A great report. Cyber in all its forms is a very diverse space. There are no geographic boundaries, class boundaries, society boundaries and no corporate boundaries. Cyber is a class of risk which impacts anything where sensitive data resides, electronic…
EasyJet reports a data breach, albeit according to some it was aware of the incident back in January 2020. It’s worth noting that some reports have stated that BA has been fined by the ICO for its reported data breach…
Cyber security is a relatively new field. From the development of information security with standards like BS 7799 through ISO 27001, cyber security with standards like NIST 800-171 and the more recent evolution of cyber security into cyber risk management.…
The Huawei board has reacted strongly to the shots fired by the US government, in the latest round of trade sanctions from the US. Barring foreign chip manufacturers who use American software and technology from making products available to the…
If you’re in CNI, this is worth a read. The US GAO released a report last week, following an assessment of the ‘Oversight of cyber security across high risk chemical facilities’. Covered by the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program,…
I often wonder if anyone really cares anymore if companies suffer from data breaches. Even if it’s the personal data of some of the more high profile members of society. $42Mn for data on the US president, is there any…
Elexon a company which you have probably never heard of. An important component in the UKs electricity market, has reported it has been hacked. Elexon acts an a clearing house for payments between electricity generators, transmission and suppliers (those that…
US security agencies are raising further concerns that the targeted attacks on its laboratories and medical research centres, which are focused on the developmental of a Corona virus vaccine, are jeopardising the delivery of a vaccine. Amidst concerns that the…
Off the back of recent announcements that geopolitical cyber attacks have risen. Specifically targeting hospitals, laboratories and Universities. Interserve the third party supply to UK hospitals has announced that it has suffered a cyber attack. Resulting in the theft of…
Capital, equity markets and insurers rely on an independent assessment of an organisation’s performance. Provided through, amongst other things credit rating agencies, financial updates and market reports, and Q&A of control performance. To price-in cyber risk and for insurers to…
