Interview: Mick Ebsworth – a matter of trust
Steve Mansfield-Devine · Network Security · 2013
In the information security world, our attention is often given over to the technicalities and technologies of threats and defences. Organisations invest small fortunes in equipment, software and specialist skills. Yet there is a critical element to security that is often overlooked – trust. And it's not just the trust that's inherent in many of our solutions, such as signing keys or whitelists – it's the trust that ordinary people place in systems and services. Organisations invest small fortunes in equipment, software and specialist skills. Yet there is a critical element to security that is often overlooked – trust. A recent survey suggested that, while people continue to shop and bank online, they are cynical about the ability of the firms with which they're doing business to protect their personal data. We spoke with Mick Ebsworth, information security consulting director at Integralis about this paradox.