As we move out of the 2nd decade of the 21st century. A decade which we could say saw the rise of cyber as a mainstream risk. Here are a few of the most notable hacks. The ones that arguably…
A prediction for 2020, buyer beware, the rise of increased scrutiny from the markets over cyber risk. Starting with credit rating agencies. View Original Post
It’s not like losing the plans for the house extension. But mis-placing such sensitive documents has to raise questions over how seriously the contractor took their own security. View Original Post
Maybe an unlikely impact of the cyber resource problem. If it is true and hedge funds did get access to a backup audio feed, giving them a few seconds heads up. Then there is a potential for the funds to…
Back in March this year I was formally presented with my confirmatory certificate for membership of the UK registered of Chartered Security Professionals (CSyP). I’ve now taken one more step forward, being confirmed as an Assessor of Chartered Security Professionals…
This is a must read from the Wall Street Journal, () a Christmas present from COSO. For those of you who haven’t heard of COSO they are a standards setting body for Risk and Controls evaluation. They are influential in…
New Orleans has had a tough time over the past 15 years, hurricanes and flooding take their tole. Last Friday the city announced that it had a cyber attack, an example of another municipality in the US to announce that…
Its always been an issue for IT and security professionals. Can I identify all my IT assets? The ones I know I bought and those which someone else in the company bought, but may not have told anyone. For example…
2019 saw enforcement being applied by EU GDPR, the development of further regulation like California’s data protection legislation, India progessing data protection standards, Australia reach out asking for feedback on its countries cyber strategy. And more. The foundations are being…
The board room is a complex place to work. Boards make decisions within complex working environments, markets and regulatory regimes. Cyber security is a complex practice, one which has an organisational wide impact, due to the nature of the enterprise…
