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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 The Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) is embarking on a mission to help charities by offering its expertise in security and auditing to those who are struggling to meet compliance regulations.
[September 22, 2004, 17:50]
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]
U.S. Marines Supply Warehouse Wins Inventory Accuracy Battle with Wireless Technology
White Papers The US Marine Corps' Intermediate Supply Support Activity (ISSA), located at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina provides repair parts, combat equipment and packaged food rations to Marine forces on the East Coast and remote locations as far away as the...
[October 4, 2003, 0:00]
Security organisation's Web site hacked
Talkback This greatly proves, neither the ISSA, Microsoft, US Government or any others, that may have the time and resources can ever be fully immune from dedicated saboteurs! International Vice President - ISSA
[January 25, 2005, 1:41]
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]
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]
IT security industry 'to be professionalised'
Talkback Security professionals that already have qualifications are members of ISC2 or ISACA or ISSA. This new group appears to be for those without any security qualifications. Now we have ISSP, whats next ISSQ?
[February 17, 2006, 14:05]
Friday
Blog Darrell Issa sent letters to the Pentagon, the U.S. Issa wrote to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. Issa, a Republican, wrote that if GSM technology is deployed in Iraq, much of the equipment used to build that nation's cellphone system will be...
[March 28, 2003, 9:51]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog Tom had been dispatched to the ISSA Security Day, on the grounds that even if nothing much was announced, the world's most aristocratic IT expert, Merlin, Earl of Erroll, was going to give a speech on RIPA and the Computer Misuse Act.
[September 15, 2006, 18:55]
US may probe leaked global warming emails
News Aides for Representative Darrell Issa, a California Republican, are also looking into the disclosure. A few days after leaked email messages appeared on the internet, the US Congress may probe whether prominent scientists who are advocates of...
[November 25, 2009, 8:20]
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]
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]
'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]
Employees are vital link in the security chain
News People are the weakest link," said Chris Pick, vice president of market strategy at security and systems-management company NetIQ and co-founder of Human Firewall, an educational and informational Web site now operated by the Information Systems...
[July 22, 2004, 14:10]
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]
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's $5m Reward Program may help catch script kiddies, such as the German teenager...
[May 10, 2004, 17:30]
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]
