How many traffic policemen never exceed the speed limit when off duty? How many vicars don’t swear? And how many IT security professionals practice what they preach? No, seriously, do you eat your own dog food? That’s the question Davey Winder has been asking of infosec professionals in an attempt to determine just how secure security experts really are away from the office
12 January 2012
As the mobile market grows, so does mobile malware. Don DeBolt, director of threat research at internet security company Total Defense, discusses how IT practitioners and company employees can best stay safe by protecting themselves from mobile hacks, privacy concerns and more in a day and age when mobile malware is on the rise
20 December 2011
Commonly referred to as the year of the hack, it is no secret what 2011 has become famous for in the information security industry. This year’s headlines, reports Fred Donovan, have been made up of data breaches, hacks, APT attacks and mergers and acquisitions
07 December 2011
Hackers exist almost anywhere there is an internet connection, yet the Chinese government continues to downplay their existence at home. Drew Amorosi takes a journey of enlightenment and seeks the truth
05 December 2011
APTs – and more recently AETs – have divided industry experts in opinion and often been used to scaremonger. Davey Winder reveals the truth behind the APT and AET headlines
21 November 2011
As technology and online behaviors change, so too do methods to compromise a person’s – or organization’s – most vital assets: their financial details. Ted Kritsonis examines how cyber thieves are adapting, and what the banks are doing to stop them
16 November 2011
Trusteer’s Amit Klein takes a closer look at mobile malware, exploding the myths and dispelling the fantasies
15 November 2011
Despite users being the most integral part of information security, only one to two percent of security budgets are being spent on awareness and education. Stephen Pritchard reports
14 November 2011
James Bond was more of a jock than a nerd, and he probably wouldn’t have known how to use a computer, says Danny Bradbury. How things have changed…
31 October 2011
The road from Minnesota to Washington has many stops, especially when you take the scenic route. Drew Amorosi recently met Patricia Titus of Unisys to regale in her remarkable journey
26 October 2011