Where to start? Posted by Michael Miller on 20th Sep 2011

A few months ago we decided it would be a great idea to do a blog, especially since a lot of the reading I do around my area of expertise (web filtering) is relevant to both organisations and individuals alike.  The problem then arose for me of “wh

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UCISA 2012 | What to expect from Altman Posted by Ryan Crawford on 13th Mar 2012

UCISA 2012 begins tomorrow, and Altman Technologies are on their way to Celtic Manor to meet up with all the UCISA 2012  delegates, introducing new products to old and new acquaintances alike.

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Mobile Threats - Still to come Posted by Michael Miller on 2nd Dec 2011

I recently found myself arguing with a friend about which Operating System was more secure Apple or Microsoft?  I know what you are thinking, ‘exciting stuff’!  His argument was solely based on the fact that you don’t buy Antivirus for you

Posted in Web Security Tags: malware, mobiles, security, social networking, social-engineering
Malware Uncovered Posted by Michael Miller on 25th Nov 2011

For most of us in the security industry malware is a word we throw around a lot, safe in the knowledge that the word means something to the person we are speaking to.  Well having recently had a 5 minute conversation with a colleague only to learn af

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Social Engineering Posted by Michael Miller on 9th Nov 2011

Social Engineering is effectively an umbrella term for a number of different ways in which malicious people attempt to “hack you” as a person.  These range from quite generic attacks such as phishing (which I am sure you are all familiar with) to

Posted in Web Security Tags: phishing, social-engineering, spear-phishing, web security
5 Web Security Tips Posted by Michael Miller on 24th Oct 2011

These tips are aimed at end users rather than someone responsible for network security.  That said if you are a network manager your end users may make your life easier and your network more secure by following some of these simple steps.

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Status Updates & Spear Phishing Posted by Michael Miller on 6th Oct 2011

Most of us have now learnt that protecting personal information is important to guard against threats like identity theft.  Maybe less well known is just how resourceful hackers can be and the way they use social networking for their attacks.  A

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Something I Find Interesting Posted by Michael Miller on 28th Sep 2011

To show you the diversity of things to expect when you read my posts I wanted to share this video that popped up in one of my RSS feeds a few months back which I found really interesting to do with Stuxnet! If you have no idea who? what? where?  when

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Common Sense Web Security Posted by Michael Miller on 21st Sep 2011

I have read a lot of articles and heard a number of web security colleagues use the words common sense.  Herein lies the problem; I would argue common sense is actually nonsense when it comes to web security.  If we say to someone “use your co

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