A Good Samaritan
Posted by Calum Macleod in Guest Column on November 25, 2009 | No Comments
It happens in a moment – playing with my mobile before going into a meeting; I put it down for a moment and suddenly my host is standing in front of me. Two hours later I’m desperately searching for my phone. Rush back to reception but it’s not there. Here I am in Dubai and [...]
Doublethink To A Secure Business
Posted by The Cynic in Blog on November 22, 2009 | No Comments
It’s frequently debated as to how effective something like PCI DSS really is. Or whether there’s any benefit in installing IDS devices because hardly anyone ever monitors it properly. It all lends itself to the fact that few businesses see the value in pouring money into information security. Particularly where the penalties or downsides [...]
The War On Drugs And Social Media
Posted by The Cynic in Blog on November 16, 2009 | No Comments
Although some of my ramblings may suggest otherwise, I have never taken drugs in my life and quite frankly I have no intention of doing so.
Neither have I ever been employed to stop drug trafficking, arrest drug dealers or help rehabilitate a drug addict.
Which makes me a perfect candidate to comment on the topic of [...]
The Hoff Responsible for Virus
Posted by The Cynic in Blog on November 10, 2009 | No Comments
David Hasselhoff. A name that most of the world know. Whether it be as Michael Knight from Knight Rider or Mitch from Baywatch. The German’s happen to know him because they think he’s a singer of some sort?
But how can one explain the phenomenal global success of one of the worlds least talented individuals? [...]
International Websites
So by now most people would have seen the news from ICANN that International Domain Names (IDNs) will support non-Latin characters including Mandarin, Arabic, Hindi and Cyrillic. ICANN is also discussing Generic top-level domains (such as .com and .org) which will eventually be expanded from its current list of 21 to include almost any [...]
Becoming The Ultimate CISO
Posted by The Cynic in Blog, Fun on November 1, 2009 | No Comments
Every organisation has one. The ones that don’t; definitely need one. We’re talking about a Chief Information Security Officer. The alpha dog of security professionals within any given organisation. The person who sits at the board and convinces all them other executives to make sure the company protects their and their customers information.
It’s not compulsory [...]
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