The government has laid out plans to monitor internet usage in the UK, namely to tackle “serious” crime and make it easier to track criminals, through monitoring of webmail, social networking sites, internet phone calls and online gaming. The first reaction of any serious criminal will be to go underground, that’s if they’re not there […]
Internet monitoring and civil liberties Read More »
Look out for us at PCI Europe’s London event on July 5th, in association with Visa and Barclaycard –Â http://www.pci-portal.com/pci-europe/. Â A limited number of tickets are still available and register quickly if you would like to come along. Â The invite only, world renowned 2-sec after party returns in the evening, which offers an informal setting
2-sec exhibiting at PCI London, July 5th 2012 Read More »
Since publication of 6.5 million LinkedIN password records by Russian hackers last week, reports have been flooding in of other accounts being subject to unauthorised access.  Where users have used the same email address and password for their LinkedIN account and  other accounts such as eBay, PayPal, Skype, Facebook, Amazon, Twitter and personal email accounts,
LinkedIn breach – the fallout Read More »
I expect readers have heard about the LinkedIn hack, either in the news, or via an email from LinkedIn with password reset instructions if your account appeared on the leaked list. LinkedIn have now also added salt to their hash, so along with using SHA-1, which is a mathematical algorithm that turns a string of
LinkedIn hack – the reality Read More »
Much of my work circles around PCI DSS, and it was interesting to see an announcement from the SSC this week for yet another programme. This time, a select few that are priviliged to be in the right place at the right time, can register as QIRs – Qualified Integrator and Resellers for PA-DSS validated
QSA, PA-QSA, ISA, ASV, PPTP, PTS, PFI and QIR – acronyms going too far? Read More »
Our CEO, Tim Holman will be chairing a panel on Social Media Strategy at Infosec 2012 on April 25th – more details here.
Social Media Strategy session at Infosec 2012 Read More »
I’ve been keeping a close eye on online banking as of late, as the banks slowly shift security breach liability to consumers. Â Being an online banking customer myself, I was surprised to see a recent change to my terms and conditions: “We are making some changes to clarify the wording of the guarantee. With
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Come see our CEO, Tim Holman present on Advanced Persistent Threats at Check Point’s free one-day event on Thursday February 16th 2012 in London – Read more here
Check Point Security Tour 2012, Feb 16th 2012 Read More »
In January, the European Commission proposed significant reforms of the 1995 EU Data Protection Directive. When these rules were implemented, less than 1% of Europeans used the Internet. Today, the Internet is a widely-used, powerful tool of commerce. Massive transfers of data occur between countries, across continents and around the world at the speed of light. Like other EU
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