Opinion

Opinion

Endpoint security

• Security Think Tank: In-depth protection is a matter of basic hygiene

  The belief that effective perimeter security is the best way to protect data is a fallacy that is being repeatedly exposed. We must recognise the need for a data-centric security model to protect data from both internal and external threats, but ...  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Secure the cloud when negotiating contracts

  Misconfigured cloud environments are increasingly identified as the source of damaging data breaches and leaks, raising serious questions for enterprises. Where does responsibility for data security in the cloud lie, and how can security ...  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: In the cloud, the buck stops with you

  Misconfigured cloud environments are increasingly identified as the source of damaging data breaches and leaks, raising serious questions for enterprises. Where does responsibility for data security in the cloud lie, and how can security ...  Continue Reading

• Small business guide: How to keep your organisation secure from fraudsters and hackers

  Doing a few things well can keep your organisation protected from common cyber attacks and fraudsters  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Get basic security policy right, and the rest will follow

  Paying attention to basic aspects of cyber security such as policy and permission will give you a sold base to build from  Continue Reading

• Space – the new frontier in cyber security

  50 years after the Moon landings, our growing reliance on satellite communications presents a new target for malicious cyber attacks  Continue Reading

• What the UK can learn from the Nordics when it comes to digital ID

  The UK and other countries can learn from the Nordic region when it comes to digital identity  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Proper segregation is more important than ever

  What are the security benefits and challenges of segregating IT environments, and how best are these challenges overcome?  Continue Reading

• eIDAS and the EU’s mission to create a truly portable identity

  It is important for businesses to work more actively with technology partners, regulators and governments to create more robust identity verification processes   Continue Reading

• Can we live without passwords?

  Can you imagine a future in which we can be secure online without having to remember an unwieldly list of passwords? Solutions are emerging that could make passwords redundant, but there will be other security problems to resolve  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Pay attention to attribute-based system access permissions

  At the close of 2018, we asked CW Security Think Tank contributors to name one thing predicted for 2018 that did not happen, one thing that was not predicted and did happen and one thing that should happen in 2019, but probably will not  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Use Cyber Essentials to kick-start outcomes-based security

  What is the first step towards moving from a tick-box approach to security to one that is outcomes-based and how can an organisation test whether its security defences are delivering the desired outcome?  Continue Reading

• Cyber security – why you’re doing it all wrong

  Most organisations can list the IT security tools and controls they have, so why do most of them still get the security basics wrong?  Continue Reading

• Hacking the internet of things just got easier – it’s time to look at your security

  Are you taking security for internet-connected devices seriously enough?  Continue Reading

• IoT security cannot be an afterthought: it must be the foundation of design

  As technologies for the internet of things mature, developers need to make security by design a fundamental part of their products  Continue Reading