Dear Customer,  

Welcome to the GSS monthly update of news, views and advice surrounding today’s top IT security issues. 

September is here, the kids are back at school and that holiday in the sun seems a lifetime ago - if you are suffering from the holiday blues have a go at the ‘Office at Risk’ interactive game included in this month’s newsletter provided by Lumension Security.

Last month was an eye opener for me. On the Wednesday the TK Max WiFi hackers were convicted in the USA, I got a call from a producer at Sky News. They needed to interview someone about the security issues of WiFi. Initially we expected to do a telephone interview, but the producer wanted someone in the studio. So I cleared my schedule and moved an appointment and set off for Sky’s studio in Osterley, West London. See the interview below.

This month we have been asked many questions around the data leakage stories consistently hitting the headlines.  As a result of this we have featured an article in this month's reader Q&A about the seven best practice recommendations for CEO’s to protect their organisations.  Read the article below.  Also in this month's newsletter, find out how you can save computing history and discover if your organisation is on the reported list of vulnerable sites.

As always, thank you for all your feedback and suggestions, please keep them coming and email me with any comments.

David Hobson
Managing Director

What every CEO should know

While the world of trouble caused by security breaches is obvious every time an executive picks up the newspaper, many CEOs aren't sure if their company could be in the headlines next. Security breaches impact a company's bottom line and thus no longer only require the attention of security personnel, but also the executive team, including the CEO.

In an effort to remove the barrier between the information security personnel and top decision makers, this month, Lumension Security's CEO Patrick Clawson, provides his insight of the 7 key issues that every CEO should know about Information Security.

Read more

If you've got a question you'd like to put to the experts, send it to emaildavid@gss.co.uk

David Interviewed on Sky News

David Hobson, Managing Director at GSS, made two trips up to the Sky News studio's in Osterley, West London last month to be interviewed regarding security issues.  See one of the interviews below.

Watch David's Sky News Interview

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Bletchley Park faces a bleak future

15 years or so ago, Bletchley Park, the home of the first programmable computer and wartime cryptographers in Milton Keynes, was under threat from being bulldozed in favour of housing and industrial development. At the time a small group of enthusiasts campaigned locally and within the Computing and IT security community, raised funds to acquire the site, establish a trust and turned Bletchley into a museum and educational centre.  But the Bletchley site is again under threat.

Pauline Brace, Principal Information Security Consultant at GSS, talks about her experiences with Bletchley and why it's worth saving...

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GSS & Check Point - Going for Gold!

GSS have just received the Pure Advantage Silver Check Point Partner title.  This is a major step forward on the path to quickly becoming a Check Point Pure Advantage Gold partner. In line with this, we’ve recently taken on additional engineers with comprehensive experience working with Check Point and their range of security solutions. These developments to our expanding and skilled team complements and improves our current level of support offered to our clients.

Find out more about Check Point

Are you a victim of the SQL attacks?

A new round of SQL injection attacks has infected millions of web pages belonging to businesses and government agencies, including those that belong to the National Institutes of Health and Education Department in the US and the UK Trade & Investment.

A recent search reported in The Register shows at least 1.45 million infected pages and queries out of some of the US and UK government websites that have been hit by the attack.   Global Secure Systems carried out quick analysis of the Government sites found by Google and discovered the following UK sites were infected...

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Websense just got better with v7

Websense have announced the upcoming release of Websense v7 and a brand new product, Websense Web Security Gateway.  The forthcoming launch marks a fundamental shift for Websense products. To secure the Web 2.0 world, business needs intelligent Web security solutions that offer real-time intelligence:

Websense Web Security v7, including the new Websense Security Gateway, features real-time, inline analysis of dynamic content and protection from Web 2.0 threats.   The latest version of the core software is FREE to upgrade for all Websense Enterprise and Websense Web Security Suite customers.

Find out more  |  Read Web Security Gateway Datasheet

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The State of Malware 2008

A barrage of new types of malware and attack methods – all with focus on financial gain – is continuously unleashed on PC users and corporations. Secure Computing’s Anti-malware team examined malware trends in this report. Password-stealing malware, for example, has grown by more than 70 percent in just one year.

Read full report

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AirMagnet '2008 Best in Wireless Security'

The Network Products Guide named AirMagnet Enterprise a winner of the 2008 Best Products and Services Award in the Wireless Security category. "AirMagnet is consistently bringing improvements in the functional characteristics, technical abilities and ease of use with AirMagnet Enterprise," said Rake Narang, editor-in-chief, Network Products Guide.

Find out more about AirMagnet