It’s been a busy week in the land of information security. But don’t worry, we’ve got it all covered.
Links to stories in video:
Nobody is bidding on shadowbrokers files
US government IP address contract ends
You don’t have to be stupid to work here
Links to other interesting stories from the week
MMD-0056-2016 - Linux/Mirai, how an old ELF malcode is recycled
Hacker releases code that powered Botnet attack against Krebs
Microsoft has announced it is to harden the edge browser for enterprise users
A really sweet presentation format and great information for incident response and security operations teams by Frode Hommedal
Halvar flake was asked why he works in security – and gives a nice response. What he didn’t give was my 3 favourite answers. Good pay, Sponsorship money, and VC money
What makes call-out culture so toxic?
The three infrastructure mistakes your company must not make
Hootsuite’s CEO on what he learned from getting hacked on social media
AlienVault OTX Maltego Transforms
In other news from the week:
Singing for the Unsung Heroes of IT Security
AlienVault was a proud sponsor of the 2016 Unsung Heroes Award, part of the Security Serious Week.
Security Serious Week is five days dedicated to helping UK businesses understand the importance of information security. It consists of a one-day conference, the unsung heroes awards, and over 50 webinars, amongst other activities.
The Unsung Hero Awards are designed to give the unsung heroes in IT Security the recognition they deserve.
With 14 categories and a plethora of nominations, even the shortlist began to look rather long. The event was well-attended, with winners receiving trophies in addition to superhero capes and masks. Adding much needed levity to such events that can often end up taking themselves a bit too seriously. (no pun intended).
I was there to capture all the glory of the event which turned out to be a great night.
The full list of winners is below.
CISO Supremo
- Mark Jones, Allen & Overy
- Avtar Sehmbi, HSBC
- Dr Robert Coles, GSK
- Thom Langford, Publicis Groupe
- Andrew Rose, NATS
Godfather of Security
- Brian Shorten, Charities Security Forum
- Professor Fred Piper, Royal Holloway University
- Security Avengers (sponsored by Lastline)
- Publicis Groupe Team
Best Security Awareness Campaign
- Amar Singh, GiveADay
Social Media Saviour
- Katie Sanderson, Lockcode Cyber Security
Mobile Mogul
- Charles Brookson, Azenby
Security Leader
- Quentyn Taylor, Canon
Cloud Security Superhero
- Andrew Hardie, BCS
Fraud Fighter
- Luis Aguair, Metro Bank
Game Changer
- Hugh Boyes, IET Cyber Security
Marathon (Wo)Man
- Vicki Gavin, Economist Group
Spidey Sense
- Professor John Walker, HEX Forensics
Captain Compliance
- Eddie Dynes, Gatwick Airport
Cyber Writer
- Warwick Ashford, Computer Weekly
