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David Blunkett to deliver opening keynote at inaugural (ISC)² Security Congress EMEA

London, UK: (ISC)²® ("ISC-squared") has released its education programme and speaker line-up for its inaugural Security Congress EMEA, taking place 9-10 December at the Bloomsbury Hotel in London. Organised in partnership with MIS Training Institute, the conference programme offers a broad professional development opportunity, combining a comprehensive plenary programme with focussed track sessions from a cross-section of the security community throughout the region. Kicking off the programme with insights into why the UK government elevated cybersecurity to a tier one threat is The Right Honourable David Blunkett, MP, who has held a number of senior Cabinet posts within the UK government, including Home Secretary (2001-2004).

: JAMES ROMERO; Exhibitions; Posted On Monday, 15 September 2014 03:51

Independent Scotland: Naked and Alone as UK Counter Terrorist and Crime Fighting Assets Withdrawn

In the great debate on Scottish independence, little has been said by either side as to how a ‘yes’ vote would impact on all aspects of law and order North of the border. The ramifications would be significant yet the lack of discussion is likely to be due to sheer ineptitude on the part of the ‘better together’ campaign and shrewd campaigning by Alex Salmond and his cohorts who would rather the subject remain off the agenda.

: CHRIS HOBBS, SECURITY ANALYST/CONSULTANT; Intelligence and Policing; Posted On Friday, 12 September 2014 05:02

Apple Pay analysis: what it means for security, merchants & payment industry

Charlotte Hanson interviews Ralf Gladis, CEO of Computop on Apple Pay. Questions whose answers are attempted in the interview are as below. Happy reading:

· Apple Pay – what it is?

· How innovative is it?

· How secure it is – especially in light of the photo/iCloud stories recently and what security technologies is it based on?

· How it will work for merchants? The cost to business and the payment industry?

: Charlotte Hanson; Interviews; Posted On Friday, 12 September 2014 04:48

5 million Google accounts leaked to cyber security internet forum

It was reported that a database containing usernames and passwords for almost five million Google accounts emerged on a Russian forum. Google themselves blogged yesterday to say that less than 2% of the username and password combinations might have worked, and their automated anti-hijacking systems would have blocked many of those login attempts. Commenting on this, Lancope CTO, TK Keanini, said: