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IT Security Industry 'to Be Professionalised'
News IT security officers are to get their own professional body in the UK with the launch of the Institute of Information Security Professionals (IISP) next month. Nick Coleman, the interim chief executive of the Institute, who is also IBM's head of...
[January 16, 2006, 9:15]
Hackers Focus Attacks Against Applications
News The SANS Institute, an independent research group, said that the IT industry has been "set back years", because software vendors have neglected security. We're in exactly the same position as six years ago - the user community just hasn't noticed...
[November 22, 2005, 14:00]
Security Pros Seek Chief Executive
News The Institute of IT Security Professionals is recruiting a chief executive officer. The responsibilities of the chief executive will include the operation of the institute, including its staff, programmes and activities.
[March 29, 2007, 12:59]
UK Security Industry Gets Professional Body
News The Institute of Information Security Professionals (IISP) will provide a "kitemark" for security professionals, indicating to potential clients they are competent to apply knowledge, according to IISP.
[February 28, 2006, 8:50]
SANS Tool Talk Webcast: Desktop Security - A Multi-Layered Approach To Protecting Your Investment
White Papers SANS Institute's Tool Talks are opportunities for you to hear from Information Security Vendors. This informative Webcast hosted by The SANS Institute explores the threat environment that host systems face and addresses the confusion surrounding...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
BP Hits Out At Security Standards
News Today, application security is inadequate because it "relies on the good will and good citizenship of technology vendors to ensure computers are secure," said Alan Paller, director of the SANS Institute, a training body for information security...
[November 25, 2005, 15:10]
One In Three UK Companies Have Been Hacked
News To coincide with the results of the survey, the CMA has launched a new Institute for Communications Arbitration and Forensics (ICAF), a body designed to help provide companies and investigators with expert advice on computer crime.
[April 3, 2001, 17:11]
Police Warn Of IT Expertise Shortfall
News Neate also welcomed the launch of the Institute of Information Security Professionals (IISP) on Tuesday, which he said would give the police more interaction with IT forensics experts. The Institute will give more scope, and a link to security...
[February 28, 2006, 11:55]
Experts Warn Of New-style Cyber Attack
News The conference, put on by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, collects the United States' foremost professionals in network security. It's possible to detect the attack, but it is very hard to block it using current software," said...
[October 20, 1999, 10:45]
Five Reasons Why LPIC Outpaces Red Hat's RHCE
News But nine months later, the Linux Professional Institute's (LPI) Level 1 and Level 2 accreditations are getting all the glory. The 2002 CRN Certification Study suggested that IT professionals are almost evenly split as to whether more vendor-neutral...
[October 4, 2002, 19:38]
Storm Worm Resurfaces, Tries Love Angle Again
News After a hiatus, the gang behind the Storm worm is attempting to exploit people's curiosity about a fictional love interest to tempt users into downloading the malware, according to security training organisation the Sans Institute.
[June 3, 2008, 11:42]
Learn More About Asset Control
White Papers IT professionals cannot institute the necessary asset control and security methodology required to make informed financial and management decisions about their network portfolio. As a result, companies are paying hundreds of thousands of dollars a...
[January 1, 1970, 0:59]
Another Massive Net Attack Looming?
News Top-level White House officials have been meeting with representatives of the insurance and security industries in an attempt to work out an agreement, according to Alan Paller, director of the SANS Institute, a non-profit computer security...
[August 14, 2000, 9:55]
A Tale Of Two Patches
News In a rare move, security experts at the SANS Institute's Internet Storm Center and at F-Secure are advising people to download Guilfanov's patch, which aims to fix a flaw in the Windows Meta File. This makes much easier to verify it — this is what...
[January 5, 2006, 9:10]
'Information Security Awareness Forum' Is Launched
News Other organisations involved with ISAF include the BCS, the Institution of Engineering and Technology, (ISC)2 , the Institute of Information Security Professionals, (IISP) and Jericho Forum. The Information Security Awareness Forum (ISAF), launched...
[February 12, 2008, 16:40]
Salary Outlook Remains Grim
News Earlier this year, economist Jared Bernstein of the Economic Policy Institute found that inflation-adjusted wages for professional and technical workers had fallen and that unemployment for mathematicians and computer scientists had risen to its...
[November 7, 2003, 8:10]
Don't Pay For Insecure Software, Says SANS
News While answering panel questions at the SANS Institute's Top 20 Vulnerabilities conference at the Department of Trade and Industry's offices in London on Friday, director of research for the organisation Alan Paller lashed out at vendors for...
[October 11, 2004, 10:55]
Phishers Pushing Spyware Through DNS Holes
News The Internet Storm Centre, which represents a group of incident response professionals organised by the SANS Institute, a security training organisation, said that a recent flaw in Symantec's firewall and gateway security appliances likely allowed...
[March 9, 2005, 8:25]
MySQL Gets Gold Star On Bug Test
News Commercial code typically has anywhere from one to seven bugs per 1,000 lines of code, according to an April report from the National Cybersecurity Partnership's Working Group on the Software Lifecycle, which cited an analysis of development...
[February 7, 2005, 8:50]
Survey: Security Measures Pay Off
News The Computer Security Institute's survey of security professionals at nearly 500 companies found that damages related to cyberattacks declined, reaching about $290,000 (£159,549) per company versus $400,000 per company a year ago.
[June 11, 2004, 12:35]
