Posts By: Jacob Charles

Under pressure

Brian Martin reveals how FOMI is keeping cybersecurity professionals up at night Most people have heard of FOMO (fear of missing out), but it’s more likely to be FOMI – the fear of missing incidents – that’s keeping cybersecurity professionals up at night. A small amount of pressure can sometimes be a good thing; if… Read more »

Setting the trap

Aðalsteinn Jonsson on how stolen devices are being used for phishing Cyber crime is usually thought of as a remote activity perpetrated entirely at a distance. While this is certainly the preferred approach for most criminals, many cyber attacks involve the use of stolen physical devices, which are exploited for further monetary gain. Recently we have… Read more »

Get smart

John Breen explains the importance of adopting an intelligence-led approach for your organisation On 15 January the undersea volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai erupted, sending a plume of ash, steam and gas 30km into the sky, while tsunami waves of up to 15m hit the capital of Nuku’alofa on Tongatapu Island, ‘Eua and Ha’apai Islands within… Read more »

Age is just a number

Gernot Hacker explains why all generations have a role to play in cybersecurity The pandemic has had a profound effect on almost every aspect of our lives, with one of the most visible impacts on the business world being the shift to remote work. Less discussed however, is the way Covid has influenced the labour… Read more »

Evolving threat

Dominik Birgelen reveals the importance of the Cloud to national defence Cloud computing is an on-demand delivery of IT resources using an internet connection. In other words, instead of investing money in buying and maintaining the physical data centres and servers, organisations can enjoy the same services from a cloud provider based on their needs…. Read more »

Contraband detection

Karen Kingham examines the role that Deep Learning can play in stopping the smuggling of illicit goods into prison Recently, at the International Corrections and Prisons Association (ICPA) fourth Technology in Corrections Conference, ODSecurity together with the Netherlands Stenden University of Applied Sciences, presented their thought-provoking paper on an innovative approach to using Deep Learning… Read more »

Lift off

Antony Quinn explores the impact intelligent, hands-free jetpack technology will have on the security sector. The jetpack age has arrived for the security industry – 60 years since the world’s first rocket pack, the Bell Aerosystems Rocket Belt, had its maiden flight. Strapping jet engines to yourself and heading up into the sky was preserved… Read more »

Deep Fakes

Alon Arvatz and Nikolay Gaubitch on the new pandemic on the horizon Last year there were plenty of headlines on organisations suffering from ransomware, phishing and cyber attacks, with the Colonial Pipeline attack in May and Kaseya cyberattack in July making national headlines. This year, however, there may be a new threat – deepfakes.Deepfakes are… Read more »

Going solo

Don Cameron reports on the dangers of lone working and what employers can do to keep staff safe For many organisations, lone working can increase productivity, flexibility and allows businesses to operate on a wider scale. According to the latest HSE statistics, it is estimated that there now are up to 8-million lone workers in… Read more »

Identity confirmed

Ralf Gladis explains why biometrics are the step forward for data protection It’s widely acknowledged that the global pandemic accelerated digitisation, and along with the drive towards contactless payments, consumers have also seen the benefits of adopting biometrics to speed up and ease their payments. But while devices are now being developed to enable fingerprint… Read more »