Brexit security implications: Major, and only starting to unfold
The Brexit shock continues to reverberate throughout the global economic and policy worlds. Despite protests against the referendum’s results being cancelled due to concerns …
Control system security compliance: Assess risk before it’s too late
Cybercrime is no longer a problem restricted to IT. The Department of Homeland Security recently warned that thousands of industrial control systems (ICS) can be hacked …
Cyber threats today: Significant and diverse
Insider data theft and malware attacks top the list of the most significant concerns for enterprise security executives, according to Accenture. Of those surveyed, 69 percent …
6 tips to prevent ransomware attacks
Hospital extortions, ransomware for Macs, and more – 2016 appears to be the year of ransomware. This malicious software allows attackers to access your computer, encrypt …
Overcoming the barriers to ISO 27001 adoption for success on G-Cloud
A recent attention grabbing headline that was just too controversial to ignore: “Sloppy SaaS firms lose out on G-Cloud deals, research suggests”. In the article, …
Where does your cloud data live? 3 questions to ask
There’s a common thread behind every security pro’s cloud-related fears: control. Whether your company’s infrastructure revolves around a cloud-centric strategy or regulates …
The hunting approach to defeating cyber attacks
Security used to be all about building walls around our organizations and trying to immediately stop all attacks. But today’s adversaries are sophisticated, persistent, and …
Healthcare needs a data centric security approach
With increasing attacks on PHI data, coupled with more stringent data security requirements and regular audits, organizations should act now – before it’s too late. A recent …
How do you win the web security game when the rules keep changing?
Successfully protecting against web-based attacks is like trying to win a game that keeps changing its rules, only nobody tells you what the new rules are. With a rapidly …
Get ready for a surge in online travel fraud
Unsurprisingly, transactions for booking flights, hotels and rental cars increase significantly over the summer months. In addition, fraudulent activity against online travel …
Security implications of online voting
With essentially everything moving online, it would seem to be the natural progression that voting online or on your mobile device would be the next thing to happen. Not only …
Review: DevOpsSec
About the author Jim Bird, CTO of a major US-based institutional alternative trading system, has more than 20 years of experience in financial services technology, including …