Aceros Inoxidables Olarra, one of the Basque Country’s main steel mills, is undergoing a cyber attack that has halted production at its central facilities in Loiu, Spain. The company employs just over 500 employees and is one of the Basque Country’s…
The House of Representatives has passed the FY 2026 NDAA, which includes a $850 billion defense spending allocation. It’s not so much the amount of money, which is in and of itself significant. It’s the number of cyber-focused programs that…
Sound bites no longer work in corporate disclosures, it’s the whole narrative that matters. A complete story that investors use to evaluate contradictons in the corporate narrative. Regulators are raising the disclosure bar, requiring consistency across disclosures. Investor sentiment is…
There may be trouble ahead, as the second major cyberattack in the UK this year hits home. The extent of the JLR attack on the companies’ supply chains is becoming apparent as the fallout of the attack unfolds. 2 weeks…
This is what the EU is regulating its CNI providers to do: manage continuity of service. It’s what the US defence department has expected global defence contractors to do since 2017. The issue at hand is not one of strategy;…
Coming the same week as the United States Department of War published DFARS 252.204-7021, known as CMMC, in the US Federal Register. A regulation that impacts the UK Defence industry’s bases management and security of Controlled Unclassified Information. The UK…
One hopes that if the Chair of Marks and Spencer has his contract extended, he is better equipped to manage cybersecurity and digital transformation going forward. From this week’s reading, Bryan Foss explained that the cyberattack caught the board by…
Marks and Spencer is a major global brand, one which is quintessentially British with a global reach. Whose brand is its primary asset and says everything about quality, style, solidity, and trust. Yet you do not put the most important…
Cyber is an unforgiving business, and unfortunately is often the case that those who take on the baton face an uncertain future. As is the case with the Chief Technology and Digital Officer from M&S who is moving on, reportedly…
The Jaguar Land Rover hack continues, and its effects may be financially significant for the firm if the BBC’s report is correct. With the company losing £75million a day, one wonders if cyber compliance would have been more effective than…
