Nigel Stanley at Mobile World Congress Security Forum
I will be attending Mobile World Congress in Barcelona at the end of this month (February 2012). In particular I will be speaking at the security forum on a subject close to my heart...
Data breaches trend continues in the new year
Very few things change much....yet again the New Year has started with more data breaches - a Yorkshire based finance company The Cattles Group, lost two backup tapes containing information of around 1.4 million customers. Though this happened way back in November, they only informed the ICO, customers and employees about it recently.
Intellectual Property Theft: Protecting Data Against Cyber Criminals
Criminals are criminals. Although there are some novel crimes committed against computer systems, almost all of these crimes fit into the mould of a good old fashioned offences such as theft, fraud and harassment. Unfortunately the often remote, cross jurisdictional and complex technical nature of many computer crimes make these offences far more difficult to investigate and successfully prosecute. Physical crimes are normally so much more straightforward to deal with.
Now hold your breath - the Olympic year is nearly upon us
As we usher in the end of 2011 many of us will be glad that a pretty traumatic year has finished. With continuing turmoil across financial markets, revolutions and civil war it makes one wonder what else is set to challenge us in 2012.
Sound Trojan for Smartphones
This is an interesting paper. It introduces some work called Soundminer, "a stealthy and context-aware sound Trojan for smartphones".
What is the most secure smartphone?
If I had £1 for everytime I was asked, "What is the most secure smartphone?", I don't think I would be sitting here blogging. The recent withdrawal of a raft of Android apps has yet again focused people's minds on this important question—everyone wants to make sure they are using the most secure device.
Mobile Hacking at Counter Terrorism Expo
Research into Jihadists use of Smartphones
ISSD Conference - A must attend!
The use of complex software is now part of daily business life. Unfortunately cyber criminals are taking advantage of this to spread malware and to attack systems with the aim of stealing information, money and intellectual property.
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