Plumbing the depths

Here I am, back from my hols, with a refreshed bright and breezy outlook. How long will it take for the reality of information security to bring me back down to earth, I wonder? Oh, look, it’s not even noon on my first day back and here’s an article showing a whole new way people … Continue reading Plumbing the depths →

Don’t ask, don’t tell

British businesses are immune from cyber-threat. They must be, because when I sit down to compile the list of recent compromises I use to support my talks, the examples are always American. So it can’t possibly be happening here. Never mind the Barclaycard-backed survey that reported that 48% of the surveyed businesses had been hit … Continue reading Don’t ask, don’t tell →

Is your network running slow?

Internet pages taking a while to load? Struggling to pick up your email? Corporate Dropbox downloads taking forever? Quick – reboot the router; shout at the IT department; buy more bandwidth… Or you could have a look at what’s going on inside your network. Here’s are the top 4 reasons we find customer networks going … Continue reading Is your network running slow? →

Snapchat phished, 10% of the world breached, good news for Apple, and more

Today’s instalment of doom and gloom from the cyber front-lines. So Snapchat, purveyor of self-destructing genital imagery, fell foul of phishing this week. Thankfully for the world’s teenagers, it wasn’t user data that was compromised (this time – remember the Snappening?) Instead some poor soul in their HR department was hit with the now hackneyed … Continue reading Snapchat phished, 10% of the world breached, good news for Apple, and more →