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Participants at the BSIA’s ID Conference and Exhibition call for industry specific standards

Anthony Pearlgood displaying shredded papers. “Shred it professionally,” he seems to be saying.

Anthony Pearlgood displaying shredded papers. “Shred it professionally,” he seems to be saying.

Since its establishment 12 years ago, the British Security Industry Association’s ID Section has been working tirelessly to provide forums for exchanging best practice, developing standards, training and organising conferences and exhibitions aimed at promoting the benefits of using information destruction practitioners by businesses and the public sector including producing publications to advise on issues relating to the destruction of confidential materials.

: JOHN ODEY ADUMA, Editor and British Chevening Scholar; InfoSecurity; Posted On Monday, 11 June 2012 10:04

Experts baffled at naivety as Mitt Romney’s Hotmail hacked

London : Reacting to reports that Mitt Romney has had his email account hacked, the head of Lieberman Software has expressed his astonishment at the lapse of security judgement with the presumed Republican Party nominee for the US Presidency using Hotmail for his personal messages – if that is what happened.

: CATHERINE EYRES; InfoSecurity; Posted On Monday, 11 June 2012 10:02

Flame malware – Like Stuxnet and Duqu before it

Certificates exactly like the ones compromised as part of the Flame malware, are used everywhere in organisations worldwide today and are vulnerable to the exact same compromise. If organisations do not have an automated management system in place, the likelihood of a catastrophic event is very high. Also, when the event occurs, recovery and remediation will take a very long time. Just like you need to manage and keep software up to date, you need to do the same thing with certificates.

: REGINE HARTMANN; InfoSecurity; Posted On Monday, 11 June 2012 10:01

Information Security Vendors Association appoints first Board Member

Mike Yaffe aims to help promote ISVA interests in North America

UK: The Information Security Vendors Association has appointed Mike Yaffe, Sr. Director of Product Marketing for Core Security, as its first board member and first senior representative for the ISVA in North America.