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 ...
Students at UK universities are among the recipients of the 2011 and 2012 Information Security Scholarships from professional certification organisation (ISC)². The (ISC)² Foundation Scholarship Program supports future ...
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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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Government-sponsored servers designed to keep DNSChanger-infected PCs and Macs online were switched off earlier today as scheduled,but several major U.S.Internet service providers downplayed problems to their customers. The number of IP ...
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The Witness to 20 Years'Development of Chinese Security Industry Created in 1989 in Shenzhen, CPSE is a professional and international security exhibition in China. In the past 20 years, CPSE has served more than 6,000 security companies ...
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Delegates at the annual International Softwood Conference (ISC) last week expressed scepticism about forecasts for growth in European softwood consumption and production in 2012. Hosted this year by the Danish Timber Trade Federation in ...
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