VP, CTO for McAfee EMEA
Raj is currently working as the VP, Chief Technical Officer for McAfee EMEA, having previously worked as the Chief Information Security Officer for a large public sector organisation in the UK.
He volunteers as the Cloud Security Alliance EMEA Strategy Advisor, is on the advisory councils for Infosecurity Europe, and Infosecurity Magazine. In addition, Raj was previously the Vice President for Communications in the ISSA UK Chapter, having presided over the award for Chapter communications programme of the year 2008, and 2009.. He has had numerous security papers published, and appeared on television (ITV and More4). As well as providing assistance in the 2006 RSA Wireless Security Survey and part of the consultation committee for the RIPA Bill (Part 3). He is also the founder for the global collaborative project used to evaluate objective measurement of IA maturity known as the Common Assurance Maturity Model (also known as CAMM – please refer to www.common-assurance.com for more details).
He can be found on twitter @Raj_Samani
With the gift giving season behind us, it’s likely we saw the latest hot tech item get into the hands of children of all ages. Whether that item is the latest tablet device, smartphone or game console, every device can offer kids a fun and educational opportunity to interact with the latest new gadgets, but Read more…
Tags: Consumer, Family Safety, identity protection, identity protection surveillance, identity theft, mobile security, personal identity theft fraud, proactive identity surveillance, social networking
Maybe it’s just me, but I had this assumption that Cloud computing would be one of the most popular online search terms. When I found the list of top ten most searched items, I was slightly surprised to find celebrities that a) I had never heard of and b) turned out to have no involvement with Read more…
Tags: Cloud computing, cloud security, CSP
A couple of years ago a good friend phoned me in a panic – his car had been stolen. A major inconvenience admittedly but he managed to replace it, and there were no further attempts from the criminals to contact him in an attempt to get more of his possessions. The thing with the theft Read more…
Tags: Consumer, Cybercrime, Data Protection, enterprise, Family Safety, global threat intelligence, identity fraud, identity protection
You know I always thought that at some point, printed books would go the same way as vinyl. Despite sporadic revivals by the music industry and its use by particular groups such as the electronic and “mixmasters,” the majority of households have already replaced turntables for the latest technologies. Equally the latest published shopping trends Read more…
Tags: Email & Web Security, malware, Network Security, Public Sector, social responsibility
How much? It’s a simple question really, and one that I know the security professional often finds very difficult to answer when trying to justify mitigating risks to business. I mean what exactly is the financial impact of a virus outbreak? Or can you calculate how much the bottom line would be affected if that laptop Read more…
Tags: Cybercrime, Data Protection, enterprise
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