Getting teams to improve security can be hard work, but it’s an important job that organisations must take seriously to protect an increasingly risky world. For this post, I wanted to explore some ways that an organisation or individual might start building a new security “habit” so that, in time, acting securely becomes automatic. Define it The first key step is defining what you want your habit to be. Translating a security process or activity…

WIth exactly one month before lift off, here’s a quick update on all the goodness that awaits you at this year’s DockerCon LIVE 2021. Like last year, we’ll have one full day of keynotes, breakout sessions across several tracks and live panels and interviews. The current agenda and full list of speakers is available on our website.   Engaging in real-time A big focus is live content and interaction between speakers and attendees. Our partners at…

If you’re curious about the original decentralized cryptocurrency, here’s what you need to know about Bitcoin, including why the price of a bitcoin keeps climbing. Image: Tsokur, Getty Images You’ve probably heard of Bitcoin—it’s a digital currency that doesn’t need a central bank, functions internationally and keeps gaining value. Everyone wants a piece, but not everyone understands what it is. Bitcoins are valuable, at least right now. There are a lot of guesses as to…

A lawsuit has been filed by Nintendo of America against the alleged leader of an international video game piracy group. Canadian national Gary Bowser was arrested in October last year on suspicion of heading a criminal enterprise called Team Xecuter that the United States Department of Justice said created and sold illegal hacking devices.  The circumvention devices enabled users to hack popular video game consoles, including the Nintendo Switch, the Nintendo 3DS, and the Nintendo Entertainment System Classic Edition,…

By Laurent Celerier, EVP Technology & Marketing There is no question that COVID-19 has had far reaching and long-lasting impacts on the way people do things, not least the way we work. Almost half (48%) of employees now work remotely or in a hybrid way, combining working in the office and working from home, according to a survey from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). The transition from workplace to residence has, in the most part,…

An investigation has been launched after cyber-criminals targeted one of the 30 teams in America’s National Basketball Association.  Cybersecurity experts hired by the Houston Rockets are working closely with the Federal Bureau of Investigation to determine the precise nature and extent of the security incident. Reuters reports that an unknown attacker tried to install ransomware on the basketball franchise’s internal computer systems but was largely unsuccessful. “The Rockets organization recently detected suspicious activity on certain systems in…