In the early days of the Internet, hackers typically operated alone as maverick entities, often subverting the rules for the simple fun of doing so. Around the early 2000s, hackers began forming organized groups, and they could take advantage of easily accessible tutorials and training resources to help hone their craft. Today, some hackers even…
As businesses and corporations constantly grow larger and better, written policies are becoming more and more essential in maintaining security. There are endless ways to go about creating effective written policies, but the most successful have always been collaborative in nature. By having written policies that not only work well with each other, but also…
Many people think nothing of grabbing the latest episode of Game of Thrones, Blacklist — or whatever the current show du jour may be — via one of a seemingly endless number of sites that provide access to pirated material. If you’ve ever visited such a site, you’ll be aware that there is always something…
Every member of staff in an organisation should learn about cyber security and their responsibilities, according to David Jones, head of information security at the BBC. Speaking at security conference Infosec this week, Jones added that security incidents present a learning opportunity. “We see incidents as an opportunity to learn about our systems, process and…
Cold War era cyber-games putting UK firms at risk. Britain’s MI5 has warned corporate leaders that foreign spies and agents are recruiting IT employees to get access to classified information. The Financial Times, which quoted anonymous Whitehall officials, said that MI5 spoke to corporate executives on the matter of increasing their “digital defences”.
