The Australian Government has launched it anticipated Cyber Strategy. As expected it addresses aspects of cyber regulation identified by the EU under EU NIS 2 and the U.S White House ONCD strategy. More to follow. Ted Dziekanowski Brian D. McCarthy…
One is interested to read about the opposition to cyber regulation, as it focuses on cyber incident reporting. One wonders if we’re missing the point. Cyber incident reporting is not the issue at hand, the bigger issue by far is…
A further example whereby accountability and responsibility for cybersecurity is being ‘lifted up’ to senior executives. As U.S Federal Government, in the form of CISA, continues to move ahead in placing greater accountability and responsibility on the boards of software…
Cyber insurance still remains a mixed back in Q3 2023. So countries premiums are up, some they’re down. It’s all a bit uncertain as ransomware continues to be a problem across most jurisdictions. Cyber controls remain a driver for cost…
Thank you Kovrr for mentioning Ted Dziekanowski, Rachel V. Rose, JD, MBA and myself and our work on the material, adequate and reasonable development of compliance to the SEC Final Cyber rule earlier this year. Brian D. McCarthy #cybersecurity #cyberriskmanagement…
The institution that is the British Library continues to suffer a ransomware attack. While not verified, the attack has been claimed by the group Rhysida, a new ransomware group that came to light in May 2023. Through its RaaS offering.…
An insightful post form Oliver F. Gosemann, explaining why people join organisation, the importance of good leadership and in the case of Open AI the potential implications on the wider AI community as the turmoil around Open AI continues. #ai…
Damned if you do damned if you don’t. One has to understand the dynamics of cybersecurity, banning ransomware payment is not an answer. Asking organizations not to pay ransoms in the hope that it will starve cyber criminals of their…
The Optus CEO resigns amid a difficult year with cyber attacks and operational resilience problems. The companies management of significant incidents over the past 12 months. Its response has been criticized heavily by customers and the Australian Government. Telecoms is…
Australia moves forward to put in place a program to support small businesses assess their cybersecurity maturity. Building a whole of society approach for cybersecurity risk management is important. Small businesses make up 99% of organizations by number so its…
