Cyber attacks are known to impact share price long after the initial attack. Constructing and communication the right message to the board, can support the executive drive the right risk, cultural, and mitigation strategies. As part of the wider business…
The UKs House of Lords and House of Commons have issued a report which makes it clear that the board of directors of companies have a responsibility to understand cyber risk. Citing that in English court board director cannot delegate…
GDPR regulation has increased people’s awareness of data protection law in the UK, since its inception in May 2018. With 4 times more data breaches logged and the number of public complaints doubling. Where are the fines? Non issued yet.…
Open, honest, simple and factual communication to board members and senior execs is critical to cyber security success. It’s a complex risk, which impacts the top and bottom line if not managed appropriately. Boards like things simple, but I don’t…
Some basic hygiene factors are lacking, leaving firms open to serious and significant security breaches, in the latest case 1.5 Million client records. SDLC processes are there to help ensure that the right checks and balances are in place to…
Baltimore is still up against it, with some critical and some may say life dependent services affected. At what point do you make the decision to pay to get services back up and running? View Original Post
Now that’s one way of starting a turf war. Whoever said hacking wasn’t like any other criminal activity? Mind you let someone else do all the hard work, then capitalise on it. A familiar business model. View Original Post
Asset segregation is critical to good security management. To assess the risks of asset segregation it’s important to understand the services and processes IT assets support. For most organisations IT assets service more than 1 department, for many different reasons,…
Analysts are getting worried following a drone strike on Saudi Arabian oil infrastructure. The use of drones, which can evade conventional missile defenses and the escalation of cyber warfare pose real concerns. State sponsored actors in the region are more…
So far there have been fines of £56Mn across Europe. UK citizens are still concerned that businesses aren’t doing enough to protect their PII. As cyber and data protection regulation matures globally and cyber attacks increase in their ferocity and…
