David Laceys IT Security Blog
June 2008
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In search of better Identity Management
30 Jun 2008 -
Changing Security Culture
26 Jun 2008 -
The solution needs to fit the problem
23 Jun 2008
Last week I met up with Microsoft to catch up with their progress in developing a better, user-centric identity infrastructure. Microsoft's journey started with an ambitious but ill-fated venture ...
The recently published Poynter report on the loss of HMRC discs containing personal details of 25 million citizens confirms what most of us already suspected. Security is not taken seriously enough ...
Today's press reports that Councils in England have been urged to review the way they use surveillance powers to investigate suspected crime. The suggestion is that they should not be used for ...
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The next big threat
20 Jun 2008 -
Future security architecture
16 Jun 2008 -
Security culture in Government
15 Jun 2008 -
In search of the spirit of Bletchely Park
13 Jun 2008 -
Intrusion detection is alive and well
11 Jun 2008 -
Yet another data breach
10 Jun 2008 -
When business becomes personal
09 Jun 2008
I've just been informed that a recent video interview with me on Sarb Sarb Sembhi's excellent Virtually Informed site has been voted "Answer of the Month for May". It's my response to the question ...
Last week I was fortunate to catch an excellent presentation at GC 2008 by Martin Sadler, Director of HP Labs' Systems Security Lab, on the future of security and identity management. If you ...
The recent confidential document breaches by UK Government officials have prompted observers such as Dame Pauline Neville-Jones to suggest that there is a "culture of carelessness". Is this true? ...
I'm watching with interest to see how long it takes for the security community to develop an antidote to the latest version of the Gpcode virus which encrypts files using strong encryption. A week ...
I met up this morning with Marty Roesch, the CTO and founder of Sourcefire and SNORT, the open source intrusion detection engine. It's always a delight and a privilege to meet Marty. He's one of ...
This time it's the credit card details of up to 38,000 customers of clothing retailer Cotton Traders that have been stolen according to the BBC News. The firm claim to have upgraded their security. ...
The Register carries an interesting story about a former employee of recruitment firm Hays who's accused of using LinkedIn to steal clients for his own agency. He claims to have been encouraged by ...
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Predicting the outcome of events
07 Jun 2008 -
Uncontrolled printing
05 Jun 2008 -
Security news on video
04 Jun 2008 -
The Cost of Data Breaches
03 Jun 2008 -
Recession-resistant careers
01 Jun 2008
Today I shall be at the Epsom Derby trying to pick a winner on incomplete information. I shall probably go for Tajaaweed as he's around ten to one and appears to have a better chance than that of ...
According to The Register, ENISA, the European Network and Information Security Agency, have just rediscovered the forgotten and widely ignored risks of uncontrolled printing. Having shared laser ...
A few weeks back I was interviewed on film by Sarb Sembhi. The results have just appeared on Virtually Informed, a video news web site aimed at the security industry. It's an interesting concept. ...
I see that yet another bank has come clean about a loss of personal data information. This time it's Bank of New York Mellon. They have admitted to losing tapes containing personal details of 4.5 ...
An article on this subject in the Boston Globe caught my eye. It lists computer security specialists as one of five categories of recession-resistant careers, alongside teaching, ...