Things I hearted Last Week

For the week ending 3rd July 2016 The rumours are in the air of Intel mulling sale of its security business. A practical guide to securing OSX geared towards power users. Facebook and creepy? <shocked face> Using your phones location to suggest new friends. US hospitals hacked with ancient exploits. No O-day here, only Old-Day. See … Continue reading Things I hearted Last Week →

Cisco to acquire CloudLock

Cisco has announced its intent to acquire Waltham, MA-based CloudLock for $293m in cash. CloudLock is a cloud application security broker, which helps enterprises extend security controls to cloud applications which may otherwise not have such controls. Acquisitions are part of Cisco’s strategy to add to its portfolio and accelerate penetration into markets. It is … Continue reading Cisco to acquire CloudLock →

Things I hearted last week

For the week ending 26th June 2016 OSSEC 2.9 release. An Australian healthcare system using MS-DOS 6.22 is being taken to court to force upgrade. Paypal dumped cloud company after it refused to monitor customer files. Microsoft extends its support for Docker containers. How celebrity twitter accounts are getting hacked. Want to stop people filming … Continue reading Things I hearted last week →

Muckerberg Privacy Pro

Do you worry about your privacy? Concerned that hackers or governments may be watching you through your laptops webcam, or listening in through the microphone. Well worry no more and buy the patent pending Muckerberg Privacy Pro.

Things I hearted last week

For the week ending 19th June 2016 I asked attendees at Infosec if businesses were ready for GDPR When cybersecurity research leads to jail, an article on research and disclosure challenges. You're probably aware that Microsoft acquired Linkedin. Ben Thompson at Stratechery (I am never sure how to pronounce that) wrote a good analysis of … Continue reading Things I hearted last week →

AttackIQ asks how effective are your security investments?

According to market predictions, in 2015, the total market for cyber-security products reached an astronomical $75 billion. That figure represents the total spent on packages, appliances, subscriptions, training, and consultancy, all bought with the intent of protecting critical IT infrastructure from external and internal threats. At the same time, it’s been an ongoing challenge to … Continue reading AttackIQ asks how effective are your security investments? →

IPO called off as Symantec swoops in on Blue Coat

A few weeks after Blue Coat announced its intention to file for IPO, plans have changed as Symantec announced its intention to acquire Blue Coat for an eye-watering $4.7bn. For Blue Coat it will be the third change of hands since 2011, with its price almost doubling every time. In 2011, Thoma Bravo picked up … Continue reading IPO called off as Symantec swoops in on Blue Coat →

Things I hearted Last Week

For the week ending 12th June 2016 Last week Infosec drew the crowds to London. I wrote a short writeup on how we found it on the AlienVault Blog William Hague was one of the keynotes at Infosec (btw, do conferences use 'keynote' synonymously with 'talk' these days? It seems like everything is a keynote.) In which … Continue reading Things I hearted Last Week →

On the Brinqa of Risk Intelligence

Eight years old, privately funded, and profitable, the Austin-based Brinqa has confidently managed to carve out a slice of the security analytics sector, thanks to their flagship product – the Brinqa Risk Platform. Brinqa was founded in 2008 by Amad Fida and Hilda Perez. The founders have a track record for launching enterprise infosec products. … Continue reading On the Brinqa of Risk Intelligence →

Things I hearted last week

For the week ending 5th June 2016 My feeds were pretty much taken over with the sad news that boxing legend Mohammad Ali has passed. So, a slightly lighter than usual weekly roundup. What do you do when you're Jerry Gamblin and messing around with Docker? Simple, you build KaliBrowser to run in a container with a … Continue reading Things I hearted last week →