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Survey finds that organisations are blasé about mobile app security as BYOD takes hold in the enterprise

Most organisations are not testing mobile apps for risky behaviours that could invite hidden, ‘back-door’ security risk and reputational damage, according to Flexera Software/IDC survey

Maidenhead, U.K.: According to a new report, The BYOD Trojan Horse: Dangerous Mobile App Behaviours & Back-Door Security Risks, prepared jointly by Flexera Software and IDC, enterprises are not doing nearly enough to understand which mobile app behaviours hitting their networks and data are risky, nor are they testing apps for those risky behaviours to ensure proper enforcement of their BYOD policies. Despite data security being among the biggest challenges when implementing BYOD policies for enterprises (71 per cent), 61 percent have not even identified which app behaviours they deem risky – i.e. ability to access social media apps like Twitter, apps that report back user data to app producers, and such.

: Vidushi Patel and Nicola Males; Case Studies; Posted On Tuesday, 24 March 2015 22:03

Former Bank of England Head of Security joins Pilgrims Group

Don Randall MBE, the Bank of England’s former Head of Security and Chief Information Security Officer, has joined global security and risk management specialist Pilgrims Group Limited as Senior Advisor.

An internationally renowned figure in the fields of security, law enforcement, counter-terrorism, cyber crime and fraud, Randall will be applying his vast and varied experience in a number of sectors to further develop Pilgrims business strategy and offerings to clients.

: The Editorial Team; Appointments, Promotions & Personality Profile; Posted On Monday, 23 March 2015 09:20

Trans-national terrorism and extremism in West Africa from Uthman Dan Fodio till the present

(A SPECIAL POLITICAL ANALYSIS FROM 1804 TILL THE PRESENT)

BY JOHN ODEY ADUMA, PUBLISHER AND BRITISH CHEVENING SCHOLAR, UNITED KINGDOM

HOW THE HAUSA - FULANIS, THE DESCENDANTS OF UTHMAN DANFODIO AND THEIR CRONIES UNDERDEVELOPED NIGERIA AND AFTERWARDS CREATED THE WILD DONKEYS OF THE DESERT

.....rerum cognoscere causas

He will be a wild donkey of a man;

his hand will be against everyone

and everyone's hand against him,

and he will live in hostility

towards all his brothers.

- Genesis 16:12

Ahmadu Bello the late Sardauna of Sokoto...man with ungovernable ambition for the perpetual domination of the Hausa-Fulani people over other Nigerians

: The Editorial Team; Nigeria Watch International; Posted On Monday, 23 March 2015 09:15

University’s unique deal to help modernise Malaysian Police

Every police officer in Malaysia will have their training accredited by the University of Derby, in what is thought to be the first ever such partnership between a foreign country and a UK university.

As part of its drive to achieve developed nation status by 2020, Malaysia, in South-East Asia, is looking for every one of the 113,000-plus officers in its Royal Malaysia Police (RMP) to have an accredited academic qualification, which will be in addition to their official police rank. It is hoped this will increase the RMP’s professionalism.