Security skills gap? What security skills gap?
After the year we’ve had, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that cybersecurity skills are heavily in demand. Breaches, attacks and incidents have never been far from the …
The anti social network
Let’s be honest. Our online world is judged on how others view us, or as the psychologist Caldini would put it social validation. Want to buy a product? Well how many people …
ENISA says crypto backdoors are a bad idea
“History has shown that technology beats legislation, and criminals are best placed to capitalise on this opportunity,” the European Network and Information …
Network security: A team sport for SMBs
The increased volume and frequency of cyberattacks has made information security an everyday issue of great importance, regardless of your geographical location, industry, …
No more guilt about your lack of innovation in administrative IT
Helpdesks are mired in mundane tasks that are repeated every day – password resets, user account access and account creations, just to name a few. Manual tasks that really …
Why attaching security to each piece of data is critical
Following in Edward Snowden’s footsteps, yet another NSA contractor has leaked highly classified trade secrets and government information. My question to you: Are we really …
How much is your privacy worth?
How much is your privacy worth? Take for example your bank account number, sort code, name, and address. Is it worth more than £25? Well I think that it is and as a result I …
Proposed cyber security requirements for New York State seem to be more of the same
This month, New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo announced proposed regulation that requires banks, insurance companies, and other financial services institutions regulated by …
Should you trust your security software?
The complaint that security is broken isn’t new and even industry insiders are joining the chorus. Companies spent an estimated $75 billion last year on security products and …
Shadow Brokers, digital attacks, and the escalation of geopolitical conflict
Last week’s data dump by the Shadow Brokers has left many wondering how the US will respond. This is just the latest in a series of politically motivated data breaches often …
The state of security? No one cares about a breach
In an election year, everyone asks the question about whether or not you are better off than you were four years ago. There are many ways to answer such a question, and …
Is the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 effective?
While many are decrying the newly signed Cybersecurity Act of 2015 for its privacy issues, DB Networks is taking the Act to task for an equally troublesome reason: It is based …