Columnists

The Great Train Robbery

Martin Ruks

On the anniversary of this infamous crime, we ask - how would it be investigated if it happened in 2015?

52 years ago, on a quiet piece of track somewhere in Buckinghamshire, a Royal mail train was held up by a gang of 15 men, robbing it of the large quantity of cash it was hauling to London. After a successful raid, they made off with £2.6 million (equivalent £50m today) and although most of the gang were eventually arrested and imprisoned, it required one of the largest criminal investigations in UK history. As such, we’ve decided to have a look at how the robbers may have been caught by electronic or computer based evidence if it had been attempted in 2015.

: MARTYN RUKS, GROUP TECHNICAL DIRECTOR, MWR INFOSECURITY; Columnists; Posted On Wednesday, 12 August 2015 05:59

Outsourcing payment regulation compliance

Team effort: Working with third-party partners to achieve effective PCI-DSS compliance

Matthew Bryars, CEO of Aeriandi discusses the benefits and challenges of working with a third-party service provider to achieve regulatory compliance, and how to ensure any partnership is a successful one.

: MATTHEWS BRYARS, CEO, AERIANDI; Columnists; Posted On Wednesday, 12 August 2015 05:52

Cyber-security: Changing the Economics!

The impact of recent cyber attacks will be felt for years to come, perhaps having risen to a new level of hurt with the Target and Sony attacks. With a Fortune 500 CEO ousted and a Hollywood movie held hostage, cyber-security is on the minds of chief executives and board members as they gather in their first meetings of 2015. How can a massive organization with complex systems and networks prevent itself from becoming the next Target or Sony? Is there any hope?