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David Laceys IT Security Blog
Information security expert David Lacey discussed the latest ideas, best practices, and business issues associated with managing security.
June 2010
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Reading between the lines - small business security
29 Jun 2010 -
Personal data in the Cloud
29 Jun 2010 -
Information Security in Africa
23 Jun 2010
"Small and midsized businesses (SMBs) have a reputation of being somewhat lax when it comes to information protection... That's why the Symantec 2010 SMB Information Protection Survey is so ...
No organisation should place any sensitive personal data in a cloud service without understanding the implications for regulatory compliance. It's easier said than done, however. The whole point of ...
While our attention is focused on football in South Africa, it's worth taking note of other developments across the African continent, especially the growing threat presented by millions of ...
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Securing emerging technologies
21 Jun 2010 -
Information Technology gains a Royal seal of approval
21 Jun 2010 -
Understanding the hidden security risks in the Internet
14 Jun 2010 -
Security in outsourcing - a work in progress
14 Jun 2010 -
The forgotten art of crisis management
10 Jun 2010 -
Security Innovation Grant
07 Jun 2010 -
Security and Resilience of Critical National Infrastructure
05 Jun 2010
A reference in a Team Cymru news alert drew my attention to an interesting media article about the security of smart meters, a fast-moving development which justifies a lot more scrutiny, public ...
The Sun came out last Thursday to celebrate the award of a Royal Charter to the Information Technologist's Company. It was a spectacular event: a formal service at St Paul's Cathedral followed by a ...
Last Friday I attended an excellent cyber security event sponsored by Neustar, who deliver some of the vital services that enable the Internet to function securely. I was particularly impressed by ...
Many thanks to everyone who attended my new book launch last week, kindly hosted by Commerzbank on behalf of ISSA-UK, and sponsored by BSI. Amongst other things the book sets out a security ...
The progressive worsening in BP's share price might in part reflect a continuing failure to address the finer points of strategic crisis management. Following on from the recent Toyota crisis, it ...
The excellent Dragon Research Group at Team Cymru, a leading, not-for-profit Internet security enterprise, is seeking to award up to $10,000 for an innovative project in the area of information ...
This week I joined an expert panel (as a last minute replacement) at a CNI Expo conference at London Excel on the subject of security and resilience for the public and private sectors. The ...
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The SME security problem reflects a deeper fundamental flaw
02 Jun 2010
Over the past six months I've been looking at the security requirements of small and medium enterprises. I've had some fascinating conversations with numerous security experts, many of whom have ...