Facebook’s Zuckerberg defends decision on encryption
In a nutshell…: “Every couple of years, the FBI rears its ugly head and tells us they need to have access to end-to-end encrypted messaging,” said Eva Galperin, director of […]
Opinion
Overinvestment breeds overconfidence among security pros
My conversations with infosec professionals gives a different picture. They are heartily fed up with having to manage multiple security ‘solutions’ that don’t integrate well and the so-called ‘single pane […]
Cyber-noir: Cybersecurity and popular culture
“To see ourselves as others see us…”. This academic paper examines the portrayal of cybersecurity to the general population.No, I don’t wear a hoodie (not often)…: Cybersecurity experts foster a […]
Leaders lack time to assess cyber threat: Marsh
Stats like this in isolation don’t actually tell us much, but they do generate engagement for the insurance market. For example, how much time do boards spend on other big […]
Companies still unprepared for GDPR rule changes and potential EU data breaches
It’s not just companies outside the EU that are struggling. I find a lot of misconceptions even in in-region organisations. The most annoying is when I see something labelled as […]
Identity and Access Management: Preventing a Cyber Attack
I read the linked article to see if there were any new insights on the application of IAM to prevent the kind of attacks we see. Nope. That prompted me […]
Why phones that secretly listen to us are a myth
Plenty of meat for conspiracy theorists to get their teeth into here even if the ‘always listening’ phone isn’t really a thing. Thinking about my own household, if I say […]
Cyber Risk Board Oversight
This feedback from EY’s contact with board members resonated with the themes I’ve been picking up in discussions with CISOs and DPOs. I’ll summarise it as “Get the basic cyber […]
New Chubb InFocus Report Outlines Latest Cyber Risks
Note the inclusion of both a major privacy issue and an emerging cybersecurity threat in this report. Many organisations treat Privacy and Security as separate issues with data governance (think […]
Why risk management is vital for digital transformation
This from an interview with Sam Olyaei, senior principal analyst, Gartner. Do you have a threat model for your digital transformation program? I don’t just mean the technology platform, but […]