Over 95% of organisations in Western economics are SMEs. SME’s are the least likely to afford cyber insurance, the least most likely to afford cybersecurity risk management, the most likely to collapse in the event of a significant cyber incident.…
Ted Dziekanowski ONCD, State Department, DHS, CISA, DoD – Who will make the rules for Federal cybersecurity and who will implement them? Lots of moving pieces in a very big jigsaw puzzle, with many stakeholders, views and opinions. Securities and…
Was it, wasn’t it. A great article that discusses the similarities between the U.S F-35B, Chinas J-35 and the defense IP that has been stolen by hackers from the F-35, F-22 and B-2 programs. It’s the question that continues around…
The 2022 NSA report is a great read and provides insight into the work and challenges the agency has had to deal this year. A year that bought about allot of change with cybersecurity, including an increase in cyber threats,…
2022 revealed the breadth and depth of cyber attacks, attacks that increased following the start of the Russian Ukraine crisis and exposed vulnerabilities across a broad attack surface. Targeting the targeted Energy infrastructure and the Defense Industry Base and facilitating…
If you have 30 minutes this weekend, then this podcast is worth listening to. Clare O’Neil discusses the National Security implications of cyber and the challenges ahead for Australia. Remember that Clare O’Neil has only been in post for 6…
Japan has taken a big policy step forward, as the government has agreed to double its military spending in the next 4 years. In what is the most dramatic overhaul since it adopted a pacifist constitution after the 2nd World…
Germany has agreed to buy 35 F35 aircraft as part of their governments proposal this year to upgrade its military. It’s not the first country in the EU to do this, as the F35 is being acquire ahead of the…
The House of representatives have signed off on the $858Bn NDAA for 2023. There’s a significant focus on cyber, including the establishment of Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy within the Department of State, to be headed by an Ambassador and…
The U.S DoD CMMC program has had a bumpy ride ahead of the proposed rule change next year and implementation of CMMC into the contracting process. A significant issue for CMMC and DFARS compliance has always been creating enough assessors…
