Box brings in Yahoo! CISO to build trust
Cloud content sharing firm Box has hired three industry veterans to help bolster its operations.
Antony Savvas | 20 Apr | Read more
Cloud content sharing firm Box has hired three industry veterans to help bolster its operations.
Antony Savvas | 20 Apr | Read more
(ISC)2, the world’s largest not-for-profit information security professional body, has conducted its annual survey of more than 12,000 security pros across the globe and found that although many rank software vulnerabilities as a top concern, not many have the skills to deal with application protection.
Derek du Preez | 25 Feb | Read more
1. Write a great resume to open the door: Interviews are granted to those whose resumes demonstrate accomplishments, contributions and value. If you're not a great writer and you have trouble tooting your own horn, seek help from industry friends or consider a security-resume writer.
Jeff Snyder | 04 Feb | Read more
You want the best on your security team. And once you've got them, you want to keep them happy and keep them in your organization.
Joan Goodchild | 18 Dec | Read more
One year after its launch, minister for the Cabinet Office Francis Maude has praised the UK’s Cyber Security Strategy, claiming that ‘a great deal has already been accomplished’.
Derek du Preez | 04 Dec | Read more
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has largely blamed UBS’ computerised risk management systems for failing to control the £1.4 billion losses incurred by rogue trader Kweku Adoboli.
Derek du Preez | 27 Nov | Read more
At a time when cyberattacks on America's critical infrastructure have increased 17-fold (between 2009 and 2011), the need for highly trained cybersecurity professionals is acute. However, 83% of federal hiring managers in a recent survey said it was extremely difficult to find well-trained cybersecurity professionals and a projected shortfall of 20,000 to more than 40,000 people is expected in the years to come.
Dirk A. D. Smith | 13 Nov | Read more
A high court judge has ruled that companies do not have a general claim of ownership of the content contained in staff emails.
Antony Savvas | 09 Nov | Read more
A 26-year-old Hungarian citizen is being detained in the US for infecting the computers of hotel giant Marriott and attempting gain a job by blackmail.
Security technology expert Bruce Schneier has been awarded an honorary degree from the University of Westminster.
Anh Nguyen | 25 Nov | Read more
A programmer at hedge fund Citadel has been arrested over the alleged theft of key algorithmic trading software code from the company.
RSA executive chairman Art Coviello has revealed that two groups, operating on behalf of a single nation state, are thought to be behind the major attack on its SecurID system in March.
Jeremy Kirk | 12 Oct | Read more
UBS has insisted its IT systems did detect unusual and unauthorised trading activity, before rogue trader Kweku Adoboli ran up a $2 billion (£1.3 billion) loss on the bank's derivatives desk.
The proliferation of mobile devices is competitively important for businesses but is creating "chaos" for security professionals, IDC has warned.
Permanent staff with SAP and IT security skills were in short supply last month, according to the latest Report on Jobs from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG.
Anh Nguyen | 08 Sep | Read more