Month: October 2015

Your system or application is definitely insecure, if…

31. October 2015

You have a system that has long been out of maintenance. Although you might have implemented up to latest available patch and everything’s running smoothly, there is no beating around the bush: Your system is insecure. The software vendors as well as security researchers will have found security vulnerabilities that are getting fixed in higher releases, … More Your system or application is definitely insecure, if…

The United States are not a „Safe Harbor“

12. October 2015

The European Court ruled recently that the “Safe Harbor” framework is null and void. The decision publicly nicknamed the “Facebook court decision” is not only bothering social communities but many multinational companies that use “Safe Harbor” to exchange or store private data from the EU in the US. What to do now? Many discussions are going on, … More The United States are not a „Safe Harbor“

Same old, same old

5. October 2015

We could start to vote for the security breach of the week. We would never be shy of nominees. What is worse however is that it does not make sense to vote on a corresponding security leak of the week. Recent analysis shows that it’s almost always failure to implement basic security settings. The hit … More Same old, same old

What is cybersecurity? – Or are you fully buzzword compliant yet?

1. October 2015

Every year they’ll chase a different pig through the village, as we say in German. This year in IT security it is cybersecurity. Especially the United States have funded research on this topic and created frameworks as if there is no tomorrow. There are conferences brimming with enticing titles like “Meet the rock stars of … More What is cybersecurity? – Or are you fully buzzword compliant yet?