Mobile device management (MDM) is not about security, according to Eric Green, senior vice-president of business development at security firm Mobile Active Defense Partners. "There is no security in MDM; its ability to secure a device is ...
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Many big companies are failing to learn from information security incidents, according to Rob Kraus, director of research at malware analysis firm Solutionary. Few organisations are conducting post-incident reviews to see how and why the ...
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When it comes to good government IT strategy, only collaboration will work in the long term, according to Hord Tipton, executive director of professional certification body (ISC)2. But after that, governments should stop trying to ...
There is zero unemployment in IT security,suggesting a huge shortage of skills in the profession,says Hord Tipton,executive director of professional certification body(ISC)2. But there needs to be a focus on training people to be ...
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We are entering a new age of cyber threats and need to change our approach to cyber defence, according to Roger Thompson, chief emerging threats researcher at ICSA Labs. "We need to stop relying on signature-based scanning systems," ...
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Information security professional body (ISC)2 has announced a Young Professionals Group to attract young people to the field of information security. The initiative, part of (ISC)2's commitment to supporting newcomers to the profession, ...
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The UK national Cyber Security Challenge has launched another competition aimed at finding software developers to defend critical national infrastructure. The move comes in response to an increasing number of cyber-attacks aimed at ...
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