The US DoD believes that you should pay more for products where security has been embedded. That security should not be a trade off. Recently announcing a Cyber CMMI certification. Using its considerable clout of $600bn a year spend, to…
Cyber security needs to change, its about managing risk and not technology. There needs to be a realistic conversation at the board table about managing the security of the balance sheet. Securing the balance sheet is something all the ‘C’…
All the trends are moving in the right direction, depending on what you want the outcome to be. However I have to say that some of the figures need closer examination, the problem with averages, is they account for the…
Did the UK security agency MI5 knowingly break data laws, over a number of years? It appears so. View Original Post
Austrian court rejects an attempt by Facebook to block. The case is questioning Facebook’s approach to GDPR, arguing that their privacy policies were not valid, and that data was being processed unlawfully. As it unfolds, this will be a case…
Radiohead, a favorite of mine, released their latest album earlier than planned. Following a threat by hackers, who stole it, to publish it ahead of time. Given the bands history of releasing material and giving customers the opportunity to decide…
There have been a few hacks on Universities globally, stealing PII and IP. Including a recent attack on the national University in Canberra, which lost a significant amount of data. Australia’s auditor general finds significant security issues across the countries…
A third party supplier to the US customs and boarder protection (CBP) agency has been hacked, shortly after it transferred sensitive images and data to its network. Raising concerns about Bio-metric security, its retention and security. View Original Post
Why is cyber a balance sheet and board issue, not a technology one. Here is a very good example why. Everyone is now wading in on the data loss reported by Quest Diagnostics and LabCorp, following the American Medical Collection…
I took this on the London underground. Holding Chartered status sets the standard, the bar, to which a professional is judged. Be that financial services, accountancy. engineering, security (#csyp), or others. You are judged and accepted by your peers, who…
