A great read, why Ransomware is a bigger issue than just locking you out of data. Take any analogy of theft and/or extortion. You have taken something of mine which I value dearly and you won’t give it back until…
Being honest, open, transparent and sharing information with corporate peers about cyber security threats and incidents may deliver more benefits to companies than not. Regulators, government agencies and industry bodies would like companies to share more information on cyber issues,…
There has been a big push from the insurance industry to underwrite cyber risk. It’s well known and understood that they are underwriting a risk that they do not understand, with policies which do not clearly articulate the exact levels…
MPs in the UK are concerned over the rise in the number of online failures and customer disruption from British banks. With cloud services highlighted as a major worry and source of systemic risk. There are further concern raised by…
This is well worth a read, from the lawyers. The US Department of Defense requirements for cyber security compliance, under the proposed CMMC programme. Will require ‘A change of culture, take time, be painful, and it’s cost money’, according to…
In my experience I agree with the figures, that on average anywhere between 60% – 75% of the data within an organisation is unstructured. Some call it dark data, another term which doesn’t help demystify data management or security. But…
There’s a lot of noise about California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). It is the latest GDPR type of legislation to hit a US statute. It is the starting point for all US states to adopt a similar legislation ahead of…
As China prepares to update its cyber regulations, to operate alongside existing laws, on the 1st December 2019. Are foreign firms at a greater risk of losing sensitive information? The proposals set out instructions on how all companies, public and…
The Australian government is reaching out to get views and input to its cyber security strategy for 2020. A number of controversial ideas are raised. With a greater emphasis begin placed upon the role of industry for cyber risk management.…
A great read. Thank you Agence Nationale de la Sécurité des Systèmes d’Information (ANSSI). The ANSSI has issued a warning for cyber espionage, following on from the attempted compromise of Airbus, reported this month. (). They raise concerns that the…
