Summary: Why thinking like a hacker might be the smartest thing you ever do
In Greek, it’s “gnothi seauton”, and Latin “nosce te ipsum”. Whichever classical language you prefer though, ultimately it all means the same thing: “know thyself”. When it comes to thinking about IT...
View ArticleSummary: Zero-days: rising to emerging threats
Writing code is tough. Endeavouring to catch every bug before it makes it into production requires real commitment from an organisation, but its necessary to counter the rise of the professional and...
View ArticleSummary: Three rising threats
Breaching defences to steal assets is as old as humanity. Whether it’s climbing a wall, delivering a wooden horse full of soldiers, or sending sophisticated malware, any attacker’s goal is ultimately...
View ArticleSummary: Infosec and the Internet of Everything
It’s a little over a week since I and other members of the Cisco Security team descended on Earl’s Court for Infosec 2014. It was actually my first time at the show, which is something of an...
View ArticleInspiring Innovation: The Cisco IoT Innovation Grand Challenge UK semi-finalists
The seamless connection of everyday devices to the internet – the Internet of Things – is set to revolutionise the way we work, live and play. It’s also giving tech entrepreneurs an unprecedented...
View ArticlePlugging the leaks – photos and data breaches
The recent unauthorized release of private celebrity photos should serve as a wake-up call to every executive. Not because attackers are likely to release personal photos, but because every individual...
View ArticleCiscoLive Milan – Something to look forward to…
As we say good bye to the long summer evenings and as the nights begin to draw in, as someone that has a very keen interest in Cisco technology, one of the things that I start to look forward to is...
View ArticleLiving in an Insecure World
The discovery of the Shellshock bug (CVE-2014-6271) in the commonly deployed Bash shell means that attackers can potentially execute code on an affected machine. This comes less than 6 months after the...
View ArticleSpotlight on Ireland
In this video, I put Ireland in the spotlight with Paul Roberts, Security Consultant on mobile and cloud security. We discuss how Ireland has come through recession to become one of Europe’s most...
View ArticleBalancing enablement with protection: the threat from within
Over millennia, human beings have evolved an understanding of physical security. Common sense tells us not to walk down a dark street alone, invite strangers into our houses or shout our personal...
View ArticleFor Board Level Execs: An enterprise security strategy in three easy stages –...
Jonathan Wagstaffe, one of our UK & Ireland Cisco Champions from Project Vision, gives us an enterprise security strategy in two blogs – part two to follow Security threats are at an all-time high,...
View ArticleFor Board Level Execs: An enterprise security strategy in three easy stages –...
In part one of this blog, we discussed the three questions board level execs should ask of their cyber-security team. Now, let’s look at those three questions in a little more detail. Prevention This...
View Article‘Network as an Enforcer’ will be the biggest trend at Infosec
The biggest IT security event in Europe kicks off this week with 13,000 people expected to attend Infosecurity, and I’m thrilled to be involved once again with Cisco. I’ve been attending the show for...
View ArticleMagna Carta anniversary serves as a timely reminder for the modern threat...
Today marks the 800-year anniversary since King John signed the Magna Carta at Runnymede. In 1215, the English barons were unhappy that the King could imprison them and confiscate their property if...
View ArticleUsing de-facto standards to help achieve the CSR challenge
At the first combined conference of the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners and the National Police Chiefs Council, the topic that will be present – directly or indirectly – in every...
View ArticleThe importance of securing the smart cities of the future
In our latest media partnership with Vice Media’s Motherboard, a panel explores the pros and perceived cons of the Bristol is Open smart city experiment. A big focus of the discussion centres on the...
View ArticleSaving our UK SME
This week we saw the inclusion of 7 million reported ‘cyber attacks’ added into the UK’s crime statistics. Cybercrime is now Britain’s most common criminal offence. The latest Crime Survey from England...
View Article7 things we learnt from the Cisco Annual Security report
Today we’ve published our Cisco Annual Security Report – and as always it’s revealed some telling findings on the state of cyber security. The report takes in the views of IT professionals across the...
View ArticlePODCAST: Smart and Connected Workspaces, Part 1
In this, the first of the Cisco UK & Ireland podcasts hosted by me, Justin Woolen, we open with a look at smart and connected workspaces. This podcast is made for anyone from partners to customers,...
View ArticleCisco ASR 2016
Each year many security companies like Cisco Systems compile revealing Annual Security Reports. These reports document the vast knowledge and experience that our malware researchers have accrued to...
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