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Convergence of physical and cyber security
The concept of security convergence, where physical and cyber security issues overlap, has been around for more than a decade. But it has only been in the last few years that …
Guide to the UK government cyber essentials scheme
The results of the latest cyber threat reports and surveys have denominated 2013 as the year of major breaches. The media naturally focuses on the big stories of massive data …
How to learn information security
Learning is a skill. A skill that can be, well, learned. I am often approached by young people who ask me what does it take to move into the information security field, what …
Wearable technology privacy and security issues
In this interview, Dominic Storey, EMEA Technical Director at Cisco, talks about the security attacks wearable devices are susceptible to at the moment, how security should be …
Six infosec tips I learned from Game of Thrones
In Westeros—the land of dark knights, backstabbing royals, dragons, wildings, wargs, red witches, and White Walkers—even the youngest ones have to learn basic self-defense …
Passwords: Real-world issues, tips and alternatives
Per Thorsheim is an independent information security adviser based in Norway. He is the founder and main organizer of PasswordsCon, the first and only international conference …
Working to accomplish compliance and security
Organizations have until January 2015 to meet the new requirements of the PCI Data Security Standard version 3.0. Businesses need to ensure that compliance is cyclical and …
Hands on fun at HacKid 2014
Last weekend, families and tech industry leaders descended on The Tech Museum of innovation in San Jose, California, for HacKid 2014. We had a great turnout for the event …
Europe’s most significant information security event
Joy-Fleur Brettschneider is the Group Marketing Manager at Reed Exhibitions – Infosecurity Group. In this interview she talks about the most significant European IT …
Learning from others
The old saying “one man’s misfortune is another man’s gain” is eminently applicable in the information security industry. When an organization becomes …
A guide to cloud encryption and tokenization
Cloud adoption shows every sign of continuing to grow. The sharing of resources helps businesses achieve savings and agility based on economies of scale but there’s a …
Compliance is no guarantee of security
The regulatory landscape is constantly evolving. For example tougher new EU data protection laws are scheduled to come into effect over the next year or two. These new …
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