Update

2 Minutes On: Safe Harbour ruled invalid

The data-sharing agreement known as Safe Harbour was ruled invalid on 6 October by the Court of Justice of the European Union, with widespread ramifications for organisations ranging from cloud computing providers to multinational companies that move information across the Atlantic.

Threat of the month: POS systems

2 minutes on: Hackers spread malware via Yahoo ads

Hackers who previously exploited vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash have now used advertising on Yahoo's largest websites to distribute malware to billions, according to researchers at Malwarebytes.

Movers & Makers: Autumn 2015

Recent updates on the people and organisations that make up the information security industry

Threat of the month: Zero-day

Debate: IT Security's male image and lack of female role models are the main reasons for the scarcity of women in the industry

Phyllis Kolmus and Ryan Corey discuss the lack of female role models and its affects in the IT security industry.

2 minutes on: Duqu 2.0: a massive advance

As APT sophistication grows we're all at risk - even security vendors

THREAT OF THE MONTH: Cryptolocker

Movers and makers: July-August 2015

Recent updates on the people and organisations that make up the information security industry

2 minutes on: UK bangs the drum for cyber-insurance

Cyber-insurance is the new go-to for large corporations trying to defend themselves from data breaches, but the UK is lagging behind - and that is something the government wants to fix.

THREAT OF THE MONTH: Komodia libraries

Movers and makers: March - April 2015

Recent updates on the people and organisations that make up the information security industry

2 minutes on... CISO: The balancing act?

CISOs are increasingly being asked to take on greater management responsibilities, but are they subsequently being divorced from their firm's true security maturity?

THREAT OF THE MONTH: Blended spear phishing

Debate: Should you pay a ransom

Jeff Bardin, chief intelligence officer, Treadstone 71e, and Dave Chronister, founder of Parameter Security debate paying ransoms to hackers.

Movers and Makers: January-February 2015

Here's the latest on the movers and makers in the industry

Debate: CISOs must have a technical background

Gareth Lindahl-Wise, CISO, ITC Secure and Quentyn Taylor, director of information security, Canon EMEA debate if CISOs must have a technical background

2 min on: CERT-UK opens the door to cross-sector information sharing

The UK's National Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-UK) has shown some promising signs in its first year, with the connected Cyber Security Information Sharing Partnership (CiSP) initiative looking to improve cross-sector information sharing on security threats.

2014 Industry Innovators: Perimeter defence

This is another market area that has seen a lot of change over the past few years.

Movers and makers: November-December

THREAT OF THE MONTH: Passwords

Debate: Information budgets are shrinking

Grant Waterfall and Ollie Whitehouse share their views on IT budgets

DEBATE: Insuring against regulatory penalties

Sarah Stephens and Becky Pinkard discuss cyber insurance

Movers and makers: September-October

The latest news on the people and companies at the forefront of information security.

THREAT OF THE MONTH: SVPENG

Etay Maor dissects SVPENG - what it is and how to prevent it.

NEWS BRIEFS: September - October

Six Masters degree courses in cyber security to be certified by GCHQ, the highly controversial Data Retention and Investigatory Powers bill is passed and more security news.

THREAT OF THE MONTH: Deperimeterisation

Mark D. Parker dissects deperimeterisation - what it is and how to prevent it.

CASE STUDY: Women's Security Society

A conversation with Jane Wainwright, Co-founder Women's Security Society and now senior manager at PWC.

Working with third-parties: Make security a priority

2 minutes on keeping security at the forefront by working with third-parties

News briefs: July - August

The first update to the Computer Misuse Act since 1990, Operation Tovar combats infamous malware and more security news.

Movers and makers: July - August

The latest news on the people and companies at the forefront of information security.

Debate: Anti-virus is dead

Amichai Shulman and Sarb Sembhi whether or not anti-virus is dead

THREAT OF THE MONTH: Drive-by downloads

Drive-by downloads are stealthy in nature and very difficult to prevent.

Movers and makers

The latest news on the people and companies at the forefront of information security.

Debate: Is the EU Data Protection Act reform Necessary?

Brian Honan and Stewart Room debate whether the EU Protection Act reform is a good idea.

Cyber security: Speaking the CEO's Language

2 minutes on how you educate the boardroom on the information security dangers the business is facing on a daily basis.

SC Congress exceeds expectations

The ILEC Conference Centre in London played host to a raft of industry expert speakers and an audience of some 180 senior industry professionals at the first SC Congress in the UK.