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Monthly Archives: June 2011

Halkyn Security / Archives for June 2011

Essential security audit tool – Backtrack 5 bootable USB

  • Post author:Halkyn Security Team
  • Post published:29 June 2011
  • Post category:Security/Security Education and Awareness

For anyone interested in carrying out penetration testing, security audits or other forms of network security self assessment, Backtrack has long been the operating system of choice. Backtrack is a…

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Office Security Checklist – Free Download

  • Post author:Taz Wake - Halkyn Security
  • Post published:25 June 2011
  • Post category:Downloads/Security/Security Education and Awareness

Office security is important for any business, from multinationals with offices across the globe to sole-traders working from home. Your office is likely to have most of the important information…

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Cloud Security – Risks and rewards

  • Post author:Halkyn Security Team
  • Post published:22 June 2011
  • Post category:Cloud Computing/Security/Security Education and Awareness/Security Risk Management

There are a lot of business advantages to making use of the cloud for your IT requirements. The ability to make use of shared resources can significantly reduce costs, capital…

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Firefox 5 – Fixes security holes

  • Post author:Halkyn Security Team
  • Post published:21 June 2011
  • Post category:Security Asides

If you havent already done so, now is the time to upgrade your Firefox to version 5. You can either upgrade in your browser, or if you would rather, visit…

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LulzSec security antics still in the news

  • Post author:Halkyn Security
  • Post published:21 June 2011
  • Post category:Security/Security News

Another day and another round of news headlines about the hacker collective calling itself LulzSec. Today there were two main headlines relating to the UK. The first, and possibly most…

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Banking Security – Who owns the risks?

  • Post author:Halkyn Security Team
  • Post published:20 June 2011
  • Post category:Security/Security News

Most businesses, when interacting with their financial services provider, assume that they are going to be protected to a certain degree if things go wrong. This may not always be…

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Staff Security – an essential part of business

  • Post author:Taz Wake - Halkyn Security
  • Post published:17 June 2011
  • Post category:Security/Security Education and Awareness/Security Risk Management

It is often stated that "staff are the most important asset" to any business yet frequently employers fail to take the correct steps to ensure the security of their staff.…

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Security Training for your Staff – cost effective security

  • Post author:Taz Wake - Halkyn Security
  • Post published:16 June 2011
  • Post category:Security/Security News

Security is important and you really should never, ever, scrimp on it because one day the consequences will catch up with you. Just ask Sony, Citibank, The IMF, Codemasters, Eve…

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Security Breaches – Easy and commonplace?

  • Post author:Taz Wake - Halkyn Security
  • Post published:15 June 2011
  • Post category:Security/Security News

On Monday we discussed the problem with people assuming that more and more successful hacks and security breaches were the result of "sophisticated" or "state-sponsored" attackers. Then, on Tuesday, the…

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Security resource downloads – Business Guide to Penetration Testing

  • Post author:Halkyn Security Team
  • Post published:14 June 2011
  • Post category:Company News/Downloads/Security

We would always suggest that any business with even half an interest in protecting its resources, carries out regular penetration tests (pentest) - at the bare minimum when a system…

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IMF Security Breached – rumours of state sponsored attacks abound.

  • Post author:Taz Wake - Halkyn Security
  • Post published:13 June 2011
  • Post category:Security/Security News

Another security breach is in the news today. This time a supposed attack on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has resulted in it network connections being suspended by the World Bank as…

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Citibank hacked – customers lose out.

  • Post author:Taz Wake - Halkyn Security
  • Post published:13 June 2011
  • Post category:Security/Security News

The news about various large scale corporations falling under the onslaught of hackers continues to come out. Last week it was revealed that Citibank's security had been breached with potentially…

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Ex-T-Mobile Employees Fined £73,700 for data theft

  • Post author:Taz Wake - Halkyn Security
  • Post published:10 June 2011
  • Post category:Security/Security News

The ICO has issued another set of fines for misuse of personal data and violations of the Data Protection Act. This instance, however, is clear cut criminal behavior rather than business misuse,…

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Surrey Council Fined over DPA offences

  • Post author:Taz Wake - Halkyn Security
  • Post published:9 June 2011
  • Post category:Security/Security News

The ICO has flexed its muscles against Surrey Council and imposed a £120,000 fine for breaching the Data Protection Act. While this falls well short of the maximum allowed in…

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Information Protection Policy – Template for Free Download

  • Post author:Halkyn Security
  • Post published:8 June 2011
  • Post category:Downloads/Security/Security Education and Awareness

Almost every business, what ever its size and function, handles sensitive data. This can range from a list of your customers and their addresses, to full-blown business intelligence systems that…

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