Singapore is quickly becoming the country of choice for technology vendors seeking to establish a hub in Asia. Ranked first in Asia, and seventh worldwide, in the Global Innovation Index…
DetailsThere are a number of lessons that we in security can learn from the world of economics. This isn’t an original observation on my part: in fact, there are a…
DetailsAnyone who listened to Aleks Krotoski’s 5 short programs on Radio 4 in the UK titled Codes that Changed the World will have been reminded that applications written in COBOL, despite…
DetailsMany will be familiar with the term bot, short for web-robot. Bots are essential for effective operation of the web: web-crawlers are a type of bot, automatically trawling sites looking…
DetailsIn 1995 a small security reseller in Southfield, Michigan, introduced possibly the first “cloud” based firewall: Check Point FW1 running on Sun Netra boxes in their small data center. Netrex…
DetailsThe gravity well of situational awareness has been pulling on us since the earliest days of information protection. The ever-increasing sophistication of threats and compounding complexity of our systems is…
DetailsInfluence, it’s one of those things which some have mastered. In the business world influence can be used as an advantage in order to achieve the desired outcome. Many people…
DetailsAs cyber threats loom larger, the number of security vendors continues to grow and venture capital continues to flow across the cybersecurity ecosystem. Three cybersecurity companies announced over the past…
DetailsMany insurance companies aspire to sell policies to their customers that will provide financial mitigation against cyber-attacks. That is all well and good, but they need to make sure their…
DetailsInfoSec World 2015 just wrapped up from Disney’s Contemporary Resort in Orlando, Florida. With around 1200 attendees, over 75 speakers, and over 50 exhibitors, the event provided something for everyone.…
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