Opinion

Opinion

Endpoint security

• 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

• Mobile biometrics set to be game-changer in APAC

  Telcos, financial institutions and other industry players risk losing market share if they do not keep up with the demand for security, convenience and mobility  Continue Reading

• Europe’s shameful role in spy-tech exports that led to torture and jail

  Governments in Europe actively assisted in government oppression in Iran, Bahrain and Russia by providing states with sophisticated surveillance equipment. The European Parliament is pressing for changes in the law to restrict exports of ...  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Automating basic security tasks

  How can organisations evolve their security operations teams to do more automation of basic tasks and cope with dynamic IT environments?  Continue Reading

• How to futureproof your career as a CIO

  Many CIOs have yet to earn the right to be on the board. How can IT leaders upgrade their business acumen, to benefit their own careers and the health of their employer?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Encourage employees to use an approved messaging app

  What criteria should organisations use to assess the security of smartphone messaging apps and how can they ensure only approved apps are used by employees?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Educate, enforce policy and monitor to ensure messaging security

  What criteria should organisations use to assess the security of smartphone messaging apps, and how can they ensure only approved apps are used by employees?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Use technical controls and policy to secure messaging apps

  What criteria should organisations use to assess the security of smartphone messaging apps and how can they ensure only approved apps are used by employees?  Continue Reading

• Security Think Tank: Risk assess all web connections to shore up security

  What are the main web security challenges for organisations and how are they best addressed?  Continue Reading

• Dmarc email validation – we're doing it all wrong

  Dmarc is a hugely important way to reduce email fraud – just ask HMRC – but it also makes email marketing campaigns far more effective  Continue Reading

• IoT is good news for hackers

  Technology companies, governments and the insurance industry need to band together to counter the mounting cyber threats from the internet of things  Continue Reading

• Five tips to improve cyber security in the health sector

  Jocelyn Paulley, an IT lawyer at Gowling WLG, shares her top tips on how the NHS can “quick fix” its cyber resilience  Continue Reading

• Gary McKinnon: Why Lauri Love should be spared the nightmare of extradition

  Computer activist Lauri Love should be spared a life sentence in a US jail, says former hacker Gary McKinnon  Continue Reading