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PRESS RELEASE – November 2003
The modern perception of a “Hacker” painted
by the media is that of a sinister loner who sacrifices sleep in his
or her quest to break into computer systems to steal or change data.
Whilst this type of scenario does occur a “hacker” is generally
defined as “someone who uses programming skills to gain illegal
access to a computer network or file.” Although this may sound a
simple concept to understand the technical boundaries which this
encompasses is exceptionally diverse. A high proportion of IT
managers still cling to the fact that “no-one would bother hacking
our company” but in truth everyone is susceptible even if the data
held is of no apparent value. For example, an intruder wishes to steal data
from an Insurance Organisation in the Isle of Man, why risk
detection with a direct attack when the attack can be launched from
a compromised machine sitting in Australia? Patching systems and
firewalling networks does go some way to securing networks but the
only true test of security is to look at the security model through
the eyes of a hacker, a trusted hacker, an “Ethical Hacker”. This thinking like a thief to catch a thief
approach has spawned a new qualification the Certified Ethical
Hacker (CEH) certification from The International Council of
Electronic Commerce. Domicilium are pleased to announce that Tony
Cawte who is a senior consultant with Domicilium has become only the
8th person in Great Britain to achieve this qualification. Jon Allen, Managing Director of Domicilium said
“We are delighted that Tony has gained this valuable security
qualification from such a highly regarded certification authority.
This qualification is currently held by just a handful of people in
the UK and endorses the level of internet security skills we have to
offer.” Tony added “The CEH gives a more hands on
approach to IT Security as opposed to other more theoretical
security exams. Penetration testing is an integral part of my role
at Domicilium and I feel this qualification compliments this element
of my position. Too many companies rely on automated approaches to
security where Domicilium pride themselves on providing diversity
and looking at security through the eyes of a real attacker.” Domicilium have a wealth of experience in
designing, building and maintaining secure multi-tier business
Internet solutions with a specialist understanding of the high level
security. |