Thank you for the post Bryan Foss. The bigger threat to the UK by Russia is cyber, not direct kinetic warfare. A threat that has been demonstrated over the past 6 months alone to be vulnerable to. The challenge the…
US CMMC compliance figures won’t include the International DIB, whose compliance is likely to be far worse. Someone somewhere may have the unenviable task of carrying the risk of compliance and mission security. @Thaddeus Dziekanowski, there aren’t enough resources globally…
It is a pleasure to have an article published in the International Security Journal (ISJ) on such an important subject as CMMC and its impact on the UK (international) Defense Industry. As the article points out, No Compliance, No Contract.…
Seller beware: No Compliance, No Contract It’s a pleasure to publish an article in the International Security Journal (ISJ) with Georgios Alevras on the introduction of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) by the US Department of War. That takes…
Lawyers hold the most sensitive data; they are also the ones board members go to for advice on cyber. Yet they seem to be lax on their cybersecurity, with a sharp rise in the number of successful cyber attacks targeting…
Marks and Spencer reports a more than 55% drop in half-year profits following its cyber attack, and cyber insurers picked up £100million of the company’s losses. Profits for the half year were £3.4 million, down from £391 million for the…
It’s an observation, but when both sides of Congress make similar recommendations in the National Defence Authorisation Act (2026 NDAA), there may be changes afoot to defence procurement. Recommendations have been put forward by the House of Representatives and the…
An article from the insurance industry on the insurability of cyber risk, more importantly, its un-insurability. Cyber insurance is an important component of corporate risk transfer. Waiting for a catastrophic loss is likely not the right approach to take; recent…
One wonders the impact of the overhaul on the International Defence Industry, and in the short term CMMC compliance. View Original Post
Insurers are starting to realise they have to go left of bang to support their clients in managing cyber risk and reduce claims risk. But going left of bang requires careful consideration. As we see with the development of cyber…
