It’s that time of year where many of us will be ensuring our organisations can still deal with a security incident whilst most of the workforce are at home watching Christmas movies like Die Hard – yes, it’s definitely a Christmas Movie. Hackers know businesses are running on skeleton staff during the holiday period so…
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Security Strategy – What lessons can CISOs learn from the UK Gerneral Election 2019 when devising and delivering a security strategy? Here are three…
My prediction is that 2020 will be the year security awareness training dies…and not before time…
Cybersecurity strategy is being “organised to operate”. A principle that is fundamental to developing an effective cybersecurity programme. Here’s why…
Are you a Quiddler? No, this is not some fanboi reference to Harry Potter (I’ll be honest I haven’t read one of the series, I’m a proper muggle!). Quiddling, however, is a very real problem in the world of Security Audit. If you want to know more, keep on reading. You could be one of…
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Here are some changes in the 2019 version of 22301 that could mean your current Business Continuity software solution may no longer be fit-for-purpose.
I know there is a rush to get things out the door and I am very grateful for those who report on data breach stats but this article from Dark Reading piqued my interest: 10% of Small Businesses Breached Shut Down in 2019. Whenever I see a statistic like this I am always a little…
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Poorly defined security KRI or Key Risk Indicators can give your senior management team a false sense of security but is a fear of presenting a potentially negative picture akin to the Hans Christian Anderson tale, ‘The Emporer’s New Clothes’? In this fairytale two tailors promise their emperor a new suit and tell him that…
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Whether you believe climate change is a real thing or not there is no arguing 16-year-old Greta Thunberg is making headlines. Her efforts to raise awareness about this key issue of our time are pretty impressive. Whilst some people don’t think climate change is real, as a person who believes in evidence-based decision-making, I am going to pin my colours…
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Once an organisation understands the technical debt borrowed by its project managers the more likely projects will deliver the expected outcomes.
