Articles / Features – 2009
The links below will take you to some of the security articles and features that Activity’s security consultants contriduted to in 2009:
December 2009 – Government Computing – “Meeting the Standard” by Cath Everett covers BS 25999 and looks at why public bodies have been slow to take up the Business Continuity standard. The feature includes comment from Neil O’Connor, Managing Director and Principal CLAS consultant at Activity.
December 2009 – Searchsecurity.techtarget.co.uk – Using a Privacy Impact Assessment template for DPA compliance by Neil O’Connor – With the current level of concern over the handling of personal data, what should an organisation be doing to ensure that it takes appropriate care of such data. The article looks at:
- The requirements of the DPA
- Privacy Impact Assessments; and
- Application of the new British Standard for the management of personal information.
November 2009 – SC Online Magazine – Black Friday arrives as online shoppers warned about malicious attacks and data security – In Dan Raywoods article on Black Friday, Tim Orchard provides a recommendation to internet companies on how to protect clients data.
October 2009 – Computer Weekly ‘Top five data security travel issues: Protect sensitive information on business trips’ comment by Neil O’Connor, Managing Director and Principal CLAS Consultant.
Sept/Oct 2009 issue of Infosecurity Magazine – ‘Securing the Defence’ - Cath Everett’s feature on securing communications between military and defence departments and the outside world includes comment from David Freeman, Activity’s Consultancy Director and Principal CLAS Consultant
August 2009 – Searchsecurity.techtarget.co.uk – ‘How project management maturity models can reveal security strength’ by Neil O’Connor, Activity’s Managing Director and Principal CLAS Consultant
July 2009 – BCS Online ‘Why ISO 27001 is not enough’ by Neil O’Connor, Activity’s Managing Director and Principal CLAS Consultant
July 2009 – Security Park ‘One third of businesses have not yet considered implementing ISO 27001 ISMS’ from Activity Survey
July 2009 – Strategic Risk Online ‘Tackle Cyber Security’ comment by Neil O’Connor, Activity’s Managing Director and Principal CLAS Consultant
June 2009 – The Register ‘How secure are your applications?‘ comment by Tim Orchard, Activity’s Technical Director
June 2009 – FT.com ‘Wireless Security: Data fills the airwaves - who is listening?’ comment by Dave Hartley, Activity’s Senior Security Consultant
June 2009 – FT.com ‘From laptop to doorstop: How to manage a missing device’ comment by Dave Hartley, Activity’s Senior Security Consultant
