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Malware research hub and mailing list Full-Disclosure has announced that it is to close after 12 years of operation.   According to founders Len Rose and John Cartright, they are “suspending service indefinitely”.   In a statement, Cartwright said that upon the creation of the list in 2002, they knew that it would “have our fair share of legal troubles along the way” and after requests to delete things, requests not to delete things and...

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Speaking to the company board of directors and fellow employees should not be diluted down, but it often ends up that way.   Speaking at the CRESTcon conference in London, HP's Andrea Simmonds said that some people have learned a lot but are not good communicators, while others are competent but do not know how to apply it, and the challenge for security professionals is how to pass knowledge on in a way that others...

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Portcullis has announced its acceptance into the CREST Cyber Security Incident Response (CSIR) Scheme.   Established by CREST in collaboration with CESG, the information security division of GCHQ, and the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI), the scheme creates a set of standards for incident response when dealing with attacks for both the private and public sector.   According to the company, Portcullis achieved CSIR certification based on its Cyber Threat Analysis and...

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Information security has been described as a career by design, but one that needs to be certified globally.   Speaking at the CRESTcon conference in London, BT's Ray Stanton said that the security professional has to have standards in a time where there is inconsistency. While an audience member said that there was a danger that this would create an elite and leave small businesses behind, they admitted that there needs to be a level...

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  Big Data analysis can help businesses reduce fraud and detect incidents, but only two per cent of businesses are leveraging technologies.   According to research by EY of 466 organisations, 72 per cent of respondents said that emerging Big Data technologies can play a key role in fraud prevention and detection and 90 per cent believe forensic data analytics will enhance the risk assessment process, though very few are actually using forensic data analytic...

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A lack of skilled professionals in the UK’s cyber security industry could leave the county vulnerable to attack.   Despite efforts like teaching cyber security in schools, the Cyber Security Challenge and Government efforts to hire more people, media reports claim that companies and Government agencies are struggling to recruit people into the profession.   A senior figure from the intelligence agency GCHQ told Sky News that they were concerned that it was that may...

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Around two-thirds of senior business leaders feel that the right response can enhance corporate reputation, while 11 per cent disagree.   According to the Economist Intelligence Unit research on cyber incident response, while three-quarters of companies have suffered a data-related incident in the last two years, 67 per cent are prepared with a response plan. More than 80 per cent are expected to have something in place in the next three years.   James Chambers,...

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Barracuda Networks is launching an online malware detection engine to browse, share and analyse web-based malware.   Named Threatglass, the free tool can be used to reduce instances of infection within their businesses, allowing users to browse website infections by viewing the stages of infection and analysing network characteristics such as host relationships and packet captures.   Those websites selected for inspection are sourced from multiple data feeds including the Alexa top 25,000 websites, social...

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A solution to manage wireless networks inside an organisation has been introduced by GFI Software. According to the company, GFI WirelessSentry (GFI WiSe) is a cloud-based solution which allows IT administrators to monitor, manage and secure their wireless networks, optimising performance while protecting users from wireless threats, regardless of the networking hardware deployed. GFI WiSe uses a lightweight sensor on a local machine near each access point that is monitored and managed via an online dashboard....

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A 19-year old student has been named as the fourth winner of the UK Cyber Security Challenge.   An University of Cambridge student, Will Shackleton, was announced the winner after completing the 48 hour cyber defence battle which was described as an evolving, sustained cyber attack on UK national security, that brought whole industries to a halt and put the lives of UK citizens in danger.   Designed by experts from BT, GCHQ, the National...

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