The enclosed demonstrates the severity the U.S government is taking cybersecurity. The U.S government and CISA gives 1 day board cyber training to board members of critical-infrastructure companies to improve cybersecurity oversight. Board governance, oversight and assurance are critical to…
The world is full of contradictions, least of all when one considers cybersecurity risk management, the board and regulatory compliance. When one considers the contradictions, 98% of cyber professionals are confident in their organisations cyber-resilience. Yet 34% of respondents say…
Well worth a read. The U.S department of Justice has reached a total of $11.3m in settlements under the False Claims Act, with 2 U.S consulting companies, for failing to meet contractual cybersecurity requirements. Are we starting to see more…
Please come and join Veritas GRC and Senebria on the 25th of June at 1pm GST (10am GMT). As we discuss Cybersecurity Risk Management, Governance, Regulatory Compliance and our partnership supporting boards across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region manage…
Well worth a read, as G7 nations raise the responsible use of cybersecurity by nation states in the context of international security. Highlighting the concern the G7 places over cybersecurity by establishing a Cybersecurity working group and pursuing a four-fold…
We saw this with U.S universities. The DoD included Universities in the scope of Defense cybersecurity regulation, to protect the exfiltration of defense IP. In some instances IP that is created in the UK has dual civil and military use.…
California’s Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Friday that Blackbaud reached a $6.75 million settlement over its 2020 data breach. Highlighting that cyber is slowly moving up the legal agenda, with companies facing increased scrutiny and fines for failing to comply…
Japan is moving ahead with cyber legislation introducing a national cybersecurity agency in line with the U.S and UK. As Japan faces a growing threat of cyber attacks affecting Critical National Infrastructure. ‘The government has positioned cyber defense as a…
Be careful how you vent your anger against your employer. An employee of National Computer Systems (NCS) who wiped 180 virtual servers gets a 2.5 years prison sentence. On one count of unauthorized access to computer material, with another charge taken into…
A video worth watching for those looking cybersecurity regulation in the U.S. As Senator Gary Peters holds a hearing of the Homeland Security Government Affairs committee to discuss the need to streamline Federal Cybersecurity Regulation. Cybersecurity risk management is a…
