Steven Furnell talks to David Emm, Senior Regional Researcher with Kaspersky Lab’s Global Research & Analysis Team in the UK, about the threats facing children and young people online. The discussion includes the nature of the threats, the awareness required by children and parents, and the role that different parties can play in promoting it. [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.]

The ultimate Vision for Assisted Living is the provision of integrated health and social care, thus allowing health and social care professionals and carers to work in harmony to maximise the people's quality of life. Stephen Hope from Docobo Ltd discusses PEACEanywhere, one of the Projects under the auspices of the Technology Strategy Board Assisted Living Innovation Platform (ALIP2), which sought to progress the vision towards implementation. [(CC) BY-NC-SA 2.0 UK]

Steven Furnell moderates a panel discussion addressing some of the challenges in providing effective security education. It begins with a focus upon academic curricula, and then proceeds to consider the awareness and education needs within organisations and amongst the wider public.

The session is taken from the European Information Security Multi-Conference (EISMC 2013), which was held in Lisbon on 8-9 May 2013.

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Sarb Sembhi examines what is happening in the world that may affect businesses in terms of the threat landscape. The main body of the talk uses a selection of recent news stories to illustrate the range problems and attacks that may be faced, before moving on to summarise the resulting topics and actions to be considered as a consequence.

The talk is taken from Secure South West 2013, which was held at Plymouth University on 25 March 2013. [(CC) BY-NC-SA 2.0 UK]

A panel session from Kaspersky Academy's European CyberSecurity for the Next Generation conference. which was held in Aachen on 6 April 2013, with contributions from a range of invited panellists.

The moderator is David Preston, Head of Marketing for Kaspersky Lab Europe.

The discussion begins with the question of whether there is a conflict between bringing personal devices to work and looking after corporate data that may be on them.

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Alan Thake from ESET UK responds to a selection of questions about the online threat landscape, as well as the resulting role and potential contribution of Internet security companies in this context.

The content is taken from a presentation delivered to the Computer and Information Security Society at Plymouth University on 24 October 2012.

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First came Stuxnet, then Duqu, followed by Flame, Gauss and Red October. These were all cutting-edge malware used for cyber-espionage or cyber-sabotage and represent a relatively new trend in the era of cyber-warfare.

Eugene Kaspersky, CEO and co-founder of Kaspersky Lab, discusses the landscape that now faces the IT security industry, and considers what the industry itself needs to do in response.

The talk was presented at Plymouth University on 22 April 2013. [(CC) BY-NC-SA 2.0 UK]

Dr Maria Papadaki from Plymouth University examines how penetration testing can help assess the robustness of our security defences. The benefits and risks are reviewed, along with an overview of penetration testing practices that span from initial information gathering to post exploitation.

The talk is taken from Secure South West 2013, which was held at Plymouth University on 25 March 2013.

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Cyber threats are evolving at an accelerating pace. They can sabotage services or compromise data in a fraction of a second. David Lacey asserts that traditional methods of cyber security management are no longer fit for purpose. This presentation presents a fresh perspective on cyber security, with a focus on speed, intelligence and action.

The talk is taken from Secure South West 2013, which was held at Plymouth University on 25 March 2013. [(CC) BY-NC-SA 2.0 UK]

Prof. Steven Furnell from Plymouth University presents a series of survey findings that illustrate the significant problems that still persist in terms of guidance and usage surrounding passwords. He then goes on to briefly examine some of the possible alternatives that have now started to appear on our devices and online services.

The talk is taken from Secure South West 2013, which was held at Plymouth University on 25 March 2013.

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