Google says thanks but not thanks Obama

Interesting times in the world of privacy. Google is concerned about a proposed change to a criminal procedure rule which could be introduced by congress.

The new ruling would allow the US government to hack into and spy on computer networks and devices across the globe. The search giant has filed a comment (PDF) opposing the…

Malaysia Airlines plays down hack attack

Malaysia Airlines can’t get a break. It has insisted its customers’ information is secure and its servers intact after its website was attacked by hackers professedly from Lizard Squad, a group that claims links to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, also known as Isis.

World Economic Forum proposes new cyber risk framework

With the annual World Economic Forum meeting in Switzerland just days away, the organisation and its partners have released a new framework designed to help businesses calculate the impact of cyber-threats.

• The framework, called “cyber value-at-risk”, was proposed in a new report entitled ‘Partnering for Cyber Resilience…

Governments make fun of Cybersecurity

Working in Cybersecurity for the first 12 years has opened my eyes to a lot of “interesting” practices and ideas within both public and private sector organisations. I have learnt, there are no boundaries to worst case scenario and the most simplest and most important of solutions are always overlooked. You have to walk in with your professional hat on…