYOD: Should It Be the Wave of the Future?
- Trend Micro Discovers "SafeNet" - a New Targeted Espionage Operation Online
- Managing My Company’s Security is a Nightmare
- Bridging the Cybersecurity Divide, Why Security Innovation Must Lead the Way
- The Evolution of Industrial Control System Information Sharing
- ATM Security (And Really Learning from the Past)