Saturday 13 June 2009

Robotic one-eyed snake cam

The Israeli military have developed a robotic snake complete with a wireless camera 'eye' for reconnaissance missions.

UK mobile phone directory, opt-out or be listed

There have been many headlines regarding this controversial service. The bottom line is that many millions of us have found our mobile phones in a public directory with very questionable authority.

The company responsible, Connectivity, claim they give out no actual data but only connect with consent. We wonder how long until their data is breached and we all have to get new mobile phones?

To opt out text 'E' to 118800 from the phone you want taken off, it takes up to 4-weeks to be removed. Why 4 weeks when this is an automated database function (surely it should be almost instant?).

What ever way we look at this development it appears to be a significant erosion of privacy.

British Consulate-General sets good InfoSec example in New York

Nice to report a positive public-sector infosec story.

The British Consulate-General in new York has gone public with its use of BeCrypt's USB token authentication system. This multi-factor system allows remote working and data access with a good level of protection.

In our opinion this kind of system should be rolled-out across the public sector.


36% of IT pro's have used their position to view sensitive company data

In another example of insider threats Cyber-Ark's 2009 Trust, Security & Passwords Survey found some very serious results on just how much snooping IT staff are prepared to do.

It is worth considering that often even junior IT staff have access to huge amounts of very confidential company data.

If you don't have checks and processes in place to mitigate this significant risk contact FaberBrent now.

Take a look at our Drilling guide for some ideas to detect insider snooping.

Undercover investigation discovers sensitive military technology can be easily purchased

A US federal watchdog group has discovered poor enforcement of regulations when it comes to the sales of sensitive military technology.

This kind of problem is common across many industries. When times are tough cash is king and people will stretch the rules to make a sale.

If you are concerned about your internal company security, or need help ensuring your third-party suppliers are observing the rules contact FaberBrent for advice.