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Security organisation's Web site hacked
News The UK arm of the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) has admitted its Web site was hacked into and defaced earlier this month. In mid-December we switched to a different server and upgraded the software," said Richard Starnes...
[January 24, 2005, 14:20]
Security experts give charities a hand
News Let's give something back to the community," said Richard Starnes, ISSA's UK president. ISSA is a not-for-profit organisation with more than 300 members in the UK and 13,000 worldwide. Those interested in the mentoring scheme should contact David...
[September 22, 2004, 17:50]
Microsoft patches win industry trust
News Security professionals attending a security event organised by non-profit organisation ISSA UK, which was held at Microsoft's headquarters in Reading on Wednesday, said that although Microsoft still has a lot of work to do before its patching...
[April 1, 2004, 13:15]
Can Microsoft's virus bounty fight organised crime?
News However, Richard Starnes, vice president of ISSA's UK Chapter, said that rewards have historically been shown to work, even in the world of organised crime. Microsoft UK's chief security officer Stuart Okin said the Sasser arrest only came about...
[May 10, 2004, 17:30]
ISS slammed for 'selling' security patches
News Richard Starnes, vice president of ISSA UK, which is a non-profit organisation of security professionals, told ZDNet UK that this is the first time that he has heard of a company trying to sell security patches: "Until now, I had not heard of a...
[March 30, 2004, 15:40]
Bagle author releases 'dangerous' assembler code
News Richard Starnes, vice president of security industry group ISSA UK, said the source code is "dangerous" but noted that it could hold clues that will help law enforcement agencies track down the author.
[July 5, 2004, 13:30]
Internet Explorer gets a new evangelist
News Richard Starnes, vice president of security industry group ISSA UK, welcomed Massy's move but said there is unlikely to be any noticeable changes for a long time. Patrick told ZDNet UK he is not worried about Microsoft improving IE or the arrival...
[June 22, 2004, 13:15]
Industry maps out security blueprint for business
News The industry group promoting them, ISSA (Information Systems Security Association), will promote GAISP as a badge of honour for companies that are secure, and hopes the analogy will make it easy for companies to grasp the value of following GAISP.
[April 17, 2003, 9:54]
One virus writer 'responsible for 70 percent of infections'
News Richard Starnes, president of security industry group ISSA UK, was also impressed: "Is he going to put this on his CV? Sven Jaschan, self-confessed author of the Netsky and Sasser viruses, is responsible for 70 percent of virus infections in 2004...
[July 28, 2004, 17:35]
'Suicidal Osama Bin Laden' recruits a zombie army
News Richard Starnes, president of security industry group ISSA UK, congratulated Sophos for highlighting the issue because it will allow users to "install preventative measures" before the Trojan becomes a widespread.
[July 23, 2004, 16:45]
Criminal gangs blackmail Web users with porn threat
News Richard Starnes, president of the security professionals union ISSA UK and director of incident response at Cable & Wireless, said the emails looked to be originating from Russia and Eastern Europe, and bore the hallmarks of organised criminal gangs.
[July 22, 2004, 16:30]
Microsoft to distribute XP SP2 on one million CDs
News Richard Starnes, president of security industry group ISSA UK, welcomed the security update, but is concerned that SP2 will become the target of phishers who will spam unsuspecting users with links to doctored versions of the update.
[July 9, 2004, 17:15]
'Important' Windows flaw could turn critical
News Richard Starnes, president of security industry group ISSA UK, said that malware writers usually reverse-engineer Microsoft's patches in order to produce exploits. Security experts are bracing themselves for a spate of new worms and viruses...
[July 14, 2004, 14:30]
MPs slam UK ID card proposal
News If identity verification is a "subsidiary issue", there will be doubts about the validity of the card, according to Richard Starnes, president of security industry group ISSA UK. The fear of terrorism seems to have pushed the government into fast...
[July 30, 2004, 13:15]
Year-old Bluetooth vulnerability invites mobile worm
News Richard Starnes, president of security industry group ISSA UK, agreed with Rowe. For the past year, mobile phone vendors have been trying to fix several Bluetooth security vulnerabilities that could allow hackers to create an MSBlast-type worm that...
[August 3, 2004, 13:40]
UK security industry gets professional body
News A number of professional security bodies already exist, such as ISSA and ISCē. A group representing members of the UK Government, blue-chip businesses and the academic sector announced the launch of a professional body for UK information security...
[February 28, 2006, 8:50]
US legislator lobbies against GSM in Iraq
News Representative Darrell Issa, a Republican who just happens to represent the corner of California where Qualcomm's headquarters is located, believes that company's technology must be used in Iraq's post-war mobile phone system.
[March 28, 2003, 8:04]
Congressman criticised for GSM quote
News Congressman Darrell Issa recently wrote a letter to US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld and the US Agency for International Development, urging them not to back the building of a cellular phone system in Iraq based on GSM.
[March 31, 2003, 10:09]
Sony rootkit prompts clampdown on CD use
News Association (ISSA), told ZDNet UK that other companies should consider whether they need a policy on CD use. Andrew Yeomans, vice-president for global information security at investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, told ZDNet UK that he is...
[November 14, 2005, 12:50]
Security contractors urged to take out personal indemnity insurance
News Richard Starnes, vice president of the UK chapter of the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA), believes personal indemnity insurance for most security professionals will become inevitable. Stuart Okin, Microsoft UK's chief security...
[June 2, 2004, 15:30]
