Latest news
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Human sensors: How encouraging user reporting strengthens security
14.05.2013
Despite the pervasiveness of cyber-attacks threatening the enterprise security today, many organizations are still not taking advantage of their most widely deployed security asset: people.
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Academic institutions urged to improve network and DNS configurations
10.05.2013
The Research and Education Networking Information Sharing and Analysis Center (REN-ISAC) has issued an alert to IT security staff, and network and DNS administrators urging them to improve their network and DNS configurations to prevent their institution from being an unwitting partner in DoS attacks.
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The CSO perspective on risk management
09.05.2013
Candy Alexander is the CSO at Long Term Care Partners and volunteers as a member of the International Board of Directors for ISSA.
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Why we need security awareness training programs
30.04.2013
The claim that security awareness trainings are not working is, in my opinion, a claim based on wrong assumptions.
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How secure is your confidential data?
29.04.2013
It seems ages ago that companies were first warned about the danger of confidential information being found in trash bags in front of the office, yet despite the use of shredders and complex security systems, data still manages to leak out the old fashioned way.
Spotlight

Information security executives need to be strategic thinkers
Posted on 17 June 2013. | George Baker, the Director of Information Security at Exostar, talks about the challenges in working in a dynamic threat landscape, offers tips for aspiring infosec leaders, and more.

Large orgs in denial about own security breaches?
Posted on 14 June 2013. | Over two thirds (66%) of large organizations said they either had not experienced a security incident in the last 12-18 months or were unsure if they had.

Vulnerability scanning with PureCloud
Posted on 12 June 2013. | nCircle PureCloud is a cloud-based network security scanning product built upon the companies' vulnerability and risk management system IP360.

To hack back or not to hack back?
Posted on 12 June 2013. | If you think of cyberspace as a new resource for you and your organization, it makes sense to protect your part of it as best you can. But is it a good idea?

Reactions from the security community to the NSA spying scandal
Posted on 11 June 2013. | Read on for comments on this scandal that Help Net Security received from a variety of security professionals and analysts.
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