Cyber security is a difficult world, even more so at this time of uncertainty. Which is being exploited by opportunistic hackers. But it is even more poignant when you are a body set up to represent professionals in a sector.…
Worth a read. Share-price is at the command of the markets, who interrogate corporate decision making like strategy, operational performance, financial statements, business decisions and external factors such as regulations and PEST. It should be of no surprise that a…
The US government launched a bug bounty of $5Mn to identify what they suspect are North Korean hackers targeting the country. A multi departmental notification was issued on Wednesday 15th April (). Citing the countries increased capabilities to generate revenue…
We’re doomed, we’re heading towards a total online apocalypse. That’s the message I keep getting from everyone trying to sell me solutions which will manage all my cyber security risks; protect my personal data; on-line transactions; social media and my…
We are living in difficult times, the Corona-virus epidemic has been likened to the worst economic crisis since the 1930s depression. As our economies contract it is putting many companies under financial stress and for some they may not come…
Whilst on lock-down I’ve been closing some CPD gaps. Having recently undertaken a cyber expert witness advisory assignment. A lawyer friend advised that I complete training for Expert Witnesses. What was going to be a traditional class room course, sensibly…
It’s reminiscent of 2017 and the attack on Maersk. MSC the Mediterranean Shipping Company, the worlds second largest container shipping line by container volume. Has been off-line since Friday 10th April. It is not confirmed that they have suffered a…
The European Central Bank (ECB) put in place a pilot programme in 2016 for cyber breach reporting , as part of its IT risk programme () for incident reporting. The rational was quite simple, tell the ECB about your incidents…
Zoom, a case to watch. A class action bought in my view on serious grounds. It’s a note of caution to boards on the speed at which events unfold and decisions and actions over the management of cyber security are…
Ransomware is not new, a little digging shows that its been around for at least 20 years. But until very recently its remained in the single digit million reported incidents (2015). There has been a significant jump to the 100s…
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