Northrop Grumman and Finmeccanica aim for NATO cyber role December 2011 | Derek Parkinson | Leave a comment Defence giants Northrop Grumman and Finmeccanica have formed a partnership to bid for work on a planned upgrade to the systems that alert NATO to cyber threats as they emerge in real time. The partners hope to win work on … Continue reading → Tweet
Government updates UK Cyber Security Strategy November 2011 | Derek Parkinson | Leave a comment The Cyber Security Strategy (CSS) unveiled today sets out what actions the Government will take to improve cyber security, strengthen the UK against cyber attacks, and help its citizens and businesses protect themselves more effectively against crime. Industry is an … Continue reading → Tweet
Cyber war: clear and present danger? November 2011 | Derek Parkinson | Leave a comment How real is the threat of cyber war? Deciding this question often focuses on examples such as the cyber attacks on Estonia, Georgia, and Iran. For those who think cyber war is a “clear and present danger” these provide enough … Continue reading → Tweet
RSA attack was not “surgical strike” – Brian Krebs October 2011 | Derek Parkinson | Leave a comment The notorious phishing attack that cost RSA at least $66m now appears to be part of a far wider campaign than previously thought, targeting at least 750 organisations according to security researcher Brian Krebs. Although the source of his information … Continue reading → Tweet
Duqu round-up: first reactions from security vendors October 2011 | Derek Parkinson | Leave a comment The discovery of the so-called Duqu malware in the wild confirms fears that we are in a new era of malware development. Such fears were first given substance by the notorious Stuxnet malware, and the impact of Duqu on the … Continue reading → Tweet
RSA Europe keynote: Coviello and Heiser call for collaboration October 2011 | Derek Parkinson | Leave a comment A key lesson to draw from the security breaches that ripped through organisations in 2011 – RSA included, of course – is that the bad guys share information more effectively than security professionals, Art Coviello told delegates in the opening … Continue reading → Tweet
UK cyber chief – the view from inside CSOC October 2011 | Derek Parkinson | Leave a comment “If you think that at the Cyber Security Operations Centre we sit in front of a map of the UK covered with red flashing lights, I’m afraid I’m going to disabuse you of that,” Alison Whitney, Head of the Cyber … Continue reading → Tweet
Cabinet Office offers preview of draft UK Cyber Security Strategy October 2011 | Derek Parkinson | Leave a comment The Cabinet Office has explained the thinking behind the government’s draft Cyber Security Strategy, which will be debated in Parliament before the end of the year, the first major update to the policy since 2009. That document attempted to characterise … Continue reading → Tweet
Work on cyber security “essential” for UK infrastructure September 2011 | Derek Parkinson | Leave a comment Cyber threats to the UK’s Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) are growing, but our response to them is fragmented, both inside individual organisations and industry sectors, according to new research from Chatham House. CNI, the range of services needed to keep … Continue reading → Tweet
RSA malware revealed – more answers to come? August 2011 | Derek Parkinson | Leave a comment The malicious payload sent to RSA in a phishing email – and thought to have cost the company at least $66m to date – has been discovered lying unnoticed in a public database by a security researcher at F-Secure. The … Continue reading → Tweet
