Wednesday 20 May 2009
So called "secret questions" are too easily guessed
We will see this week a new study showing how vulnerable our "secret questions" actually are.
Town Centre CCTV has little effect on crime
Home Office funded research shows what most security experts already knew. CCTV is not (and never was) a cure-all for the urban crime environment.
It can be very effective when used correctly for a specific purpose, but anyone who has ever tried to use cctv to identify suspects will know most cameras are defeated by a baseball cap.
Hundreds of millions of pounds have been spent on urban cctv systems in recent years with very little solid data on it's effectiveness (but sure looks impressive when you see a control room with walls of screens). If you have a legacy cctv system and want to know if it doing all it, can contact us for impartial advice.
Austrian Government hide security vulnerabilities in Citizen Card
It has been revealed that the Austrian government has known abouut security vulnerabilities in its Citizen card since 2006.
The real issue here is not that there are vulnerabilities in this system but to understand there are vulnerabilities in all systems. Therefore no single ID system will ever fix the security challenges they profess to address. A legitimate ID card is simply that, a legitimate card. It does not mean the person holding it is legitimate or the data on it is genuine. UK ID card fans please take note.
Personalities most likely to be victims of scammers
A new study by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has identified the 20% of people most likely to fall victim to scams and cons.
A very interesting study showing that likely candidates were often successful business men and people with extensive experience in the area the scams were targeted.
It is human nature that we can fall victim to cons (especially in a pressurised business environment where we encourage people to take any advantage) but this can be very costly if it is your companies funds or data that are the ultimate target. The two pillars to mitigate your risk are systemic controls and staff education. If you are concerned and need help contact FaberBrent.
Could GPS fail?
The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a free satellite service run by the US military.
Whilst it seems very unlikely there is a real problem it is an interesting to think of how many companies and individuals are reliant on a service with no contracts, SLA's or comebacks. One could imagine that this story is more about fundraising than anything else.
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