How cybercriminals hack our brains
Cybercriminals are increasingly using persuasion techniques in order to manipulate employees to do things they normally wouldn’t, usually resulting in the loss of money …
Declaring personal data bankruptcy and the cost of privacy
In the digital economy, your data profile has value, but judging from what I watched happen recently in a London shopping mall, a lot of us give it away for free. At the …
6 steps for effective rights management
Significant data breaches in both government and industry are in the headlines at an unrelenting pace. Some of these breaches are enormous in scale and impact, and all have …
What’s critical to the success of the Internet of Things?
Managing identities and access is critical to the success of the Internet of Things (IoT), but in its current form identity and access management (IAM) cannot provide the …
BYOD: Better stay used to it
BYOD is a common trend in organizations today. Businesses may be thrilled they don’t have to pay for tablets or smartphones for their workforce and don’t usually …
How to enable two-step verification for iMessages and FaceTime
After having added a two-step verification feature to allow users to secure their iCloud (Apple ID) accounts, and extending the protection to iCloud backups last September, …
Kill Chain 3.0: Update the cyber kill chain for better defense
If you’re in infosec, you’ve surely heard of the kill chain – a defense model designed to help mitigate more advanced network attacks. The kill chain …
INTERPOL and the fast-paced digital threat landscape
Dr. Madan Oberoi is the Director of Cyber Innovation and Outreach Directorate at the INTERPOL Global Complex for Innovation in Singapore. In this interview he talks about the …
Which kind of security professional are you?
Much has been said and written about the arrogance prevalent in the computer industry, especially that of gamers and security professionals. A well-known female gamer recently …
How can organizations guard against hackers in 2015?
Advanced persistent threats, malware sent via attachments, direct targeting of specific users through spear phishing techniques, vulnerabilities exploited to silently deliver …
IT professional, hack thyself
To anyone not living under a rock, the increasing threat of a cyber attack is very plain. IT professionals spend sleepless nights worrying that they’ll be the next …
Who are the role models in cyberspace?
Those of us of who are of a certain age learned how to live our life by playing with our toys—our cars, dolls and, of course, Star Wars action figures. We were surrounded by …
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