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Does Apple spy ? I am sure most of you read by now my article “Apple and Privacy “, for the ones who did not I highly recommend to read it,( here is the link ) below are some public feedback which I have received via LinkedIn from Gartner, Microsoft, Australian Government employees. I will […]
Charles Sturt University, Certificate of Appreciation For me it was an honor to fly all the way from Dubai back home, to speak in the University where I have completed my Master Degrees as well my Doctorate . When I received the invitation to speak at the Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) Cybersecurity Symposium it was […]
emt Distribution appoints new CISO
By JAMES DARTNELL via emt Distribution appoints new CISO
https://www.tahawultech.com/resellerme/news/emt-distribution-appoints-new-ciso/
IT security products distributor emt Distribution has announced the expansion of its team with the appointment of Erdal Ozkaya as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO).
Ozkaya had been advising and creating content to government departments, Fortune 500 companies and information security professionals to prepare them against latest cybercrime.
“Erdal is from Australia, and he had been working there in the management field for over 15 years,” Mohammad Mobasseri, CEO, emt Distribution, said. “We are confident he will be a big asset to our organisation and also support the enterprises and government entities in the region to combat them against cyber-attacks or threats. His global experience and knowledge will bring new perspectives to IT security in the region.”
Commenting on his appointment, Ozkaya said, “It is important to share the same vision and passion with whom you work. And I am glad emt shares a similar vision and is passionate about its work which has lead them to be one of the fastest growing value added distributors across the globe and in the Middle East in particular. Enterprises in this region need to embrace information security at a faster pace to defend themselves against the growing menace of cyber threats.”
Erdal will be also the Regional CISO of Secunia, which is part of emt Holding’s portfolio.
Exchange and Load Balancing MVP Erdal Ozkaya talks about Exchange Microsoft MVP Erdal Ozkaya talks to KEMP technologies Norbert Kiss about deploying Microsoft Lync, Exchange and web applications with a look into high availability and security with a Load Balancer/Reverse Proxy and recent deployments in Australia, Singapore, Hong Kong, New Zealand and the Philippines.
Windows Tour Australia
Early in December I will be to demonstrate the new Windows 8, show case Microsoft Surface , and talk about Security . Be ready Australia, Better Together is coming to your city
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Online Security is getting every day more and more important. It’s so common these days to implement secure password policies, which is at least 8 characters, with minimum 1 special character like @$# …. More and more cooperation’s taking care of Passwords as nearly every day a new “hack incidents “ happens…
We all expect at least banks take care of secure password policies, beside SSL logins or Virtual keyboards. As I said “we expect” but its sad too see some of the banks are not meeting the minimum security requirements or at least our expectations or even the ISO 27001 or PCI standards in terms of passwords.
This post is a proof on how weak passwords polices are used in some of the Australian Online banking web sites. Yes , they do have SSL but knowing that these days SSL hacking is not “rocket science” , some of the PKI were compromised few times…
I have done a simple Pen testing via login to the SSL protected sites and entered manual passwords, and the result was shocking, at least for me
My first example is National Australia Bank (NAB)
1) Only 8 characters of Password is allowed
2) No special characters are allowed
Here is one more example from Westpac
They force users to use the “virtual Keyboard” but only 6 character’s of password is allowed!
My recommendation is do not trust your SSL too much and encourage your customers to use complex passwords, please
A special thanks for the Commonwealth and ANZ banks who has not just SSL, virtual keyboard but also 15 characters password selection choice.
This test will be continued, keep an eye more to come…
Continue reading Australian Banking Security (We need to improve as of 2012 )
Hobart Cybersecurity Cybersecurity is a major issue that no one can no longer ignore. After speaking in the Hobart Cyber event, I had the pleasure spend few days with very smart security professionals, and I am really thankful for all the good feedback and award /gifts they gave me. Thank you, Hobart, Tasmania
Australian Information Security Association This year the Australian Information Security Association is organizing the annual AISA conference again, and I am happy to announce that I will be presenting “The Hacker Steps You need to Fallow” We are looking forward to see you in the hottest Security Australian conference of the year About AISA As […]
Awarded as Microsoft MVP
I am proud to announce that I am awarded today by Microsoft, as Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP)
According to Microsoft, “this award is given to exceptional technical community leaders who share their remarkable passion, real-world knowledge, and technical expertise with others through demonstration of exemplary commitment.” I am honored that Microsoft recognized my passion for Windows and Security, knowledge and expertise that I am so happy to share with others via my blog and webinars!
Thank you everyone that continues to support what I do and gives me the opportunity to be a part of this community
Continue reading Awarded as Microsoft MVP 2009 ,I am thankful