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999,999.99 - It's a Big Number

This week there was an announcement of a new vulnerability in contactless pay cards. In the UK, is restricted to a maximum £20 per transaction, when dealing with foreign currency, the restriction is 999,999.99 in the currency of your choice.
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The Hidden Costs of an Insider Attack

This past July I posted a blog regarding an insider attack on education services provider Benesse. At the time 10.2 million items of personal identifiable information relating to children had been hacked. Now, two months later, it is becoming disturbingly clear that the reality is in fact much worse.
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'Accepted Everywhere'

Originally, when thinking about the claim ‘Accepted Everywhere’ I was sure it was the slogan of a specific credit card from across the pond.
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Next Generation Organization Agility... Are You Ready?

The blurring of work and life boundaries that exist on devices, both with the changes to the law on flexible working and the general rise of BYOD, means that it’s far too easy to send information to the wrong person via email – and then be penalised for it.
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The Never-Ending Learning Curve

Not so long ago I wrote two blog posts on the Heartbleed vulnerability in OpenSSL. In one of them I alluded to the fact that we have not seen the end of it, unfortunately I was right.
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Fallout From eBay Cyber-Attack - One week On

I was kindly invited to speak with BBC business reporter Steph McGovern last week on BBC Breakfast News on the eBay cyber-attack, further to commenting on the story in the national and technology media.
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Clearswift Triumphs at Info Security Awards 2014

By Heath Davies, Chief Executive. Direct from the annual RSA Conference I am delighted to share the news that Clearswift won an impressive three awards at the 10th Annual Info Security Awards 2014 ceremony.
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Inside Out, Outside in, Inside in...

Threats from outside the organization are still happening, but it's the threats from within which are causing a greater challenge. Not just employees but third parties who have access to internal systems and information.
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EU Regulations - The Latest Instalment to Protect European Data

Blog by Kevin Bailey, Head of Market Strategy. They say that there is no smoke without fire and the proposed EU Data Protection Regulation (EU DPR) that will supersede the previous EU Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC maybe the fire from which a lot of smoke and hot air has been expelled from Belgium over the past 2 years.