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Business risk: Tales from the TrueCrypt

The recent incidents with the Heartbleed OpenSSL vulnerability, along with the strange turn of events involving TrueCrypt shine a light on a big issue for security …

(IN)SECURE Magazine issue 42 released

(IN)SECURE Magazine is a free digital security publication discussing some of the hottest information security topics. Issue 42 has been released today. Table of contents: Six …

Are CISOs too confident?

CISOs and IT managers may be too confident in their capabilities to ensure their organizations security and defenses against a data breach, according to Courion. A majority …

Skills development for information security professionals

In this interview, John Colley, MD for (ISC)2 EMEA, talks about the challenges of his job, discusses critical information security areas, and tackles the future of …

Improving transaction security for financial institutions

Mobile technology is changing the way we conduct financial transactions. With more and more consumers relying on mobile technology to perform everyday activities, the mobile …

Five steps towards cyber breach preparation

Earlier this week, Domino’s Pizza became the latest victim of a breach and ransom demand. Recent DDoS attacks on Evernote and Feedly DDoS, along with the efforts of …

Being a CISO at a higher education institution

In this interview, Matt Santill, CISO of Broward College, talks about the requirements and peculiarities of his job, the technologies the college uses to make its network …

Five great computer security tips that few people follow

If you’re an infosec professional, you probably know a ton of security tips and best practices; use a firewall, update antivirus, patch regularly, adhere to the least …

The state of GRX security

Late last year, documents from Edward Snowden’s NSA trove have revealed that Britain’s GCHQ has mounted a successful attack against Belgacom (the largest telecom …

Is your data already out there?

CIOs cannot underestimate the creativity of online organized criminals to quietly penetrate their IT systems through a growing area of vulnerability: employees and vendors, …

How the cloud can be used and misused

Peter Jopling, CTO and Software Security Executive, IBM UK & Ireland, talks about threats to cloud infrastructure providers, the importance of real-time data analytics, …

Breakdown of traditional security models and strategies

Increasing adoption of a more mobile, social, data-driven and consumer-like workplace is causing the breakdown of traditional security models and strategies, according to …

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