September 2007 Issue of SCMagazine UK

September 2007 Issue of SCMagazine UK

Editorial

Editorial: Support from an unexpected ally

The House of Lords science and technology committee has delivered its verdict on the online world with the publication of its report on personal internet ...
 

Features

Intelligence: Ten wise men

Recent high-profile security breaches are making it harder to separate the key issues from the hype. Barry Mansfield asks top experts for their advice.
 

Investment: Tapping into the markets

Venture capitalists are on a shopping spree. For budding infosec entrepreneurs in need of cash, this could be the answer. By Richard Willsher.
 

Interview: Eldar Tuvey

A background in banking has given the ScanSafe CEO and co-founder the drive and confidence to tackle the market head-on.
 

Opinion

Outside view: Time to get busy in the City

The financial services sector needs to boost its IT security defences, says Geoff Sweeney.
 

Legal matters: Big brother has to play fair

Businesses may have reasons to monitor email, but they must protect employees' privacy.
 

Be smart with your phone

As we start to pay bills and surf the web from our mobile phones, it's not the handsets thieves will be after.
 

The illusion of accuracy

Don't take log files as absolute truth. They're only as reliable as the systems that generated them.
 

SC Webcasts

Security beyond the (fire)wall

Streaming live on 19th June at 3pm BST

This webcast addresses the technological challenges of maintaining full control of your most sensitive information - even once it goes beyond the firewall - while maintaining the freedom and flexibility necessary to allow your staff and other stakeholders to work as efficiently as possible. Tune in for free to hear from our regular and popular guest speaker, Bola Rotibi from (ISC)2 application security advisory board. To secure your place, please click here.


The truth about vulnerability management: Compliance checkbox or real protection?

Streaming live 2nd July at 3pm BST

How often are you assessing network vulnerabilties? Is your current vulnerability management program merely a compliance checkbox for auditors? Tune into this webcast live to hear from Joerg Weber, head of attack monitoring, Barclays, Lee Barney, an information risk consultant, and Skybox's Michelle Cobb on how you can prioritise vulnerabilities in a way that makes sense for your specific threat posture. Secure your free place here.

SC Featured Webcast

Employee file sharing: the good, the bad and the ugly

This recently held webcast unveiled the full results from the latest data security survey, where it was revealed that 50 per cent of the information security professionals asked said that they had 'no real visibility' of how data is being sent within and outside the company. Guest speakers included the director of information security from Monster.co.uk and the ISO from Atos. If you missed the live show, you can tune into the on-demand video here.

SC Whitepapers

Java security: Balancing existing testing platforms with open source solutions

In a rush to get new products out to market quickly, companies expose themselves to the risk of software failure. Java developers often turn to open source solutions to help protect themselves from risk. This new whitepaper explains how you can use your existing testing platforms alongside open source solutions to fix those issues related to both security and quality within your Java code. To download the paper for free, please click here.


DDoS and downtime: Considerations for risk management

The purpose of this paper is to start a conversation about the often overlooked risk of downtime caused by DDoS attacks and to provide sufficient content for risk managers to account for the DDoS threat as they evaluate risks to their day-to-day operations and long-term mission. To read the paper in full, please download it for free here.


Ponemon 2012 Global Encryption Trends Study

In Ponemon's recent Global Encryption Study, the organisation surveyed 4,205 information security professionals across seven countries to examine how encryption has evolved over the last eight years. The study focused on data protection priorities, budgeted expenditures for encryption and the types of encryption technologies involved, with the findings revealing some interesting insight into the relationship between encryption and its impact on the security position of organisations. To read the full report for free, please download it here.


Advanced spear phishing: The rise of industrial phishing attacks

With phishing still the most common form of attack, hackers are now engaging in industrial-scale phishing attacks that leverage sophisticated customisation and delivery techniques. Borrowing tactics from cloud computing and database marketing, this study looks at longline phishing - an advanced form of spear phishing, which has higher clickthrough and penetration rates than traditional attacks, potentially causing a higher risk to IT security departments across the world. To read the study for free, please click here.


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