CPNI Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure

Type: Organization
Name: CPNI Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure
Nationality: United Kingdom
Web Address: http://www.cpni.gov.uk/
First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Cassidian awarded contract by UK Parliamentary ICT

Under the contract the company will provide a range of security services to the Houses of Parliament.The British Parliament for ICT (information communication technology) is tasked with protecting the parliamentary ICT environment against cyber attac ... [Published BAPCO Journal - May 21 2013]
First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 1 reports

Cyber-crime reports are 'just a snapshot', says GCHQ chief

Cyber-crime incidents that are reported by the press are "just a snapshot" of what is actually happening, according to the government spy agency GCHQ's director Sir Iain Lobban.In an article entitled "Countering the cyber threat to business" in the spring ... [Published Computing.co.uk - May 17 2013]
First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Social Engineering: Talent Within A Business Is Biggest Problem

Home / Analysis/Security/ The Advantages Of Using An ERP SystemThere are many systems which exist to help businessTop 10 Software Failures Of 2011This top ten list of 2011 shows that software failuA Radical Shift In Security NeedsDuring the last 40 years ... [Published Business Computing World - May 08 2013]
First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Morning Security Brief: Wiretap Laws, Online Background Checks, Diamond Heist Arrests, and More

►The New York Times is reporting that the Obama administration, "resolving years of internal debate, is on the verge of backing an FBI plan for a sweeping overhaul of surveillance laws that would make it easier to wiretap people who communicate using ... [Published Security Management Online - May 08 2013]
First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

This weeks links

A collection of interesting stuff from around the internet this week The Best Use of a Drone I must admit to having rather a dislike of the word ‘drone’ as I think it plays into the ‘unthinking killer’ meme that so characterises much of the hysteria ... [Published Think Defence - May 06 2013]
First reported May 04 2013 - Updated May 04 2013 - 1 reports

Context approved for CESG tailored assurance service testing

Context Information Security has been approved to provide consultancy and testing services for the revised CESG Tailored Assurance Service (CTAS) that launched last year as part of the Government's UK Cyber Security Strategy.Conceived by CESG, the Information ... [Published SecurityWorldHotel.com - May 04 2013]
First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

CTX hails 2013 visitor rise

Counter Terror Expo 2013, has hailed a 9pc attendance increase on the 2012 event. The April 2013, fifth edition of the show drew 9264 attendees across two days inside the Grand Hall, London Olympia.Simon Foster, Head of Sales & Marketing, Air & Ground, ... [Published Professional Security - May 02 2013]
First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

What is Cyber Security?

A question that I am often asked is "What is Cyber Security?" Cybersecurity or Cyber Security is a widely used term and one that most people will now have heard of. Many will need to understand the term if they are tasked with protecting information ... [Published Security Bloggers Network - Apr 30 2013]
First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 24 2013 - 1 reports

New films from the CPNI

Six short animated films on personnel security from the UK's Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure are now available... ... [Published ContingencyToday - Apr 24 2013]
First reported Mar 27 2013 - Updated Mar 27 2013 - 1 reports

Monster of the week - why the government struggles with cyber security messaging

The US government is suddenly getting serious about cyber security. The recent Presidential Executive Order demonstrates very clearly the elevation of cyber security to the top tier of risks by the US intelligence agencies (above terrorism for the first ... [Published SC Magazine UK - Mar 27 2013]
First reported Mar 22 2013 - Updated Mar 22 2013 - 1 reports

Critical Security Controls International Summit

"The British government's Center for the Protection of National Infrastructure describes the Critical Security Controls as the "baseline of high-priority information security measures and controls that can be applied across an organisation in order to ... [Published Team Cymru Internet Security News - Mar 22 2013]
First reported Feb 28 2013 - Updated Feb 28 2013 - 1 reports

Security threats towards nations' critical infrastructures

For any nation, protecting critical infrastructure is, as the term suggests, critical.As the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) stated recently, critical infrastructure is the backbone of our country's national and economic security. Such infrastructure ... [Published SC Magazine UK - Feb 28 2013]

Quotes

...is committed to providing high quality services and we are proud to be members of the CREST community," said Geoff Jones, director at Cyberis. "Our membership of the CREST scheme underlines our commitment to providing professional and comprehensive services to our clients."
...entitled "Countering the cyber threat to business" in the spring edition of the InstituteInstitute of Directors Big Policy journal, Lobban said: "Cyberspace is contested every day, every hour, every minute, every second."
...that the "quick, easy background checks they are providing online might violate the Fair Credit Reporting Act," says the Associated Press. "The law requires that companies providing information to potential employers, landlords, insurers and creditors double check the accuracy of their records and notify a person if a background check has been done. And in some cases, the businesses need to make sure the person asking for the information has a legitimate purpose for receiving it. If the business doesn't take these additional steps, it must make clear that its background checks or consumer lists may include errors and should be used for marketing or entertainment purposes only."
... However, there are many definitions that use the word 'Cyber' and I find that they are often confusing, for example: "Cyber security involves protecting information and systems from major cyber threats, such as cyber terrorism, cyber warfare, and cyber espionage."   Source Great, so Cyber Security is protecting you from Cyber ? Is that it, or am I missing something?Unfortunately it is often...

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Cassidian awarded contract by UK Parliamentary ICT [Published BAPCO Journal - May 21 2013]
Guide To Using Technology in Business: Serving ... [Published Business Matters Magazine - May 20 2013]
Cassidian wins UK Parliament security contract [Published Computer Business Review - May 20 2013]
Cyberis and Digital Assurance achieve CREST acc... [Published Zecco - May 20 2013]
Cyber-crime reports are 'just a snapshot', says... [Published Computing.co.uk - May 17 2013]
Social Engineering: Talent Within A Business Is... [Published Business Computing World - May 08 2013]
Morning Security Brief: Wiretap Laws, Online Ba... [Published Security Management Online - May 08 2013]
This weeks links [Published Think Defence - May 06 2013]
Context approved for CESG tailored assurance se... [Published SecurityWorldHotel.com - May 04 2013]
CTX hails 2013 visitor rise [Published Professional Security - May 02 2013]
What is Cyber Security? [Published Security Bloggers Network - Apr 30 2013]
New films from the CPNI [Published ContingencyToday - Apr 24 2013]
NaCTSO to advise businesses at Counter Terror E... [Published Nestor - Apr 23 2013]
NaCTSO Advise On Counter Terror Security [Published Security Oracle - Apr 16 2013]
Monster of the week - why the government strugg... [Published SC Magazine UK - Mar 27 2013]
Critical Security Controls International Summit [Published Team Cymru Internet Security News - Mar 22 2013]
Raising the standard [Published SC Magazine UK - Mar 13 2013]
"Cyber" Security – must become a board level is... [Published Security Bloggers Network - Mar 04 2013]
Security threats towards nations' critical infr... [Published SC Magazine UK - Feb 28 2013]
The keys to IT security are already in your pocket [Published SC Magazine UK - Feb 22 2013]
Cyber Security FIGHTING CYBER Attacks within FR... [Published Security Park - Feb 11 2013]
EU cyber security directive considered harmful [Published Light Blue Touchpaper - Feb 08 2013]
Transport Security Expo 2012 was a success with... [Published Security Park - Nov 29 2012]
Three UK Government Departments/Authorities Win... [Published Business Technology - Nov 28 2012]
Cyber-Incident-Response [Published CESG News Feed - Nov 06 2012]
Leeds national CCTV seminar - Winsted Europe & ... [Published Security Park - Nov 01 2012]
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This weeks links [Published Think Defence - May 06 2013]
A collection of interesting stuff from around the internet this week The Best Use of a Drone I must admit to having rather a dislike of the word ‘drone’ as I think it plays into the ‘unthinking killer’ meme that so characterises much of the hysteria ...
What is Cyber Security? [Published Security Bloggers Network - Apr 30 2013]
A question that I am often asked is "What is Cyber Security?" Cybersecurity or Cyber Security is a widely used term and one that most people will now have heard of. Many will need to understand the term if they are tasked with protecting information ...
Critical Security Controls International Summit [Published Team Cymru Internet Security News - Mar 22 2013]
"The British government's Center for the Protection of National Infrastructure describes the Critical Security Controls as the "baseline of high-priority information security measures and controls that can be applied across an organisation in order to ...
"Cyber" Security – must become a board level is... [Published Security Bloggers Network - Mar 04 2013]
The UK Government is “committed to helping reduce vulnerability to attacks and ensure that the UK is the safest place todo business” [1]. It’s all part of the much talked about UK Cyber SecurityStrategy [2]. One strand of the strategy was an executive ...
EU cyber security directive considered harmful [Published Light Blue Touchpaper - Feb 08 2013]
Yesterday the European Commission launched its new draft directive on cybersecurity, on a webpage which omits a negative Opinion of the Impact Assessment Board . This directive had already been widely leaked, and I wrote about it in an EDRi Enditorial ...
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