Staff Security – an essential part of business
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.…
Security Training for your Staff – cost effective security
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…
Security Breaches – Easy and commonplace?
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…
IMF Security Breached – rumours of state sponsored attacks abound.
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…
Citibank hacked – customers lose out.
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…
Ex-T-Mobile Employees Fined £73,700 for data theft
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,…
Surrey Council Fined over DPA offences
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…
RSA to replace SecureID tokens – confirms Lockheed Hack linked to compromise
Today, RSA has confirmed that the compromise of its SecureID system assisted the hack on Lockheed Martin. Sadly, as with most things, RSA seem very slow and reluctant to release…
Registration for the Second Cyber Security Challenge is Open
If you are interesting in taking the UK governments "Cyber Security Challenge" - registration is now open. You can find more at the challenge website: https://cybersecuritychallenge.org.uk/ If you are planning to…
Were RSA’s SecurID Security Tokens to blame for Lockheed Martin Hack?
Lots of the publicity around the recent Lockheed Martin hack is pointing the finger in the direction of RSA. SC Magazine have an interesting summary of the situation but the…