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Original Entry by : Tim Nichols on Thursday, July 7th, 2011
Tuesday the 5th July saw the passing of the 6th annual National Security Conference in London. As a supporter of the event we were lucky enough to be able to join the likes of Nick Harvey, Minister of State for the Armed Forces and Neil Thompson, Director, Office of Cyber Security & Information Assurance, Cabinet Office on the podium to share our perspectives on national cyber security and the role that central government plays in protecting citizens from both physical and cyber attack.
It was an extremely well attended event with high quality presentations and informed discussion amongst the 350 security and counter-intelligence professionals that attended. Nick Harvey opened the event with a great keynote that touched on a number of important themes that are close to our hearts.
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Original Entry by : Tim Nichols on Thursday, July 8th, 2010
Cloud computing has led to questions about the future of various security tools, including IDS. Endace CTO Stu Wilson and CSO’s Bill Brenner discuss where IDS fits in with cloud computing in this podcast over at CSO.
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Original Entry by : Tim Nichols on Thursday, April 8th, 2010
An article in the New York Times Science section published earlier this week (5th April) caught our attention as it powerfully illustrates the need for capture, analysis and intrusion detection on government networks
The article exposes the activities of a China-based computer espionage gang that has been stealing highly sensitive information from the Indian Defence Ministry. The report was issued by researchers at the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Canada and makes fascinating reading for a whole variety of reasons.
Tags: 100% packet capture
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Original Entry by : Tim Nichols on Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
Some interesting throughts from Mike Chapple on the subject of IPS. Published on searchsecurity.com a little while ago, but still very relevant today IOHO
….A little more than three years ago, I witnessed a pilot deployment of an intrusion prevention system (IPS) on a large academic network. The technology in question was a highly touted product from a top-tier vendor (one that’s still around today). The product came complete with tons of sales hype, promising to eliminate all network threats and allow security analysts to sleep soundly for the first time in years.
Tags: IPS
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