Activity IM - Independent Information Security Consultancy

SQL Injection Attacks and Defense

marie — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:23:13 +0000

‘SQL Injection Attacks and Defense’ co-authored by Dave Hartley (Activity’s CREST Certified consultant and CHECK TL) has been receiving very positive reviews and is on the must read list for most application security consultants, along with the ’Web Application Hackers Handbook’. If you are interested in reading a review click on a link below: BCS Net-security.org Amazon review and buy link

Five rules of Business Continuity

marie — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:36:08 +0000

Neil O’Connor, Principal Consultant at Activity has worked with a variety of organisations, helping them to implement a Business Continuity Management System (BCMS) with the aim of being independently certified. But implementing the BS25999 standard is only part of the process. Neil has learnt that there are five fundamental rules that should be followed to ensure its success. These can [...]

Microsoft Security Advisory

marie — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:33:49 +0000

Paul Byrne, Activity’s CREST and CHECK penetration testing consultant receives recognition from Microsoft for reporting vulnerabilities in the Indeo codec. For full details visit Microsoft Security Advisory

Activity join A|D|S

marie — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:42:20 +0000

Activity are pleased to announce their membership of A|D|S. A|D|S is the trade body advancing UK AeroSpace, Defence and Security industries with Farnborough International Limited as a wholly-owned subsidiary. A|D|S also encompasses the British Aviation Group (BAG). It is formed from the merger of the Association of Police and Public Security Suppliers (APPSS), the Defence Manufacturers Association [...]

Ask the Security Expert

marie — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:15:22 +0000

Along with providing regular features, Neil O’Connor one of Activity’s principal consultants has now joined the panel of Security Experts on SearchSecurity.co.UK If you have a question you would like to ask him or would like to see the questions he has responded to so far, then visit http://bit.ly/1fKU9E

Another addition to Activity’s team of security specialists

marie — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:46:30 +0000

James Beamish is the latest addition to the expanding Activity IM Security Testing and Consultancy Sales team. James’s vast Security Testing experience spans 8 ½ years and comprises working for the leading Penetration Testing Consultancies in the UK. Previous clients include Central Government, FTSE 350 and PAN-American Corporations. James’s holistic solutions based approach to Security instils [...]

Activity’s Security Testing Team grows

marie — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:05:15 +0000

Paul Byrne joins the Security Testing Team at Activity as a Senior Security Consultant. Paul is a current CHECK Team Member and has over 9 years of security testing experience. He has been involved in numerous web application, network, database and product testing for government, financial institutions and major commercial vendors.

ISO 27001 is not Enough

marie — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 10:13:07 +0000

Neil O’Connor, Managing Director of Activity had his paper on “Why ISO 27001 is not enough” published by the BCS, if you would like to read it visit: BCS Online Recent research conducted on behalf of Activity shows that one third of businesses have not thought about implementing an ISO 27001 ISMS, see more results from the ISO 27001 research at: Security Park

Activity Quoted in the Register

marie — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:38:26 +0000

Activity’s Technical Director Talks with Jon Collins Following a converstion with Jon Collins of Freeform Dynamics Tim Orchard, Activity’s Technical Director is quoted in the feature ‘How Secure are your applications?’ to see the article in full visit the following link. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/06/30/application_security/

CHECK Green Light

marie — Fri, 15 May 2009 15:50:38 +0000

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