Sopra Steria the IT services firm has announce that the ransomware attack which it reported in October 2020 will have a negative impact on its balance sheet of between €40million and €50million. With Insurance coverage for cyber risk of €30…
Buyer, or contractor beware? There is a lot going on at the moment in the US, an election looms in 4 days, which will impact the future direction of US policy. Both Federal and international over the next 5 years.…
The regulatory worm is starting to turn for cyber security. Yes we have had GDPR for over 2 years and have CCPA, HIPPA and CMMC. But the fundamentals for cyber security do not change. By its very nature cyber is…
The US election is the most anticipated and important election of 2020 and the most important election geopolitical speaking, other than that for the Chinese leadership. Which by all intents and purposes isn’t an election open to the general public.…
A great perspective on the changes being adopted in the US for supply chain risk and security. The balancing act which companies and government must content with if they are to apply appropriate cyber security controls. Whilst managing the costs…
A great article from HBR, highlighting what boards need to do in setting the cyber risk agenda. Building cyber governance, audit, risk assessment and the need to focus to outcomes such as the risk appetite, customer, shareholder and regulatory expectations.…
One to watch. Regulators are taking direct action against companies who fail to take reasonable steps to apply cyber security controls. As the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) taking financial advice company RI Group to the Federal Court for…
I am pleased to announce that @Parava Security Solutions have signed an MOU with the Information Technology Acquisition Advisory Council (IT-AAC) and the CMMC Centre of Excellence (John Weiler CMMC-CoE, TBM, Agile Acquisition). Formed under agreement with the Cybersecurity Maturity…
Comemorating VJ day and the end of the second world war. Remembering my great uncle who was intured and died on the Burma railway and all who perished on all sides. View Original Post
Such a shame. The home of code breaking and arguably the group who we can thank for shortening the second World War by several years has been impacted by the Blackbaud hack. View Original Post
