Category Archives: Security Training, Awareness and Reports
Good to Know, Critical Controls for Effective Cyber Defense
Often referred as “SANS Twenty Critical Security Controls for Effective Cyber Defense“, is a collection of controls which are believed to have the greatest impact in improving risk posture against real-world threats. There is no shortcut or “miracle medicin” when … Continue reading
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Global Information Security Workforce Study, by ISC2
ISC2 is publishing yearly “Global Information Security Workforce Study” in co-operation with Frost & Sullivan. The 2013 revision is available here. It provides several graphics, and therefore it is easy to browse through the material. There is also a short … Continue reading
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Common Sense Guide to Mitigating Insider Threats
Software Engineering Institute has published the latest revision of the “Common Sense Guide to Mitigating Insider Threats“. It is good reading for any security manager, and provides 19 practises that each organization should implement. Definition Malicious insider is defined as … Continue reading
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Mandiant Intelligence Center Report 2013
Surveillance, cybersecurity… These are Hot topics today. As a information security professional, it is good to know that there are several reports available. Please use your own judgement and conclusions when reading these reports. What this is about? What it … Continue reading
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Notes on Cryptocurrency: Bitcoin
Cryptocurrency (wikipedia): A cryptocurrency is a type of digital currency that relies on cryptography Cryptocurrencies are peer-to-peer and decentralized, and are currently all based on the first cryptocurrency, Bitcoin. Cryptocurrencies are designed to ensure that funds can neither be frozen … Continue reading
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Big Data and privacy aspects
The information on this area is very much scattered. The links included here only a one possible track through the information available in internet. Better covering views are provided by the related books… Picture above is from big data infographic. … Continue reading
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2012 Global Information Security Survey, by Ernst & Young
Ernst & Young has published their latest survey “2012 Global Information Security Survey“. This is a good information source. At the report page, there is an interactive tool to see some of the results. Below 2 such examples are shown … Continue reading
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