“With the current situation in Ukraine, and Russian hackers’ penchant for escalating minor and major disputes and conflicts their nation has with neighbouring countries into the cyber realm, it’s no wonder that Latvia has launched a Cyber Defence Unit. According to Deutsche Welle, the newly es...
“Eric Filiol, head of the Operational Cryptography and Computer Virology lab hosted by ESIEA in Laval, France, was scheduled to give a talk on Friday at the CanSecWest conference in Vancouver, British Columbia. However, that talk has been canceled after reviewers in the intelligence community deem...
“An aggressive cyber weapon called Snake has infected dozens of Ukrainian computer networks including government systems in one of the most sophisticated attacks of recent years. Also known as Ouroboros, after the serpent of Greek mythology that swallowed its own tail, experts say it is comparable...
By Bob Gourley We read with enthusiasm about the continued positive news coming out of SMU on the topic of computer engineering, specifically the establishment of a new institute for cyber security and an innovation gym led by friend and renowned engineer Fred Chang. Press release is below: Darwin D...
The Unified Certification Standard (UCS) is a certification and audit (similar to a SAS70 Audit) for the cloud computing and managed services industry. Developed by MSPs for MSPs, it’s the longest standing program of its type in existence. The UCS is a standard unlike any other in that it comes wi...
By Bob Gourley You know the Security Innovation Network (SINET), the virtuous community builder focused on promotion of innovation in cyber security. One of the ways SINET helps move the community forward is by convening a yearly IT Security Entrepreneurs Forum (ITSEF). The 2014 ITSEF will be held ...
Hexis Cyber Solutions is fielding one of the most virtuous enterprise cyber security solutions I have evaluated, a capability called HawkEye G. I’ve tracked this capability since it was a concept on a white board and watched as experienced professionals turned those concepts into working model...
By Bob Gourley FOSE is right around the corner! This year’s premier event provides tools and best practices to equip agencies for the 21st century. It’s free to all government personnel. In addition, the first 25 people who register by March 14th will receive a FREE $10 iTunes gift card.* Here ...