Jun 30, 2012
Spectator supplement: the cyber threat
The Spectator supplement, in association with BAE Systems Detica, on the cyber threat: how thieves and spies are attacking our computers - and how we can protect against them. READ MORE
May 31, 2012
Business and the cyber threat: curiously confident?
2011 witnessed a series of revelations about targeted cyber attacks, unprecedented in their scale and frequency: from an attack on the Sony PlayStation network, to the uncovering of 'Operation Shady RAT'– the infiltration of the networks of 72 organisations over five years, resulting in the exfiltration of intellectual property from companies in more than 30 industries.In this context, BAE Systems Detica commissioned Ipsos MORI to conduct a detailed survey amongst strategic and IT decision makers in UK private sector companies: the second Detica Cyber Security Monitor. READ MORE
Nov 29, 2011
Economic espionage in the oil and gas industry
This paper is an informal summary of a private roundtable discussion held on 29 November 2011 as part of Detica's Security Horizons programme. The meeting was held under the Chatham House rule. This paper is not a verbatim transcript of the discussion and does not necessarily reflect the views of any one person present at the meeting. READ MORE
Nov 24, 2011
Cyber risks insurance: the challenge and the opportunity
This paper is an informal summary of a private Cyber briefing held on 24 November 2011 as part of Detica’s Security Horizons programme. The briefing discussions were held under the Chatham House rule. This paper is not a verbatim transcript of the discussion and does not necessarily reflect the views of any one person present at the briefing. READ MORE
May 31, 2011
Enemy at the gate
Cyber crime is a real and growing threat to business. In Detica’s 2011 report, "The cost of cyber crime", published jointly with the UK Cabinet Office, we estimated that cyber crime costs the UK economy some £27 billion per annum. Approximately £17 billion of this is due to what we might loosely term ‘cyber espionage’ – mostly the theft of proprietary data, such as intellectual property or sensitive commercial information READ MORE
May 16, 2010
Cyber-Terrorism: Are We There Yet?
This report by stratsec consultants Nick Ellsmore and Arun Raghu the state of cyber-terrorism in the wake of 9/11.As society’s reliance on technology has continued to grow, so too has the possibility of terrorists seeking to advance their cause through a cyber-attack of some kind. READ MORE
Jul 27, 2009
System Security Primer
This paper was written to be a lightweight, easily adoptable primer and checklist to assist an organisation in better understanding security requirements and controls. This is intended to allow development teams to build a minimum level of security into a system without the overhead of incorporating an unwieldy process into the system development lifecycle or forcing large amounts of documentation upon system implementers. READ MORE
Oct 15, 2008
WiMAX addendum to Wireless Security CIO and CEO Reports
stratsec (as SIFT) was engaged by the IT Security Expert Advisory Group (ITSEAG) of the Trusted Information Sharing Network (TISN) to update the previously developed wireless security reports to reflect changes in the wireless technology landscape. READ MORE
Oct 15, 2008
User Access Management: A Defence in Depth Control Analysis
stratsec (as SIFT) was engaged by the IT Security Expert Advisory Group (ITSEAG) of the Trusted Information Sharing Network (TISN) with the purpose of providing guidance and practical advice on developing a layered defence in depth approach to user access management. READ MORE
Oct 15, 2008
Defence in Depth
stratsec (as SIFT) was engaged by the IT Security Expert Advisory Group (ITSEAG) of the Trusted Information Sharing Network (TISN) to provide advice for implementing defence-in-depth security controls and highlight the concept’s importance when it comes to dealing with modern information risk management. READ MORE