By Sarah Morgan
In October, EC-Council’s Hacker Halted came to
Europe for the first time. Firebrand attended the conference in Reykjavik,
Iceland and interviewed industry experts about the hottest topics in cyber
security.
Svavar Ingi Hermannsson is an Information Risk Management
expert at KPMG. He has over 20 years of experience in computer security. His
expertise covers code auditing, penetration testing, and vulnerability
assessment.
Until recently Iceland has been relatively untouched by
serious cyber-attacks; however indications are that increasing sophistication
is being used to target local entities. At Hacker Halted Europe, Svavar’s
keynote presentation addressed the current level of Network Security in
Iceland, based on a recent nationwide study undertaken by KPMG.
As part of the study, they scanned the entire IPv4 range of
Iceland. This scan discovered over 2,000 Cisco boxes, which had open ports
running and over 700 of them had open telnet ports.
To learn about further findings of the research and the increasing IT security awareness in Iceland, watch the full interview:
About the Author:
Sarah writes for Firebrand Training on a number of IT related topics. This includes exams, training, certification trends, project management, certification, careers advice and the industry itself. Sarah has 11 years of experience in the IT industry.
Sarah writes for Firebrand Training on a number of IT related topics. This includes exams, training, certification trends, project management, certification, careers advice and the industry itself. Sarah has 11 years of experience in the IT industry.