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Bring your own Device or Build your own Demise: Promises and Pitfalls of BYOD

rss@it-analysis.com (Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research) — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 09:00:00 +0100

I was recently asked a number of questions concerning bring-your-own-device (BYOD) security implications. Here are my responses... 1. According to research the majority of organisations now... [Read More...]

BYOD Video at Infosecurity 2012

rss@it-analysis.com (Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research) — Tue, 08 May 2012 07:00:00 +0100

Nigel Stanley, Practice Leader at Bloor Research, talks to Infosecurity Magazine's Drew Amorosi outside the keynote theatre at Infosecurity Europe 2012. Link to video here [Read More...]

Infosec: Jailbroken devices are a threat to the network

rss@it-analysis.com (Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research) — Tue, 08 May 2012 07:00:00 +0100

Computing have a good piece summarising the panel I ran at InfoSec 2012 My issue was around the jailbreaking of devices. If a user is motivated and capable of jailbreaking a device what else could... [Read More...]

SC Magazine Virtual Summit - Lock Down the Mobile Front

rss@it-analysis.com (Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research) — Fri, 04 May 2012 06:00:00 +0100

I will be appearing in the SC Magazine Virtual Summit on mobile security on 18th May 2012 at 17.00 - 17.45. The session is called What Does The Future Hold? Understand What Technology, Staff Trends... [Read More...]

Keynote Panel at InfoSec 2012 - Smart Devices

rss@it-analysis.com (Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research) — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 07:00:00 +0100

Any Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) strategy needs a robust security governance and policy in place to allow such a concept to work effectively. However mobile devices have their own specific security... [Read More...]

Google Android vs. Windows Phone 7.0 - A Comparative Analysis of Smartphone Security

rss@it-analysis.com (Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research) — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 07:00:00 +0100

I recently completed an MSc at Royal Holloway, University of London. My dissertation undertook a comparative analysis of Google Android and Windows Phone 7.0 security using a range of practical tests... [Read More...]

Enterprise Readiness of Consumer Mobile Platforms

rss@it-analysis.com (Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research) — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 07:00:00 +0100

I recently completed a project working with Trend Micro to determine the suitability of consumer devices for corporate use. An increasing number of companies are opening corporate networks and data... [Read More...]

Security at Mobile World Congress 2012

rss@it-analysis.com (Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research) — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:00:00 +0100

Mobile World Congress (MWC) - the global shindig for everything mobile device-wise has to be seen to be believed. Attending as a panel speaker and a guest of Trend Micro I was able to take in the... [Read More...]

Nigel Stanley at Mobile World Congress Security Forum

rss@it-analysis.com (Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research) — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0100

I will be attending Mobile World Congress in Barcelona at the end of this month (February 2012). In particular I will be speaking at the security forum on a subject close to my heart... An increasing... [Read More...]

RSA Cybercrime Trends Report 2012

rss@it-analysis.com (Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research) — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:00:00 +0100

RSA has recently published their 2012 cybercrime trends report. They calculate that every minute, 232 computers are infected by malware, despite on going education and awareness campaigns.... [Read More...]

Intellectual Property Theft: Protecting Data Against Cyber Criminals

rss@it-analysis.com (Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research) — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 07:00:00 +0100

Criminals are criminals. Although there are some novel crimes committed against computer systems, almost all of these crimes fit into the mould of a good old fashioned offences such as theft, fraud... [Read More...]

Now hold your breath - the Olympic year is nearly upon us

rss@it-analysis.com (Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:00:00 +0100

As we usher in the end of 2011 many of us will be glad that a pretty traumatic year has finished. With continuing turmoil across financial markets, revolutions and civil war it makes one wonder what... [Read More...]

BSIMM Version 3 - A Joy to Behold!

rss@it-analysis.com (Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research) — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 06:00:00 +0100

The lastest version of BSIMM - Building Security in Maturity Model has just been released [27th September 2011]. When the BSIMM project started I was excited but apprehensive - the challenge to... [Read More...]

The Technology Behind Cyberterrorism

rss@it-analysis.com (Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research) — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 06:00:00 +0100

This article, based on a recent webinar I undertook with IHS Janes, explores the technology behind cyberterrorism and, in particular, the use of modern technologies to spread propaganda in support of... [Read More...]

Cyber Threats to National Security

rss@it-analysis.com (Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research) — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 06:00:00 +0100

The first duty of any government should be to protect its citizens, and in terms of cyber security we are seeing various governments investing heavily into this area as they wake up to this... [Read More...]

Nigel Stanley Presents at Jane's Cyberwar Webinar

rss@it-analysis.com (Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research) — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 06:00:00 +0100

I recently took part in a webinar with IHS Janes, the defence analysts, on cyberwar, cyberterrorism and cybercrime. I presented alongside Dr Dave Sloggett, an expert on terrorism and asymmetric... [Read More...]

Mobile Phone Voice Protection with Morrigan Secure Application

rss@it-analysis.com (Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research) — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 06:00:00 +0100

Over the past few months I have written about the problem of mobile voice data protection and the need for those conducting information and business risk assessments to consider the cost of losing... [Read More...]

Secure Systems Development Conference - A Must See!

rss@it-analysis.com (Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research) — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 18:00:00 +0100

On Thursday 19th May 2011 I will be speaking at The 2nd International Secure Systems Development Conference in London on the subject of smartphone security, entitled I own your smart phone (and of... [Read More...]

Secure Systems Development Conference - A Must See!

rss@it-analysis.com (Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research) — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 18:00:00 +0100

BBC Story on Bloor Research into Jihadists use of Smartphones

rss@it-analysis.com (Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research) — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:00:00 +0100

An interesting story from the BBC based on some research I have been doing with Nico Prucha based at the University of Vienna. We found jihadists were compiling packages of information designed to be... [Read More...]

BBC Interviews Nigel Stanley on Phone Hacking

rss@it-analysis.com (Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research) — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:00:00 +0100

Another phone hacking story went live last week here� This was a package we had recorded a couple of weeks ago and it was scheduled for release during InfoSec 2011 week - as if that week wasn't going... [Read More...]

BBC Story on Bloor Research into Jihadists use of Smartphones

rss@it-analysis.com (Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research) — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:00:00 +0100

BBC Interviews Nigel Stanley on Phone Hacking

rss@it-analysis.com (Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research) — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:00:00 +0100

Mobile Phone Hacking at Counter Terrorism Expo, London, April 2011

rss@it-analysis.com (Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research) — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 09:00:00 +0100

This year's Counter Terrorism Conference (London, 19th–20th April 2011) looks set to be one of the largest CT events ever. We need to keep up with new threats and challenges, and I have been... [Read More...]

What is the most secure smartphone?

rss@it-analysis.com (Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research) — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 09:00:00 +0100

If I had �1 for everytime I was asked, What is the most secure smartphone?, I don't think I would be sitting here blogging. The recent withdrawal of a raft of Android apps has yet again focused... [Read More...]

McAfee and Wind River - Blown Together Nicely

rss@it-analysis.com (Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research) — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 07:00:00 +0100

Life is moving fast in the world of mobile device security. With announcements last week at Mobile World Conference of ever more powerful smartphones and mobile devices, the game of security catch-up... [Read More...]

The Smartphone: a real bug in your bed (3)

rss@it-analysis.com (Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research) — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 07:00:00 +0100

Finally what about smartphone management and how can you try and implement the raft of security policies you will need to manage an estate of these new gadgets? There are a number of solutions that... [Read More...]

The Smartphone: a real bug in your bed (2)

rss@it-analysis.com (Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research) — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 07:00:00 +0100

So will users' smartphones become infected with malware? The simple answer is yes and they are. Of course the Windows PC platform is still the biggest target for virus and malware authors as this... [Read More...]

The Smartphone: a real bug in your bed

rss@it-analysis.com (Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research) — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 07:00:00 +0100

The rise of the smartphone over the past few years has been a technology success story. An almost perfect storm of advancing materials science, chip set development, software innovation and social... [Read More...]

Sound Trojan for Smartphones

rss@it-analysis.com (Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research) — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 12:00:00 +0100

This is an interesting paper. It introduces some work called Soundminer, a stealthy and context-aware sound Trojan for smartphones. It explores the threat of smartphone malware with access to... [Read More...]