PEN TESTING, OR ETHICAL HACKING, IS A VITAL PART OF MAINTAINING TOP NOTCH CYBERSECURITY. Every company that uses digital tools is vulnerable to hackers. No matter how big or small you are, there are actors out there looking to gain access to your system and exploit it for their own purposes. Maybe they want
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Board members are becoming increasingly inquisitive about the state of cyber security in their organisations. The statutory requirements of directors to be aware of security risks is growing across the globe, which reflects the increasing frequency of incidents which can significantly affect share-price, brand and reputation, as well as shareholder confidence. Board members, non-executive directors
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The day starts at 6.30am — I like to get up early and go for a bike ride when it’s quiet. It’s a great time to relax and get my thoughts in order. Then it’s back home to help my wife get the kids ready for school, so I’m at my office desk by 8
Dr Emma Philpott met up with 2-sec CEO Tim Holman at the recent Infosec Expo at Olympia in London. Emma is CEO of the IASME Consortium as well as Founder and Manager of the UK Cyber Security Forum. Emma spoke to Tim about IASME (the information assurance management standard for small companies) as well as
The torrent sharing site Piratebay rose again from the ashes of the internet this month. The site had been shut down in December after a raid at the Nacka station, a nuclear-proof data centre built into a mountain complex near Stockholm, which sounds very James Bond. On 31st January 2015, the site re-emerged, one day
Blocking websites at work…is it essential to your company’s cyber security? Read More »
Such is the cybersecurity threat that it would, in theory, be possible for CIOs to dedicate most of their IT budget to building impregnable defences. Consultant PWC reports that the average large business spent about $10.8m on information security during 2014. Analyst Gartner, meanwhile, estimates that the average company allocates about five per cent of
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