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The canned meat spam (spiced ham) was immortalised in a famous Monty Python sketch which featured a couple trying to order in a cafe populated

Another year is almost over and there is still no sign of the new EU data protective directive. However, there have been some significant developments

If you are a resident of the UK you will have been living a hermit-like existence not to realise there is a looming general election.

As an interesting foot note to the Data Breach Index Report revealed that only 58 of the data breach incidents reported in 2014 (less than

The start of a new year is an exciting time. The reports of the previous year’s security incidents are published and numerous suppliers, having gazed

The 1980’s saw the birth of a film franchise that spawned 5 sequels with a 6th pencilled in for release later this year. The film

One of the aims of the impending changes to EU data protection regulation is to define a framework for a consistent approach across Europe. A

In September 2012, the European Commission produced a strategy paper titled “Unleashing the Potential of Cloud Computing in Europe”. The strategy was quite simple, stating

The recent story of the Morgan Stanley employee in the US who stole data relating to 350,000 clients and posted some of it online, highlights

Looking back at the news items over the past year, one hack stands out. We all know what data matters to us and needs safeguarding.

There are traditionalists who have not yet embraced the smartphone culture.  Those who believe the best use for a phone is to make a call.

The information security profession was a relatively small community.  Recent explosive growth has been spurred by major, very public security incidents.  As a result it is

There have been a number of media reports such as “eBay reveals major security breach” and the “Heartbleed Bug – Open SSL Vulnerability”.   There was

Bridewell Consulting was delighted to be a sponsor of the 2014 White Hat Rally (weekend of the 19 – 21 September 2014 – http://info.whitehatrally.org/p/home.html). Even

The advancements in social media together with new applications developed to work hand in hand with social media results in us all increasing the size

There are numerous reports of security incidents resulting from employees making mistakes or maliciously seeking revenge. Security professionals are also surely aware of many other

In the last newsletter we covered the challenges faced by security professionals getting the message across of the importance and value of information security. We,

The big talking point in 2013, and widely regarded as being one of the big information security challenges for 2014, was the change to European

We have all been faced with the challenge of producing our own memorable password generating algorithm, then struggle to remember which password is for which

There are a number of key industry events coming up. The largest is Infosecurity Europe 2014 (Infosec) from the 29th April to the 1st of

Companies are changing the way they conduct business. They are moving more of their core services on-line. There is a danger that the speed of

Picture the situation. You are talking to a client and a board member steps forward to voice their concern about investing in information security “We

We are witnessing major advancements in technology. It is a challenge for security professionals and risk managers to keep pace with these advancements. They need