David Laceys IT Security Blog
March 2011
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Is this as good as it gets?
30 Mar 2011 -
RSA hack is a timely reminder of the need for richer authentication
20 Mar 2011 -
A security standard for small and medium sized enterprises
11 Mar 2011
Every single day we hear new reports about large organizations being thoroughly penetrated by sophisticated attacks. Just when we thought it could not get any worse, it does. This is not just bad ...
Last week's admission by RSA that they had been the victim of a sophisticated espionage hack that could reduce the effectiveness of its authentication SecurID product, reminds us of the danger of ...
I'm delighted to announce the launch of the first information security standard for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs, or SMBs as they're known in the USA). SMEs represent 99.9% of the ...
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Countering APT attacks
10 Mar 2011 -
Space Weather: The Next Y2K
03 Mar 2011
Leaked emails from the hacking of HBGary, a top US security investigator, provide further insight into the techniques and targets associated with advanced persistent threat (APT) attacks (a ...
A few weeks ago the press carried stories of a future "Global Katrina" costing the world economy $2,000 billion, caused by intense solar storms that are due in a year or two. Hardly anyone batted ...