Blockchain – not just for cryptocurrencies, and not guaranteed secure

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Blockchain – not just for cryptocurrencies, and not guaranteed secure

Blockchain continues to be widely promoted as a panacea set to revolutionize the internet, cut out all manner of middle-men and lead us to a new, simpler, safer world.

In the minds of most everyday folks (at least, those who are aware of it at all), it remains closely tied to Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, while even those who have heard about its wider applications tend to consider it super-secure by default.

But both these assumptions are on very shaky ground: it ...

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Blockchain, Cloud Security, Cyber Criminals, cyber-security, Identity Theft, Information Security, IT Security, Penetration Testing

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Yes, the passwords users choose *really* matters

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Yes, the passwords users choose *really* matters

Earlier this month, we celebrated that little-known tribute day known as World Password Day.

Responsible security organizations should use this opportunity to share best practice advice to help people understand just how darn easy it is for fraudsters to cause havoc if they can access privileged accounts authorized to change, edit and delete files, settings, apps or data.

Sadly, it seems that it is also a day where marketing people, who might be less au fait with cybersecurity, ...

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Compliance, Cyber Criminals, cyber-security, Data Breach, Identity Theft, Information Security, IT Security, Network Security, Penetration Testing, Uncategorized

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Vulnerability Assessment, Penetration Testing and Red Teams Explained

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Vulnerability Assessment, Penetration Testing and Red Teams Explained

Confused about vulnerability testing and penetration tests and Red teams? I’m not surprised one bit.

These days, a growing number of information security experts use these terms interchangeably, as though they refer to the same thing. Whether it is due to apathy or a clear lack of understanding of the differences between these activities, security service providers are only confusing the matter by not informing their customers of what they get with each of these services. ...

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Meet CIS RAM: the new balanced infosecurity framework

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Meet CIS RAM: the new balanced infosecurity framework

Applications, devices, technology and service provisioning are the bread and butter of IT, but any information security professional knows that risk management is equally important.

There is no point in an IT advisor implementing a service if it poses too much risk to the organization. This is why, for example, many companies prevent  access to social media sites – the benefits of access does not outweigh the risk.

Information Security professionals  have a duty ...

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What is an information security framework and why do I need one?

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What is an information security framework and why do I need one?

An information security framework, when done properly, will allow any security leader to more intelligently manage their organizations cyber risk.

The framework consists of a number of documents that clearly define the adopted policies, procedures, and processes by which your organisation abides.  It effectively explains to all parties (internal, tangential and external) how information, systems and services are managed within your organisation.

The main point of having an information security framework in place is ...

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The truth about managing Supply Chain risk? It’ not easy

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The truth about managing Supply Chain risk? It’ not easy

Ahhh the joys of supply chain risk management. It is a complex beast with many heads, each focusing on the problem from a different operational standpoint.

The goal is of course to build and maintain a resilient system of checks and balances so your organisation’s supply chain is healthy and operating at an acceptable level of risk.

If this sounds easy to you, I am willing to bet you’re a theoretical expert.

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GDPR: The big myth that could slide US firms into hot water.

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GDPR: The big myth that could slide US firms into hot water.

It is now 12 weeks until the new EU GDPR legislation becomes a globally enforceable law. GDPR is an important new EU-mandated regulation: it provides the foundation for how organizations around the globe collate and process sensitive customer information belonging to EU residents.

Some say this is the best thing since sliced bread, in that it gives back a modicum of control to some individuals whose data is being processed willy-nilly in many organizations around the globe. ...

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Cloud Security, Compliance, cyber-security, GDPR, Identity Theft, Information Security, IT Security, Penetration Testing

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Blockchain: Can it secure the Internet?

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Blockchain: Can it secure the Internet?

The recent Bitcoin bubble thrust the concept of cryptocurrencies firmly into the public consciousness. But attention quickly shifted away from Bitcoin itself – just one of a huge range of crypto-powered digital currencies, after all – and onto the technology that underpins it: the blockchain.

Blockchain has been the focus of huge amounts of research and development for at least a few years now, but it’s only really in the last six months or so that ...

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Convincing executive stakeholders that even the tiniest cyber-incident can lead to big disasters.

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Convincing executive stakeholders that even the tiniest cyber-incident can lead to big disasters.

We published an article recently about how many senior information security professionals, be they CISOs or CIOs, are worried about their systems being vulnerable to breach. One of the main problems is getting senior stakeholders, like the Board or the executive management team, to buy into your information security strategy. We shared a few approaches on how to address this ubiquitous problem.

Achieving executive buy-in on information security policies is much more difficult than ...

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Cybersecurity budget: CISO advice for getting your Board of Directors to take notice

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Cybersecurity budget: CISO advice for getting your Board of Directors to take notice

There are many CISOs and CSOs out there hiding their proverbial sweaty palms.

They’re stressed out, worried that it is just a matter of time before their network gets caught up in some embarrassing data debacle – perhaps it will be ransomware, or a targeted attack or an insider leak.

And they know they will then truly be in the hot seat.

Thing is, for many, it is a fingers-crossed game, because ...

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