At Infosecurity Europe 2014, Eleanor Dallaway caught up with Ross Brewer, vice president and managing director for international markets, and Mike Reagan, CMO at LogRhythm to talk insider threats, and the global threat landscape…
Japan and EU Shake Hands on Cyber Security Agreement
Leaders met in Brussels this week, agreeing to a formal cyber dialogue and to share knowledge going forward
Cloudy with a Chance of Data Leakage: Dropbox Cops to Shared Links Flaw
Using file sync and share applications can put sensitive personal information, and potentially sensitive corporate information, at risk should a vulnerability be found. Unfortunately, Dropbox has just admitted such a flaw.
ISF: Companies Should Promote Secure Behavior, Rather than Awareness Alone
Organizations have spent millions over recent decades on information security awareness activities, but a recent report asserts that such an approach has flaws.
MI5: Spies and Thieves are Targeting & Grooming Insiders
MI5 has warned British corporate chiefs that foreign intelligence agencies are targeting IT workers within big organisations in a bid to gain privileged access to sensitive data.
Big AOL Data Breach to Blame for Spam Spike
AOL has been hacked, resulting in the compromise of “information regarding a significant number of user accounts.” The data breach is to blame for a large spam/spoofing spike targeting its users.
Infosecurity Europe 2014 > Case Study: Defending Data in the Public Eye
David Jones, head of information security at the BBC, explains how the Corporation protected its data from adversaries including the Syrian Electronic Army.
Infosecurity Europe 2014 > Worst Security Threats go Undetected, Warns Dr Eric Cole
Infosecurity Hall of Fame inductee Dr Eric Cole, chief scientist at Secure Anchor, says the greatest risk to businesses is the threats they cannot see.
Infosecurity Europe 2014 > ICO’s David Smith Predicts New Data Protection Laws by 2017
David Smith, deputy commissioner, Information Commissioner’s Office, gives an update on the EU Data Protection Regulation and how it will affect UK business.
Android Worm Dangles Pictures to Lure Users to Click
A new worm that would seem more at home in the Windows PC environment than on a mobile phone has made an appearance on the Android platform, bringing classic worm behavior with it.