Allianz puts cyber as the top business risk globally. It aligns with the WEF view in 2020, with natural disasters, climate change and cyber as major global risks. () 39% rated cyber incidents as a top risk in 2020, 37%…
Well worth a read. Closing the knowledge, governance and oversight gap for cyber at the board table is an issue which needs to be addressed. I’m not necessarily convinced with the questions, but I am convinced about the sentiment. Cyber…
Equifax has reached a $380Mn settlement to address a class action following its 2017 data breach. Class members will be able to claim up to $20,000 for out of pocket expenses and Equifax must add an additional $125Mn if needed.…
2019 has been widely quoted as being the year in which the most data breaches were reported. The costs of which can be expected to the significant. Whether you measure the impact on the costs per record, enforcement costs or…
In my experience it’s one of the hardest aspects of cyber security to get right and manage. But it is essential that it is done. The words ‘least privelege’ should spread fear into anyone. It’s intended to mean that users,…
The aim of good governance is to support decision makers see through complexity and make better decisions. But has our creation of a data dependent society created a problem of complexity? To govern effectively the mass of data and information…
I want to wish everyone a happy, prosperous and secure 2020. The past 12 months have been a roller coaster ride of posts and papers published, speaking engagements and CSyP. Which I hope have been constructive and informative in spreading…
As we move out of the 2nd decade of the 21st century. A decade which we could say saw the rise of cyber as a mainstream risk. Here are a few of the most notable hacks. The ones that arguably…
Maybe an unlikely impact of the cyber resource problem. If it is true and hedge funds did get access to a backup audio feed, giving them a few seconds heads up. Then there is a potential for the funds to…
This is a must read from the Wall Street Journal, () a Christmas present from COSO. For those of you who haven’t heard of COSO they are a standards setting body for Risk and Controls evaluation. They are influential in…
