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How to review password quality in Active Directory

Regular reviews of the effectiveness of user, admin, and service passwords stored in Active Directory is a good idea. Here's how one password review tool works.

Susan Bradley

The Virtual CIO Summit 2021

14 September 2021

Virtual Event - 9.30am BST

Join the leading CIO community for unparalleled peer insight and expertise on business and IT strategy, innovation and leadership. Over 3 days, 50+ CIO Speakers will discuss where new technology investments are being made, talent and the new way of working as well as digital transformation while keeping systems resilient and agile.

CSO 30 2021: Submissions Now Open!

03 November 2021

Submissions Now Open!

The CSO 30 aims to recognise 30 outstanding senior security professionals in the UK – from CSOs to CISOs, Heads of Security and equivalent – for demonstrating outstanding business value and thought leadership within their organisation.

Now Available On-Demand - Computerworld Multicloud Forum

24 September 2021

Virtual Event - Now Available On Demand

At this half-day virtual event you will hear from experts and end users who are well on the path to cloud transformation, to help you set an effective multicloud strategy and create the flexible, dynamic architecture your business needs for sustained future success.

Now Available On-Demand: CIO Workplace Of The Future Forum

29 July 2021

Now Available On Demand

At CIO UK’s Workplace Of The Future Forum you will hear the ideas, best practices, and real-world stories that are shaping the future of work as we know it.

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EU takes aim at ransomware with plans to make Bitcoin traceable, prohibit anonymity

The European Commission has set out new legislative proposals to make crypto transfers more traceable. While the plans will close some existing loopholes, the impact on cybercrime is likely to be minimal, experts say.

Michael Hill

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Top cybersecurity M&A deals for 2021

The cybersecurity market is hot, and vendors are buying competitors to solidify their position or acquiring other firms to expand their offerings.

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Security and privacy laws, regulations, and compliance: The complete guide

This handy directory provides summaries and links to the full text of each security or privacy law and regulation.

CSO staff

NCSC head champions UK-Israeli cyber relationship amid spyware accusations

NCSC CEO Lindy Cameron says cyber partnership with Israel is key to addressing global cyberthreats as accusations of mass spyware linked to a private Israeli company’s technology persist.

Michael Hill

Secure multiparty computation explained: Ensuring trust in untrustworthy environments

Secure multiparty computation is a collection of algorithms that allow people to work together over a network to find a consensus or compute a value and have faith that the answer is correct. Everyone contributed fairly and there was...

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Best Mitre D3FEND advice to harden Windows networks

Mitre's recently released D3FEND matrix offers sound guidance for any security admin or CISO looking to harden a Windows network against attack.

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Global coalition calls on China to curtail its cyber activities. For the first time, the US blames China directly for ransomware attacks.

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NCSC head champions UK-Israeli cyber relationship amid spyware accusations

UK Cyber Security Council gains charity status as cybersecurity talent development accelerates

Best Mitre D3FEND advice to harden Windows networks

Regular reviews of the effectiveness of user, admin, and service passwords stored in Active Directory is a good idea. Here's how one password review tool works.

The European Commission has set out new legislative proposals to make crypto transfers more traceable. While the plans will close some existing loopholes, the impact on cybercrime is likely to be minimal, experts say.

The cybersecurity market is hot, and vendors are buying competitors to solidify their position or acquiring other firms to expand their offerings.

This handy directory provides summaries and links to the full text of each security or privacy law and regulation.

NCSC CEO Lindy Cameron says cyber partnership with Israel is key to addressing global cyberthreats as accusations of mass spyware linked to a private Israeli company’s technology persist.

Secure multiparty computation is a collection of algorithms that allow people to work together over a network to find a consensus or compute a value and have faith that the answer is correct. Everyone contributed fairly and there was...

Charity Commission grants UK Cyber Security Council charitable status in recognition of its ongoing role in developing education, training and skills in the UK cybersecurity sector.

Mitre's recently released D3FEND matrix offers sound guidance for any security admin or CISO looking to harden a Windows network against attack.

Global coalition calls on China to curtail its cyber activities. For the first time, the US blames China directly for ransomware attacks.

CISOs and their security teams often hold cognitive biases that get in the way of making the right risk management and incident response decisions. Here are eight of the most common to avoid.

Can cloud providers help lift security's burden of endless compliance checklists and certifications?