The Seven Deadly Social Engineering Vices

You may not be aware that there is a scale of seven deadly vices connected to social engineering.
AlienVault Opens New Offices in the UK and US

London, UK (1 October 2013) – AlienVault, the leading provider of Unified Security Management™ solutions and crowd-sourced threat intelligence,
MOD cybersecurity plans do not scale

The Ministry of Defence revealed it is set to recruit hundreds of reservists as computer experts to work alongside regular forces in the creation of the new Joint Cyber Reserve Unit
MEPs hear US privacy experts, whistleblowers and Snowden statement

The possibility of suspending EU-US trade talks, the idea of creating international standards of privacy protection and the need for genuine parliamentary oversight
Over 50% don’t protect their Android devices

Over 50 percent of Android-based smartphone and tablet owners do not use any security software to protect their devices against cyber-threats, according to Kaspersky Lab.
List Of Mandatory Documents Required By ISO 27001 (2013 revision)

With the new revision of ISO/IEC 27001 published only a couple of days ago, many people are wondering what documents are mandatory in this new 2013 revision.
Cloud Customers Are Not Getting What They Pay For, Study Says

Cloud customers expect a certain level of service when they sign on to agreements. But a lot of the time, cloud services aren’t delivered as expected, and there isn’t even a way to verify that cloud services are performing as they should.
IT fraud expert warns wealthy investors

A computer fraud investigator has identified wealthy individuals as the target of a new online scam, which may use details of the mark’s family history to convince them an investment opportunity is genuine.
Tech Insight: Top 4 Problem Areas That Lead To Internal Data Breaches

External data breaches (think: Anonymous) and internal data leaks (think: Edward Snowden) have enterprises questioning and rethinking their security programs.
IBM to pay $44K fine over online job listings

IBM will pay a $44,000 fine to settle a case alleging it violated anti-discrimination law by placing online job listings seeking software developers with specific visas, the U.S. Department of Justice said Friday.