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May 24th Reports that the Norwegian military has admitted to being targeted by a potentially serious cyber attack should act as a wakeup call to UK organisations on both sides of the private/public-sector divide, says Venafi, the Enterprise Key and Certificate Management (EKCM) solutions specialist.

According to Jeff Hudson, Venafi CEO, the rash of targeted cyber attacks in recent weeks against several major corporates such as Sony and now attacks against military targets shows that the cybercriminals are refining their attack strategy.

Venafi, the inventor of and market leader in Enterprise Key and Certificate Management (EKCM) solutions, today announced the findings of a survey which showed that 40% of IT staff admit that they could hold their employers hostage even after they’ve left for other employment by making it difficult or impossible for their bosses to access vital data by withholding or hiding encryption keys.

In the pre-9-11 world, getting on a plane was as easy as emptying your pockets and walking through a metal detector. In the post-9-11 world, airline passengers must take off their shoes, their belts, empty their pockets and be subjected to invasive body scans and pat-downs that add dignity and privacy to the price of an airline ticket. But a new Star Trek-like handheld scanner may signal the end to some of those more invasive security checks.