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Use the Sony breach to plan for the worst – Tim Holman in ComputerWeekly.com

On hearing about the Sony hacking attack back in 2014, one of our 2-sec penetration testers speculated it would probably be an inside job – a recently fired ex-employee that knew all about the vulnerabilities in the Sony system, or maybe sensitive data being leaked and distributed from contract software developers. These types of breaches and […]

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PCI DSSv3.0…The Lowdown Conference

On Thursday 12th February 2-sec hosted an excellent conference on PCI DSSv3.0…The Lowdown in central London. Around 60 individuals registered and the conference was a lively and interactive affair. Thank you very much to David Froud and Tim Holman from 2-sec, Cameron Ross from Eckoh and Jeremy King, International Director for the PCI Security Standards

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A single cyber attack can cost thousands in damage: why your business needs penetration testing.

PENETRATION TESTING Cyber-crime costs UK businesses up to £22 bn each year (source: The Cost of Cybercrime, the Cabinet Office). The number of cyber-attacks is also increasing year on year, and both small and larger businesses are being targeted by criminals for their sensitive data and supplier and client information. Penetration testing is the key

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How Safe and Secure is Public Wi-Fi?

We’ve all done it – sloped off to the nearest coffee shop with laptop/iPad in hand, ordered a huge caramel one shot latte with cream, munched on a few biscuits, and then happily settled down to work or surf using the free public Wi-Fi for an hour or so. Do you ever give a thought

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Cybersecurity spending: How to know when enough is enough – Tim Holman in ZD-Net

Such is the cybersecurity threat that it would, in theory, be possible for CIOs to dedicate most of their IT budget to building impregnable defences. Consultant PWC reports that the average large business spent about $10.8m on information security during 2014. Analyst Gartner, meanwhile, estimates that the average company allocates about five per cent of

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PCI DSS Compliance – ESSENTIAL tips for SMEs

As a small to medium sized business owner you need to juggle cash flow, credit control, human resources, sales and IT management with fewer resources and a smaller budget than most of the large corporate organisations. If you accept credit card payments, you know you probably have to be PCI DSS v3.0 compliant but lack

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#CyberCaliphate hacks CENTCOM’s social media – how to stop cyber hacks against your social media!

At first, It seems more embarrassing that damaging, that the United States Central Command, (better known as CENTCOM) has been hacked by pro-jihadi sympathisers. CENTCOM is responsible for US military operations in the Middle East and for a while its Twitter account showed the image “I love you ISIS” whilst tweets expressed sympathy for ISIS

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The new “normal” – what does the Sony hack mean for businesses in 2015?

We’ve been reading the proliferation of articles on the cyber-attacks on Sony, and weighing up the associated facts and information on the web. One thing does seem clear – we think it is extremely unlikely that North Korea has actually carried out the hack. On hearing about the hacking attack back in 2014, one of

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The CISO, the CIO, the CEO, or you: Who is really responsible for cybersecurity? Tim Holman speaking to ZDNet

The security threat continues to grow and IT leaders struggle to deal with an ever-increasing danger. Yet the cyber threat, however significant, only forms one element of corporate security. So who should be responsible for security and how can businesses adopt a more proactive stance to the threats they face? Five IT experts give their views.

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