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Big Data Investigations: Opportunity and Risk
Experts say large-scale security analytics can cut through the noise to find key intelligence. But connecting the dots can lead to legal trouble
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Dutch bill seeks to give law enforcement hacking powers
The Dutch government today presented a draft bill that aims to give law enforcement the power to hack into computer systems -- including those located in foreign countires -- to do research, gather and copy evidence or block access to certain data.
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One in five data breaches are the result of cyberespionage, Verizon says
Even though the majority of data breaches continue to be the result of financially motivated cybercriminal attacks, cyberespionage activities are also responsible for a significant number of data theft incidents, according to a report that will be released Tuesday by Verizon.
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Harvard e-mail probe sparks privacy concerns
Leak probe steps on sanctity of the inbox, could have 'chilling' effect
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HP offering data-breach response and remediation services
HP today announced data-breach remediation services intended to help organizations prepare for an incident related to data loss that would require fast response to meet both legal and digital forensics requirements.
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Dell targets ANZ security opportunities as SecureWorks debuts locally
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AusCERT 2013: Cloud-based scanner identifies new malware by its ancestry
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AusCERT 2013: Users, cats more likely hack culprits than cyber-espionage: Trustwave
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ACMA database keeps finger on Australia’s malware pulse
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Lethal medical device hack taken to next level
Incident handling is a vast topic, but here are a few tips for you to consider in your incident response. I hope you never have to use them, but the odds are at some point you will and I hope being ready saves you pain (or your job!).
- Have an incident response plan.
- Pre-define your incident response team
- Define your approach: watch and learn or contain and recover.
- Pre-distribute call cards.
- Forensic and incident response data capture.
- Get your users on-side.
- Know how to report crimes and engage law enforcement.
- Practice makes perfect.
Warning: Tips for secure mobile holiday shopping
I’m dating myself, but I remember when holiday shopping involved pouring through ads in the Sunday paper, placing actual phone calls from tethered land lines to research product stock and availability, and actually driving places to pick things up. Now, holiday shoppers can do all of that from a smartphone or tablet in a few seconds, but there are some security pitfalls to be aware of.
