Review the interview of Abeer Khedr, Information Security Director of the National Bank of Egypt. She discusses her experience as well as the key strategic issues for the financial sector in Egypt. For more information: Linkedin : habeerkhedr Twitter : https://twitter.com/abeer_khedr2
Operational security
2020/07/15
Five months! Five months have elapsed since March 2020 and the announcement by the President of the French Republic of the introduction of lockdown measures on the French territory. Five months during which our country, our institutions, our economy, our companies, our employees, our clients, and all our fellow citizens have been living with COVID-19. One…
2020/04/09
Introduction 2020 – X.0 security has not solved the password issue. The “LCR Policy” (for minimum Length, Complexity, and Regular Renewal), intuitive though it may be, persists despite findings that challenge it. Have we measured its effectiveness? Given the findings, what are the solutions? And most importantly, what are the behavioural factors that contribute to…
What is ransomware? Ransomware is malicious software. Ransomware programs are computer viruses. These viruses block access to information systems or data stored on the victim’s computer or server, then demand that the victim pay a ransom to unblock said access, although it is never guaranteed that it will actually be unblocked. Whom does ransomware…
2020/01/22
In 2016, Vinci, a construction company, became the victim of a significant business email compromise (BEC)[1] attack. An email which appeared to come from Vinci’s communications director was sent to the news agency Bloomberg. The email claimed that Vinci’s finance director had resigned following the discovery of a black hole in their accounting. The email…
The issue of privacy arises in each of our interactions with digital platforms that collect and share user data, sometimes without explicit consent. The rise of machine learning is based on training collected data that may contain personal data, particularly in areas such as health or insurance. Once the models have been trained, there is…
