In Depth

In Depth

Hackers and cybercrime prevention

• The top five SME security challenges

  Best practice in IT security and compliance for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is often seen as a "grudge purchase", but SMEs face the same threat as larger organisations - just without their budgets.  Continue Reading

• Compromising emanations: Tactics for electronic surveillance detection

  In this article, Royal Holloway MSc student Paul Frankland and Prof. Keith Martin examine how compromising emanations can reveal confidential data.  Continue Reading

• 2011 Royal Holloway information security thesis series

  This series of articles from recent MSc graduates of the Royal Holloway University of London grapples with a variety of information security topics.  Continue Reading

• InfoSecurity Europe 2011 coverage

  Get the latest news and updates from the 2011 InfoSecurity Europe conference.  Continue Reading

• CW Security Think Tank: What’s holding up the cloud?

  CW Security Think Tank: Are security concerns and a lack of adequate risk assessment tools the reason SMEs are not adopting cloud computing, or is the real reason something else that security professionals are also in a good position to address?  Continue Reading

• Ranking the global cyberthreat, IT infrastructure risks

  What's the real threat of global cyberwar, and how vulnerable are IT infrastructures?  Continue Reading

• Uneasy feeling: Risk management for emerging types of security threats

  Calculating risk is never an exact science, particularly when new threat vectors are constantly emerging.  Continue Reading

• Quocirca: Where to buy good IT security

  When should buyers rely on what is provided by infrastructure suppliers and when should they turn to IT specialists?  Continue Reading

• Video: Lizamoon SQL injection attacks step up fast to hit hundreds of thousands of websites

  A mass injection attack dubbed Lizamoon is spreading rapidly and has infected up to more than 1.5 million URLs.  Continue Reading

• CW Security Think Tank: How to ensure the success of infosecurity projects

  What are the top reasons IT security projects fail, and what are the top reasons they succeed? What should information security professionals do -...  Continue Reading

• Video: Facebook users hit by survey scam, Sophos warns

  Facebook users are being hit by a survey scam which is spreading virally across the social network, warns security firm Sophos.  Continue Reading

• Challenges and solutions: Security of Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks

  In the future, cars themselves may be able to prevent accidents by way of Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks (VANETs). In this Royal Holloway University of London thesis, Abdul Kalam Aboobaker and Stephen Wolthusen explore security concerns.  Continue Reading

• DNS security best practices to prevent DNS poisoning attacks

  DNS cache poisoning is a threat to any Internet-connected enterprise. Learn how the attack method works and potential mitigation strategies in this thesis from Richard Agar of Royal Holloway University London.  Continue Reading

• Video: Royal engagement search results poisoned, warn security firms

  Some search results related to the engagement of Prince William and Kate Middleton lead to rogue websites that offer fake anti-virus scans, security firm...  Continue Reading

• Meeting the technology and business challenges of managing mobile workers

  Mobile devices have become a standard part of today's multinational organisations - most companies would struggle to operate without them. According to researcher IDC, 35% of the workforce will be mobile by 2013.  Continue Reading