Nigel Stanley

Nigel Stanley is the IT Security Practice Leader for Bloor Research. In this blog Nigel will be commenting on the world of IT security and other areas of interest from time to time.

Recent Blog Posts

Now hold your breath - the Olympic year is nearly upon us Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research | 19th December '11 As we usher in the end of 2011 many of us will be glad that a pretty traumatic year has finished. With continuing turmoil across financial markets, revolutions and civil war it makes one wonder what else is set to challenge us in 2012. The answer...

BSIMM Version 3 - A Joy to Behold! Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research | 3rd October '11 The lastest version of BSIMM - Building Security in Maturity Model has just been released [27th September 2011]. When the BSIMM project started I was excited but apprehensive - the challenge to produce such a maturity model was enormous. With BSIMM3...

Secure Systems Development Conference - A Must See! Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research | 27th April '11 On Thursday 19th May 2011 I will be speaking at The 2nd International Secure Systems Development Conference in London on the subject of smartphone security, entitled I own your smart phone (and of course your private life and your business life) But...

BBC Interviews Nigel Stanley on Phone Hacking Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research | 26th April '11 Another phone hacking story went live last week here  This was a package we had recorded a couple of weeks ago and it was scheduled for release during InfoSec 2011 week - as if that week wasn't going to be busy enough!The video demonstrates just how...

BBC Story on Bloor Research into Jihadists use of Smartphones Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research | 26th April '11 An interesting story from the BBC based on some research I have been doing with Nico Prucha based at the University of Vienna. We found jihadists were compiling packages of information designed to be received on smartphones. They contained copies of...

Mobile Phone Hacking at Counter Terrorism Expo, London, April 2011 Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research | 13th April '11 This year's Counter Terrorism Conference (London, 19th–20th April 2011) looks set to be one of the largest CT events ever. We need to keep up with new threats and challenges, and I have been asked to speak at the conference on cell/mobile...

What is the most secure smartphone? Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research | 9th March '11 If I had £1 for everytime I was asked, What is the most secure smartphone?, I don't think I would be sitting here blogging. The recent withdrawal of a raft of Android apps has yet again focused people's minds on this important...

McAfee and Wind River - Blown Together Nicely Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research | 22nd February '11 Life is moving fast in the world of mobile device security. With announcements last week at Mobile World Conference of ever more powerful smartphones and mobile devices, the game of security catch-up needs to be happening quicker than ever. The...

Sound Trojan for Smartphones Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research | 14th February '11 This is an interesting paper. It introduces some work called Soundminer, a stealthy and context-aware sound Trojan for smartphones. It explores the threat of smartphone malware with access to on-board sensors, which opens new avenues for secret...

Smartphone and Mobile Security - 2011 will be an Historical Year Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research | 21st January '11 At long last more people are realising that 2011 is quickly becoming the tipping point for mobile security issues, as reported here. This is an area I am actively researching and I will be producing a range of reports and recommendations over the...

Consumerisation is a challenge for IT managers. Is the smartphone to blame? Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research | 13th January '11 Smartphone use and security was debated by a panel I ran at the Infosecurity Europe exhibition's press conference in London the other day. It was an interesting debate - see more here

Are Smartphone users more dippy than most? Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research | 11th January '11 ....recent reports from Trusteer would suggest so. After gaining access to web server logs from phishing sites they found that: Mobile users are the first to arrive at phishing sites Mobile users accessing phishing websites are three times more...

Cybercrime, Cyberwars, Cyberterrorism and Hacktivism Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research | 14th December '10 This month (December 2010) has seen the mainstream media alive with stories of hacktivists attacking payment websites, including Visa, MasterCard and PayPal, in response to those organisations' refusal to take payments in support of the WikiLeaks...

Sky News, Stuxnet and the End of the World Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research | 26th November '10 So Stuxnet hit the TV news again last night as it was announced that Cybercriminals have got hold of the Stuxnet virus. I watched a Sky News package in open mouthed disbelief coupled with hoots of laughter as so called security experts predicted the...

Google Android apps found to be sharing data Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research | 4th October '10 Here's an interesting story that has recently emerged. It's great to see some useful research into privacy issues and mobile phone applications. By tainting private data researchers were able to see exactly what happened to data once it left the...

Application Code Security Nigel Stanley, Bloor Research | 9th September '10 Software development managers and information security professionals need to act now to address the security of the software they write, purchase or co-opt into their solutions. Failing to act due to lack of a pragmatic and cost-effective solution...