Moving to a more mature security posture?
Intended to be topical and informative, my blog contains lightweight discussions around various Cyber Security issues.
Travelling for work and working from home are different things and should be treated appropriately when measuring risk and protecting corporate data. According to a new study by Cloud security firm Bitglass, 25.3% of data breaches in recent years within the US financial sector were due to lost or stolen devices. To develop a Safe Corporate Travel policy, there are some points you should consider:…
Depending on your point of view being able to “work from home” can be either a blessing or a burden. The same can be said for organisations who decide to permit home and mobile working. Over time this dilemma becomes compounded by the number of users who need (or demand!) access to an ever-increasing amount of business-line applications and resources whilst outside of the office….
A VPN (Virtual Private Network) is very effective way of establishing a private connection between two parties, typically over the internet. In simple terms, if you could imagine looking through a long cardboard tube, with you at home at one end and your office network on the other end, but with all of the internet outside of the tube, that is the concept. You have…
“Safe” and “Open” Wi-Fi are relative terms! “Convenient” and “Cheap” is more likely the question people ask themselves deep-down! Traditionally, the compelling reason for using a Wi-Fi hotspot would be to reduce costs for off-island Jersey tourists that are (still!) subject to excessive roaming mobile data charges. Entering an internet black hole as soon as they leave the island makes the offer of “Free Wi-Fi” in…
