A timely update to corporate governance by COSO and the NACD (National Association of Corporate Directors). Who have issued a draft Corporate Governance Framework to bring clarity over effective governance and its on-going iterative nature. The framework positions ‘long term…
The Co-op syndicated £350 million of liquidity from Barclays, HSBC, ING, Lloyds, NatWest and Rabobank. While S&P upgrade its rating from BB- to BB in 2024. A BB rating falls within the ‘speculative grade’ category not investment grade and the…
Cybersecurity is a risk to all nations. The governor of the Bank of Ghana Dr Zakari Mumuni has called for urgent reforms to protect the integrity of the continents digital financial ecosystem at a recent round table that bought together…
We may see which way those inside the regime will fall, using cyber attacks as a lens through which the regime targets the West. Iran is well known for its accomplishments across the cyber domain, alongside Russia, China and North…
The European Union is taking cybersecurity risk management seriously. It is taking the challenge of protecting critical national infrastructure and financial institutions, the cyber security of internal enabled devices, and the development of EU cybersecuirty infrastructure for incident management and…
Insurers, the focus of cyber attacks as Aflac announces its dealing with a cyber incident, perpetrated by a ‘sophisticated’ cybercrime group. Another attack, another day and the continuation of a campaign against the insurance industry. @Thaddeus Dziekanowski Brian D. McCarthy…
Faisal Khan Accenture announced to the markets on Friday 20th June that it is changing its growth model through the adoption of Gen AI, effective 1st September 2025. A clear sign that AI is having a profound effect on the…
Here’s a thought, you can ask industry, then the threat actors, then the companies that have been hacked, then our allies that have already reached a conclusion that accountability and responsibility for cyber is required. Then we can reach the…
Knowledge industries beware. A brilliant, tongue in cheek video demonstrating the fun of AI, serious implications and well worth watching. The video highlights why lawyers in the US, Australia and UK have faced disciplinary actions including high court reprimands’ and…
Tata Consultancy Services has come out publicly and stated that none of their systems were compromised in the recent Marks and Spencer cyber attack. That begs the questions, how did the hack take place? One must remember that if you…
