To safeguard access and openness, to respect and protect fundamental rights online and to maintain the reliability and interoperability of the Internet... Read More
A whitepaper published by the European network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) gives an overview of the legal aspects of cyber security in the European Union (EU). Although, the majority of data breaches do normally make it to the press but there are many breaches which remain either undetected or not reported. EU considers effective legislation is key here and... Read More
APTs focus on stealing personal/organizational sensitive information to achieve financial gain... Read More
The proposed security measures are organized into three sophistication levels and ten domains... Read More
Trend Micro, the antivirus vendor has identified suspicious URLs which appear to be hosted on legitimate sources such as, Facebook and Google domains that promote a malicious file called ChromeSetup.exe. This file has nothing to do with Google's Chrome installation but is simply an information-stealing Trojan application and is offered for download on various websites! An analysis of the file... Read More
The following are seven important things to remember if your organization is required to comply with the US CAN-SPAM Act. The CAN-SPAM Act sets the rules and establishes requirements for commercial email messages while; it sets out tough penalties for violations - non-compliance can cost your organization thousands of dollars! FTC has put together a handy video outlining seven simple... Read More
Botconf’13 – Call for papers... Read More
For those IT Professionals who would like to plan their future career based on a job role rather than technology or platform, I suggest Microsoft's Professional Career Chart. The chart is structured around the different roles we find in IT operations, management and software development based on Microsoft technologies. For example, an application developer can match his current job description,... Read More
Researchers at the University of Texas in Dallas have designed an imager chip that could turn mobile phones into devices that can see through walls, wood, plastics, paper and other objects. The team's research linked two scientific advances. One involves tapping into an unused range in the electromagnetic spectrum. The other is a new microchip technology. Read more here -... Read More
Auditing or assessing risks related to cloud setups may seem daunting at first, especially if an IT audit and assurance professional may lack cloud computing experience. A fine book published by ISACA & ITGI can give you the necessary heads up to initiate an assurance process. It is an excellent starting point but remember that it has to be modified... Read More