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This article is part of the June 2011 issue of Navigating the maze of data protection compliance
On the opening day of Infosecurity Europe 2011, when Eugene Kaspersky, founder of Kaspersky Labs, took the podium to deliver a wide-ranging and humorous speech about cybercriminals, he could hardly have imagined the news that would reach him shortly afterwards. As we now know, his 20-year-old son Ivan had been kidnapped in Moscow and was being held for a ransom of 3 million euro. Kaspersky flew to Russia, and, with the help of security forces, managed to get his son freed without harm, and without paying any ransom. Ironically, the theme of Kaspersky’s talk had been “How to make the criminals unhappy,” although he was obviously referring to cybercriminals, not kidnappers. He said the last few years had been a golden age for cybercriminals; they have been able to make huge sums of money with little risk of ever being caught. But, he argued, the balance of power is now changing. Cloud-based reputation services, he said, enable antimalware companies to respond much faster to new threats, and thus limit the amount of damage hackers can cause. That will, ... Access >>>
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Infosecurity: Information security vendors lag threat vectors
by Ron Condon, UK Bureau Chief
Products to secure smartphones and cloud computing are in short supply.
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Infosecurity: Information security vendors lag threat vectors
by Ron Condon, UK Bureau Chief
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DPA compliance not a black and white process
by Alan Calder, Compliance
For DPA compliance, a ‘tick-box’ approach is not an option. Therefore, the trick is to simply to keep out of trouble and avoid obvious negligence. Alan Calder explains how.
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DPA compliance not a black and white process
by Alan Calder, Compliance
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DPA compliance: Tracking changes to Data Protection Act guidelines
by Ron Condon, UK Bureau Chief
Can organisations expect a more prescriptive Data Protection Act in the future? UK Bureau Chief Ron Condon examines the law's prospects.
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When digital risk gets physical: Assessing the global cyberthreat
by Ron Condon, UK Bureau Chief
The Kaspersky kidnapping serves to remind that threats to some information security pros involve more than stolen credit card details.
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DPA compliance: Tracking changes to Data Protection Act guidelines
by Ron Condon, UK Bureau Chief
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