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Apr42018

Getting Permission To Use HaveIBeenPwned From Your Legal Dept

When people use their work email addresses to register for external websites it causes a security risk because so many people reuse the same password for all their accounts. When an external account is breached and the password is disclosed it means that our internal systems could be at risk as well as other external…

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4th April 2018Leave a commentBlog, Security AwarenessBy Geordie
Jan42018

The Craziest Information Security Stories of 2017

What a year for cyber security in the news. It started with president Trump appointing ex New York Mayor Rudi Giuliani as US Cyber Security Czar. On one hand the appointment of a czar should please Trump’s Russian handlers. On the other hand, while Giuliani is well known for his expertise in locker room talk,…

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4th January 2018Leave a commentBlogBy Geordie
Jun72017

Rumor Has IT: How Fake News Damages Cyber Security

We’re struggling to manage cyber security risk. Partly it’s because attackers are more agile than defenders. But it’s also because we struggle to get accurate information to make good risk management decisions. To make good risk management decisions we need to understand who the threat actors are, their capabilities, how likely it is that we…

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7th June 2017Leave a commentBlog, Risk Psychology, Security Awareness, TrustBy Geordie
Feb112017

The Craziest Information Security Stories Of 2016

It’s been a huge year for information security in the public eye. Security was constantly in the news and has popped up in ways we never expected. Who could have guessed that phishing attacks and a private email server would help derail a US presidential campaign? We had Apple vs the FBI. Much like the…

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11th February 2017Leave a commentBlog, Privacy, Security Awareness, SurveillanceBy Geordie
Dec102016

Polluting the Privacy Debate

There’s an on-going battle to influence public opinion about the balance between privacy and surveillance. Law enforcement officials tell us we’re in danger. Security experts offer commentary. A movie is coming out about Snowden. Some participants in the debate are trying to help inform the public. Others are polluting the debate by cynically exploiting people’s…

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10th December 20161 CommentBlog, Privacy, SurveillanceBy Geordie
Oct252016

Five Minutes With Lance Spitzner

This month I caught up with Lance Spitzner, Director of SANS Securing The Human. Lance has over 20 years of security experience in cyber threat research, awareness and training.  He invented the concept of honeynets, founded the Honeynet Project and has published three security books. Lance has worked and consulted in over 25 countries and helped more than 350 organizations plan, maintain…

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25th October 2016Leave a commentBlog, Security AwarenessBy Geordie
Jul32016

Angela’s Ashes: Exploding the Myth of Usable Security

This month I caught up with Angela Sasse, Professor of Human-Centred Technology in the Department of Computer Science at University College London, UK. She has had a huge impact on the field of usable security having worked in this field since 1996. Her background in psychology has enabled her to look at human security problems…

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3rd July 2016Leave a commentBlogBy Geordie
Apr12016

Five Minutes With Bernadette Palmer

This month I caught up with Bernadette Palmer, Head of Head of Communications at The Security Company (International) which is a UK based security awareness agency. Bernadette has more than 18 years experience in communications focusing on behavioural change. How much do you think it has helped you in the security awareness field to have…

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1st April 2016Leave a commentBlogBy Geordie
Mar22016

The Slippery Slope

Liu Tienan didn’t start out taking millions of dollars in bribes. His first bribe in 2002 was for three thousand dollars. Over time the bribes escalated. When he was caught in 2013 it’s estimated that he accepted nearly six million dollars for abusing his position as Deputy Head of China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). The…

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2nd March 2016Leave a commentBlogBy Geordie
Feb12016

Baby Steps

There’s great news in the quest for improving security awareness. Help is at hand from a new joint publication from the Research Institute in Science of Cyber Security (RISCS), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and CESG – the UK government’s National Technical Authority for Information Assurance. Awareness Is Only The First Step is a superb précis of best…

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1st February 20161 CommentBlog, Security AwarenessBy Geordie
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