On 17th October 2017, Lëtzebuerger Gemengen published an interview with Dr Carlo Harpes, founder and Managing Director of itrust consulting.Risk analysis is a central approach in the cybersecurity environment; this is why itrust consulting has developed, in partnership with Luxmetering G.I.E., a real-time risk monitoring tool, that represents a technological evolution of its TRICK Service tool. Carlo Harpes, founder and Managing Director of itrust consulting, explains us the result of this three-year collaboration and the benefits of this new tool for companies.This tool is the result of a cooperation with Luxmetering G.I.E., Creos Luxembourg S.A., and uni.lu and was co-funded by the Ministry of the Economy within the project ‘Smart Grid Luxembourg – Cockpit’.Read the complete interview by clicking the button ‘News article’ bellow.

IT Security consultant Rémi Chipaux participated at the 25th anniversary DEF CON Hacking Conference in Las Vegas (July 30 to August 2, 2017) and presented his project ‘malware hunting chatbot’ in the USA.

Just before its 10th anniversary celebration, itrust consulting received the official certification of its Information Security Management System (ISMS) from International Certification Trust Services (ICTS) S.à.r.l., with regards to the standard ISO/IEC 27001.The processes and related documentation established at itrust consulting, covering aspects like risk assessment, business continuity management, data protection, cryptography, operational security, etc., have been declared compliant with the highest standards for Information Security.Dr. Carlo Harpes, Managing Director and founder of itrust consulting, summarised: ”The security of customer data and data protection according to the GDPR are among our highest priorities, and this certification confirms that our approach works not only for large institutions that have already been certified with the assistance of itrust consulting, but also for SMEs and even micro-enterprises.”