Collaborate Disseminate
One sunny morning, my breakfast was interrupted by a phone call from a friend who is an entrepreneur engaged in the transportation of various goods. He said that $11,000 disappeared from his bank account during the night. The bank support service could… Continue reading Android Banking Trojans: History, Types, Modus Operandi
In some ways, the cloud has made security management easier, as many cloud providers have taken the responsibilities traditionally associated with local server management out of your hands. But in other ways, the security management conversation has be… Continue reading Malware in the Cloud: Protecting Yourself Based on Your Cloud Environment
Since the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on 25 May 2018, organizations and even private citizens have globally begun to re-assess what it means to ‘take security seriously’ and to better understand the massi… Continue reading Navigating ICS Security: The Value of Frameworks
Honeypots are not a new idea. They have been part of the cybersecurity world for decades and have frequently gone in and out of “fashion” over that period. Recently, though, they have become an increasingly important part of vulnerability m… Continue reading Honeypots: A Guide To Increasing Security
When mainstream cloud computing first began to appear on the horizon, (Amazon launched its Elastic Compute Cloud product in 2006.) many organizations were initially hesitant to entrust their most valuable data and processes to a technological innovatio… Continue reading AWS vs. Azure vs. Google – What’s the Difference from a Cloud Security Standpoint?
TikTok, the popular video posting app, has come under increased scrutiny. Recently, two lawsuits filed against the platform accused TikTok of privacy violations. According to a report from Reuters, a plaintiff accused TikTok of creating an account with… Continue reading TikTok Lawsuits Show The Need For Increased Scrutiny of Apps
This is now the third and last blog I will write for State of Security on the topic of the groundbreaking, maverick TV series ‘Mr Robot.’ As this week, the credits rolled one final time on the shows mind bending and utterly bizarre (even by… Continue reading Farewell, Mr. Robot
How likely is it to fall victim to fraud? As far as I’m aware, I personally have not purchased from a fraudulent site, but I have had my card details stolen in the past. Additionally, I remember years ago that while attempting to find a flat, I f… Continue reading 60% of Canadians Fear Falling Victim to Fraud this Holiday Season, Scotiabank Survey Reveals
That phrase came to me many years ago when working on a multi-million pound IT outsourcing deal. We were up to our necks in the finer points of platform-wide and stack-deep security, and I realised we were fighting amongst ourselves more than challengi… Continue reading Is Your Company Suffering from Supplier Stockholm Syndrome?
Context setting: In my first article on cloud security, I talked about the journey to cloud migration. What are the things you need to consider when planning the big move? To realize the full value of this post, you must have already identified the mot… Continue reading Top Cloud Security Resources: Certifications, Events and Social Media