In October of 2016 I travelled to Dublin in Ireland, to present at the two-day event organized by (ISC)2. I took advantage of the pre-congress workshops which were eye - opening in many aspects. The event, (ISC2) Security Congress EMEA 2016, titled "Advancing Security Leaders" took place at the Croke Park Stadium and it was a huge success.
Significant changes are coming to the cyber security and data privacy landscape. I would consider these to be potentially game changers as they may alter the way organizations address their security posture and preparations.
What do you do with your passwords? Are you one of the persons who are using a password manager for their web sites' credentials? Yes, me too.
In 2016 I was lucky enough to be able to present at the (ISC)2 SecureNetherlands event in Amsterdam titled "Securing the Virtual Organization". The event had a high number of attendants, more than I expected. The weather was wonderful, and the event was taking place at the Greenest building in the world, the Edge where Deloitte is placed.
Earlier this month (that is, January 2016), news came out that Twitter is considering raising the character limit from the current 140 characters, to 10.000 characters. Is this the right thing to do?
A common problem for information security professionals, is that security is perceived as a business blocker; hindering the operational efficiency and adding controls that make everybody's life more difficult. But is this actually the case?