‘Big Brother-gate’ has hit the press recently with announcements made by the government that the GCHQ will become home to a cyber-surveillance centre which is said to costing £2 billion to set up. The centre will keep an eye on all exchanges using email, Skype, Facebook and mobile devices. (more…)

The communication HQ of the UK government and Oxford University are coming together to help the country combat the threat to IT security. (more…)

The recent Threat Horizon 2014 report offers those in IT security jobs a framework within which to develop a more strategic approach to risk management and developing security processes. This latest report homes in on three main areas that should be managed by companies and offers a range of guidelines on giving each businesses a toolkit with which to combat the escalating threat of security breaches. These include: (more…)

In 1838 Abraham Lincoln lectured that the biggest threat to the US was not from international invasion but from within. This may also be said about the growing threat of cyber-crime which is sweeping the world. Businesses are often so focused on external threats such as cybercriminals and hackivists that they fail to see the threats circulating within their own infrastructure. (more…)

We have begun the next era of organised crime according to professionals in information security jobs. In the 1920s the power of the Mob reached it height with iconic figures such as Al Capone capitalising on the Prohibition. Following WWII the rationing and shortages saw the rise of the black market and in the seventies and eighties international drug trafficking reached its height. This fourth wave of crime to engulf the world is digital. (more…)

According to one of the FBI’s leading representatives globally, we are losing the battle against hackivist and hacker attacks. (more…)

A new Cyber Security Centre is to be launched by Oxford University. The establishment announced the initiative recently and is developing the new centre to combat the rising threat posed by online criminals and cyber terrorist attacks. The university hopes to develop research that will help to protect government and business data from the attacks of ever more sophisticated hackers. (more…)

IT security threats have been forecast to increase significantly over the next couple of years and companies that do not protect their businesses now may suffer many challenges in the future. These findings were revealed in the Threat Horizon 2014: Managing Risks When Threats Collide report which has been published by the Information Security Forum, an international organisation that is held as a major voice within the cyber security sector. (more…)

In the US a trade association has recently launched its latest certification which is designed to prepare IT professionals for information security vacancies. Comptia, a non-profit organisation, offers a range of certifications but this is the first time it has offered a security qualification with ‘a new level of complexity’. (more…)

New research funding is set to be provided to eight universities across the UK from GCHQ. These educational establishments have been selected to help produce research on cyber security which is hoped to further the protection of national security from cyber criminals. (more…)