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ID cards: "massive drop" in public confidence, says Blunkett
News Five years ago, most UK residents were in favour of the proposed cards, but this popular support has waned, Blunkett told silicon.com sister site ZDNet UK at the Infosecurity 2009 conference. MP David Blunkett, architect... [05 May 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 01.05.09
Round-Up The surprised researchers couldn't believe their ears when two per cent of the workers admitted that they would hand over their company's secret sauce just for a free slap-up meal," said reps for the Infosecurity Europe... [01 May 2009]
WebSphere MQ Security White Paper - Part 1
White Paper IBM's WebSphere MQ is a widely used and respected middleware application for handling messaging within an enterprise network. Its popularity and level of adoption arises from its robustness, scalability, functionality and compatibility... [01 May 2009]
Security Implications of Windows Access Tokens - A Penetration Tester
White Paper This whitepaper discusses the security exposures that can occur due to the manner in which access tokens are implemented in the Microsoft Windows Operating System. A brief overview of the intended function, design and implementation of... [01 May 2009]
Considerations for the Secure Rollout of Sidebar Gadgets on Windows Vista
White Paper This white paper discusses the potential impact of the new Sidebar Gadgets feature of the Microsoft Windows Vista Operating System. It also examines the requirements for its secure rollout and describes in detail different types of... [01 May 2009]
Cyber attack warning for London 2012 Olympics
News Former home secretary David Blunkett has warned of an internet attack on the 2012 Olympics, in a speech to delegates at the Infosecurity Europe 2009 conference in London on Tuesday. He said that those people defending... [28 Apr 2009]
Hacking 'goodies' get industry body
News The Council of Registered Ethical Security Testers (Crest) made its public debut this week at the Infosecurity Europe conference in London. An industry association has been created for ethical hackers, in a bid to... [25 Apr 2008]
Security - vendors must take some responsibility
News At a panel debate at Infosecurity Europe 2008, security experts lined up to put some of the blame for hackers finding ways to exploit code on software makers. While companies may go to great lengths to ensure their IT... [23 Apr 2008]
Security breaches down - but at what price?
News The latest Information Security Breaches Survey, published yesterday to coincide with the first day of the Infosecurity Europe conference, reveals that IT managers and board-level executives are trying to keep their... [23 Apr 2008]
Facebook under attack: The spam and phishing threat
News Speaking at the Infosecurity Europe conference in London, Max Kelly said the attacks have become serious over the past few months. The popular social-networking site Facebook is coming under increased attack by spammers... [23 Apr 2008]
ID management in the security spotlight
News Identity management remains a problem for both private and public sector organisations, according to security experts speaking at London's InfoSecurity Europe event last week. Paul Simmonds, director of global... [30 Apr 2007]
Gary McKinnon: Hacker 'damages' are exaggerated
News Speaking at the InfoSecurity show in London McKinnon said of his own case: "In order for it to be an extraditable offence I was told you have to have done $5,000 worth of damage to a PC. Although McKinnon has a clear... [27 Apr 2007]
Editor's Blog: Grey areas, honesty and naivety
Comment silicon.com editor-at-large Will Sturgeon is blogging from the InfoSecurity show at London Olympia. Some interesting goings on at InfoSec. The insider threat is preying on people's minds and this morning I've seen a very... [26 Apr 2007]
Watch your staff: 'Insider threat must be addressed'
News But guarding against the threat is one of the most challenging and complex problems a business will face, according to attendees at the InfoSecurity show in London. The insider threat posed by malicious staff abusing... [26 Apr 2007]
Editor's Blog: Should everybody be a security company?
Comment silicon.com editor-at-large Will Sturgeon is blogging from the InfoSecurity show at London Olympia. I've just caught up with acclaimed 'security guru' and self-confessed "media slut" Bruce Schneier. He is now an employee... [25 Apr 2007]
