A conference keynote presentation in which Steven Furnell discusses some of the risks that still occur despite increased attention towards information security. These range from the complexity and potential false hopes raised by security technology, through to the apparent challege of conducting real awareness raising

The presentation was delivered at the 2012 secau Congress held in Perth, Western Australia, on 5 December 2012. [(CC) BY-NC-SA 2.0 UK]

Steven Furnell talks to Alan Goode, from Goode Intelligence, about the use of multi-factor verification techniques on mobile devices. The discussion includes the need for mobile device authentication to go beyond existing methods, the potential and desirability of moving towards MFV, and the factors that could be used within a related solution. [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.]

In their second interview together, Steven Furnell talks to Kevin Fitzgerald about information security policies, drawing upon his practitioner experience in Australia. The discussion considers the role and coverage of policies, and the degree of attention that they may (or may not) receive within organisations. [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.]

Annette Sercombe presents details of a Malware Man, a security awareness-raising game created to improve users' understanding of the risks in social networking scenarios.

The presentation was delivered at the 6th International Symposium on Human Aspects of Information Security and Assurance (HAISA 2012) in Crete on 6th June 2012. [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.]

Frank Dölitzscher from the University of Applied Sciences in Furtwangen, and a PhD student with Plymouth University, discusses the security issues relating to cloud computing.

The presentation was delivered to Plymouth University's Computer and Information Security Society on 10 October 2012.

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Prof. Steven Furnell from Plymouth University highlights the various challenges that users may be facing in terms of actually using the security tools and processes expected of them. The discussion looks at examples of practical difficulties that may present themselves and means by which some compensatory measures can be put in place.

The presentation was delivered as part of Secure South West at Plymouth University on 20 September 2012.

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Ram Herkanaidu from Kaspersky Lab considers whether having good security solutions in place is enough to secure a workplace and the resulting role of the human factor. Can staff be trained to be security conscious, or should we just divert training money into getting more security solutions?

The presentation was delivered as part of Secure South West at Plymouth University on 20 September 2012. [(CC) BY-NC-SA 2.0 UK]

In September 2012 Eugene Kaspersky, CEO and co-founder of Kaspersky Lab, received an Honorary Doctorate of Science from Plymouth University in recognition of his services to IT security.

This film presents his acceptance speech from the

School of Computing and Mathematics graduation ceremony, along with a brief interview conducted after the event. [Released under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales licence.]

Laura Cox and Paul McKay from Bond Pearce LLP discuss the importance of legal and compliance issues

in the context of IT security. Particular consideration is

given to the competitive edge that Bond Pearce LLP was

able to gain by achieving certification against the ISO 27001 security standard

The presentation was delivered as part of Secure South West at Plymouth University on 20 September 2012. [(CC) BY-NC-SA 2.0 UK]

Dr Jeremy Ward considers how far organisations should go in allowing users to connect their own personal mobile devices into company networks. The talk draws upon work done by the ENISA Expert Group on Consumerization, and looks at the opportunities and risks of BYOD. It considers the possible controls and how effective they may be.

The presentation was delivered as part of Secure South West at Plymouth University on 20 September 2012. [(CC) BY-NC-SA 2.0 UK]