Agile has been around for more years than I care to remember. What is now called agile programme management is a process we used in the design and manufacture of jet engines back in the 1990s. We learnt very early…
Chegg, a company which reported a data beach of it’s own in 2018 (resulting in a 12 PC drop in stock price), acquires Thinkful, an online edtech company on 4th of Sept. Which reported a data breach on the 19th…
The ICO identified the issue of cyber as part of the Marriott deal. The Yahool/ Verizon deal wasn’t without its issues either. Cyber is another component of Due Dilligence, but buyer and seller beware as it brings a whole suite…
For many reasons we always take surveys at face value. But we should take these figures as a indicative reminder of the challenges companies face in cyber ownership, adoption and management. If the results had come back to say ‘Business…
I’m presenting tomorrow at a small conference. () and I found this video whilst I was writing the deck. The video is about 6 months old, a simple presentation. It does not aim to present FUD (Fear, Uncertainty or Doubt),…
Regional Asian airline reports a data breach. Malaysian airline, Malindo, a subsidiary of Lion air, announced the leak () on the 18.09.19. It looks like data was uploaded from open AWS buckets. The airline is in the process of fixing…
Over 20 Million records of what is believed to be Ecuadorian citizens is found online. The country only has a population of 17Million. In a sign of how some countries process cyber breaches, a representative of the IT firm Novaestrat…
It is a hard place to be, there is an opportunity to grow a market in cyber insurance. The ‘gold rush’ has pulled many underwriters into the market pricing products with little understanding of the complexity of the risk. There…
A great report about the realities of cyber attacks. US Municipalities are the latest high profile target for hackers in the US, with more than 40 suffering cyber attacks in recent times. () It brings to the fore that when…
It’s a great synopsis of the activities of some of North Korea’s hacking groups and a reminder that they pose a threat, as do others to Nation States, companies and individuals. Whilst also pointing out that there is a complex…
