Twitter is probably the most unique of the web 2.0 sites. People either ‘get it’ or they don’t. Sites like facebook are understood by everyone regardless of whether they use it or not.
So, should twitter be treated the same as other social networking websites? I mean, a lot of companies don’t allow their staff [...]

So companies spend countless hours writing their security policies and this isn’t an easy task. Each policy has to be drafted, proof read, re-drafted, re-proof read and then published. It’s at this point that the real fun begins where users have to be educated in the ways of the new policy. Gap analysis have [...]

I’ve had the pleasure of working within Information Security for almost 10 years. A great number of those years have been spent within the financial sector. So you’d probably assume that I know everything there is to know about banking.
So did I; until someone asked me what a hedge fund was. Sure I’ve spent [...]

I was going to write about something else but that couldn’t have been too important because I’ve forgotten what it was. Strange how that happens. What seems important one moment, is trivial the next. One day USB encryption is the current flavour and the next day it’s all about Trojans.
So what are security departments [...]

How many times has someone tried to employ you with the line "There are other things to consider outside of your salary!"
Granted there are some people who agree with that statement. They’re the type of people who will view their employer as extended family and will normally be the ones making that statement. [...]

Not a week (day?) goes past without some high profile company admitting that a few million of their customers have had their data stolen. So how should companies respond when they suffer a data breach? Well to be honest, the data is already gone so why waste time looking for clues when the first [...]

Do you have an IT security product to sell; or just a normal piece of IT kit that you want to sell by jumping on the Infosec bandwagon? Then you need to master the art of a press release to ensure your product gets the right coverage at the right time. Nail this one and [...]

Would you install a £10,000 anti-theft, alarm and tracker system to protect your car? Chances are that unless you own a super-car worth more than the average house, you’d think it a foolish investment- no matter how secure it makes your vehicle.
We are very good when it comes to knowing how much our valuables are [...]

There are hundreds if not thousands of “Indian Restaurants” dotted around London. However, we all know that most of these places are not owned or run by Indians at all. You have a large number of Bangladeshi or Pakistani’s owning and managing these establishments. But for convenience there’s an unspoken rule that the owners [...]

A few hours ago I was pondering what to write about. But that problem was solved when a friend asked if I’d written about the fantastically new and secure USB stick by Iron Key. The truth is that I’d forgotten about it so could only muster up a few Hugh Grant-esque “gosh” and “jollys”. [...]

These days it’s pretty bad for a company when they lose their sensitive data and it’s even worse if they lose their customers data. Not a day goes past where some numpty doesn’t leave their laptop in the back of a taxi. Many solutions have been suggested, tried and implemented, often at great cost.
I’ve [...]