They say cyber goes where the money is and hedge funds have plenty of it. The challenge all financial markets face is that cyber can have a direct and indirect impact. Directly on the firms in the market, for example…
Jack Welch has died. As a six sigma Master Black Belt and trainer I was fortunate to meet him. He took a simple concept based on process variation to improve performance, make change and deliver transformation. All those Green Belts,…
Something for the weekend. Is it possible to simplify the cyber security message to 5 points? An elevator pitch to the board. Or do we need more, how many more? I’m proposing the enclosed, do all capabilities and solutions for…
Another question to help the risk debate. If you were sitting in front of the CEO of any company. What would be the top 5-10 cyber scenarios you would say are the ones they should worry about? Is there a…
An interesting read for a Monday. Raising some interesting questions, albeit from the perspective of a fictional narrative. A narrative which does resonate somewhat with what we are seeing today. An increase in cyber activity, based upon digital dependency and…
Intimidating witnesses, no, misplacing evidence no. The evidence relating to a number of cases held on computers belonging to the Stuart police department, Florida. Has been locked out following the April 2019 hack. The result being that several cases have…
One to watch as political games are afoot in the US. A proposed bill is put forward by New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand for a Federal Data Protection Agency to enforce existing privacy laws. Is this a little like the…
The Security vs risk management debate. Cyber security is not about nuts, bolts and widgets, its fundamentally about managing risk. The risk to financial statements, which cyber attacks clearly demonstrate. The reason cyber security fails to land at the board…
Redcar and Cleveland council, near Middlesbourgh, the North East of England. Is undergoing a cyber attack. With local services being delivered through pen and paper. Cyber has been an issue for US municipalities for a number of years. With well…
Is the WEF correct in saying that cyber-risk should take center stage? The past month has seen the release of a number of reports from influential regulators and banks on cyber and their concerns on the impact of cyber attacks…
