The US State Department has reported it has been hacked at some point in the past few weeks. Coming at a time when they are working to evacuate US Nationals and Dependents from Afghanistan. The hack also comes at the…
As the West pulls out of Afganistan, will the hacking community be emboldened by what they may see as a lack of international resolve? New techniques applied to a well developed solution. The West has found it difficult to create…
This is an important notice for publicly traded companies and cyber professionals. Under the Securities and Exchange Act 1934 The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Pearson a the UK based public company, with making misleading statements and omissions to…
Nation state cyber is of increasing concern with the recent Kaseya, Microsoft Exchange and SolarWinds hacks. Federal government has increased state, local and tribal government funding for cyber infrastructure. With $1.9 billion proposed to go towards updating or replacing hardware…
U.S. Federal government and businesses face a challenge addressing cybersecurity compliance, oversight and assurance. FISMA, and the associated Risk Management Frameworks requires Federal Agencies to adopt a risk based approach to business; the complexity, sophistication and impact of cyber attacks…
A great read if you are working within the Energy Oil and Gas sector. Many focus on the US DoD and cyber but its not a sector specific issue. By way of example The World Economic Forum (WEF) has created…
The U.S. Federal Government faces significant challenges with implementing cybersecurity policy and standards. U.S. Supply chains are dependent upon Small Businesses; 99% of U.S. businesses fall into the Small Business category, employing over 59 million people, generating over 44% of…
Cyber is a risk big and small companies find challenging to manage. One would hope that Accenture had the capability to restore its data. Accenture is a major Business Process Outsourcer, so I wonder whose data and what data was…
Cybersecurity standards for critical industries, now there’s a thought? Aligned with a SoC 2 assessment cybersecurity standards (profiles) would provide a method for the oversight and assurance of cybersecurity for critical industry, all industries for that matter. With the very…
Could ESG be an opportunity for companies which are distressed, seeking capital, maybe? With ESG increasingly part of the investment decision, distressed companies are ready for change and transformation. As companies exist a distressed situation the adoption of ESG may…
