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Challenges with unique passwords
It is very important to have different passwords for each different system you have (to make sure that if a password is compromised, only one system will be affected). How many of us can honestly say...
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Does Cyber Hype offer Hope
In the last few weeks we have seen another round of cyber security hype: Flame virus running rampant LinkedIn passwords broken Crypto broken RSA tokens broken in 15 minutes Does this help the cause,...
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Why has encrypted email not taken off?
Recently a colleagues tweet took me to a news article promoting the use of secure (encrypted) email. The article was promoting this as a sensible thing to do, and provided a check list of how to do it....
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How a strong BYOD password can make identity theft easier
I regularly take a train journey into London, it takes about an hour an a half. During this time I learn a great deal from reading, not books, but the laptop of the person sitting next to me. This is …...
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Whose Role is Security?
At a recent Industry event discussing security, a question was rasised as to who needs to take ownership of security issues, the comment was made that it needs to be “someone senior enough to care, but...
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Hotel room zero-factor authentication
A few nights ago I stayed in a Hotel in London. On returning to the room after dinner, my room key card did not work. This has occurred a few times recently, I need to learn that putting the magnetic …...
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Smart Homes / Meters: Consumer Progress or Nightmare
The futuristic visions promoted by Smart Metering and Smart Cities are compelling on several levels. Add into the mix an Internet connected car. As a security person it worries be how this all joins up...
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1999 Conference – Risks of electronic attack on Britain’s Critical National...
In 1999, In Britain, Margaret Beckett, then leader of the Commons, hosted a closed conference for industrialists and intelligence officials to warn about the growing risk of electronic attack on...
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Ethernet over Power
In my blog about smart meters I asked who is looking after the consumers interest in smart meters. Ethernet over Power adds a new dimension to the debate. I received many private comments on the smart...
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Sofa Data Protection No So Good
Just purchased a new sofa – how can that cause a data protection failure? Well I agreed the details of the purchase with the sales person, and he started to enter my details into his computer screen....
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DM Twitter Phishing
Twitter users, watch out for Direct Messages suggesting you look at a picture of yourself… In the last week, I have had 3 twitter DMs attempting to phish. Two suggested Hey, check out this picture of...
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Revelations of a Password Reset
I recently had to reset my password on a Internet service I use. As usual, the process asked me for my email address, and said it would duly send me an email with reset instructions. No problem there....
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Evolution of Common Criteria
Nexor have received Common Criteria certification for our Sentinel Product, as required by our customers. Common Criteria is a scheme that is both much criticised and undergoing evolution. A positive...
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PDF Security: protection from zero-day content-based malware attacks
Nexor have just released a press statement about a new approach to protecting against PDF viruses and file based malware that has been incorporated into Nexor Merlin. In the press release I am quoted...
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Logging on is becoming too hard to do securely
Unique passwords, unique user names, lie about your personal information, secure your recovery email, two factor authentication, OAuth caching. ARRGGGHHH, all I want to do is log on. I can remember the...
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I only went to the Doctors…
I went to the Doctors recently. Didn’t expect to come across a security issue during my consultation, but… I entered the consulting room, sat down, and we started to chat and the phone went. The Dr...
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Do you deploy 2 percent of your staff on Network Security?
In the blog article “Why don’t organisations adopt cyber security measures?” the Tony Dyhouse observes A key finding in the report refers to the current practice of lumping together any company with...
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Guest Blog: Are you in charge of your car’s computer?
While indulging my interest the new Audi R8 (completely speculatively of course I wish I could own one!) I was distracted and amazed by the mass of electronic systems involved in a car of that range....
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Observations on the Forrester Report — Strategy Deep Dive: Define Your Data
The Forrester report Strategy Deep Dive: Define Your Data (free download, registration required) has an in-depth look at the topic of data classification and defines a framework for data protection,...
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Your Password is Obsolete
Following on from my blog article Logging on is becoming too hard to do securely here is a good info graphic about the state of passwords:
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