One to watch closely, what constitutes a hack? A debate which has now been passed to the US supreme court to rule upon given a 4 – 3 split in the lower court circuits. One which may have implications for…
A great article. Be it the gorilla or elephant in the board room, the direction of regulatory travel for cyber is clear; no more carrots and bigger sticks. Cyber regulation and control is another example of Governance, Risk and Compliance…
There’s gold in them there hills. Or at least that’s what its felt like to brokers and insurers. However the complexity of cyber as an insured risk is starting to be felt as the lines are blurred even further between…
Cyber regulation is making its way into many sectors. As of the 1st January 2021 the United States Coast Guard (USCG) expects that all companies with US flagged ships and foreign flagged ships to address cyber risk management in their…
It’s a very difficult square to make a circle out of with competing agendas, requirements and the protection of national interest. How do small firms who maybe required to adhere to a cyber standard as comprehensive as NIST SP 800…
Having the right number of formal assessors is going to be important for the CMMC programme. But its not an insurmountable ask, it’s a game of capacity and numbers. Albeit training 2,000 people to assess is one thing, having 2,000…
Capcom has released an update on its recent hack and ransomeware attack. With recent news of attacks purportedly against Ubisoft and Cryteck and the release of the next PS5 and XBOX Series X. Are hackers trying to cash in before…
Its been a week where the European Union and the UK governments have introduced proposals which restrict the sale of companies and products in the interest of national security and human rights. The UK Government has introduced a bill which…
CREST International signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the CMMC Center of Excellence (CMMC-CoE). Bringing together CREST an organisation which provides international accreditations for technical security and professional certifications, and the CMMC – CoE who is building a partner…
On the 3rd of November 2020 myself, Rear Admiral William Chase, and John Weiler were invited to speak to the UK All-Party Parliamentary Group on cyber security (APPG – ). Briefing the working group on several cyber security topics including…
