May 1, 2015 Cyber general: US satellite networks hit by ‘millions’ http://www.forensicmag.com/news/2015/04/cyber-general-us-satellite-networks-hit-millions-hacks I wonder what they consider to be a hack? The wording in the in the article is loose enough to mean that if…
November 19, 2014 Should all applicable controls be mentioned in documenting an ISMS? In my very first job we were told, repeatedly told, to document everything and keep our personal journals up to date. Not just with…
January 11, 2013 Another Java bug: Disable the java setting in your browser http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/625617 Java 7 Update 10 and earlier contain an unspecified vulnerability that can allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a…
June 2, 2012 Escalation http://arstechnica.com/security/2012/05/google-recaptcha-brought-to-its-knees/ At one level there’s the old argument about disclosure of security holes, but this is also an example of ‘driving’ security improvement. …
December 3, 2010 All Threats? All Vulnerabilities? All Assets? One list I subscribe I saw this outrageous statement: ISO 27001 requires that you take account of all the relevant threats (and vulnerabilities) to…
June 4, 2010 Google Phasing out Windows http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Report-Google-phasing-out-internal-use-of-Microsoft-Windows-1012679.html “According to a report in the Financial Times, Google are phasing out the use of Microsoft‘s Windows within the company because of security…
