Educating the educators: cyber security for teachers
Educating the educators: cyber security for teachers The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT – a recent amalgamation of parts of DCMS and BEIS) has just released its seventh Cyber Security Breaches Survey: an annual data gathering exercise across businesses and charities on their approach to cyber security. In the final of our series […]
The weakest link: a pragmatic approach to supply chain management
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT – a recent amalgamation of parts of DCMS and BEIS) has just released its seventh Cyber Security Breaches Survey: an annual data gathering exercise across businesses and charities on their approach to cyber security. In the third of our series of blogs reflecting on its findings, we […]
Planning for the worst: the value of pessimism
Planning for the worst: the value of pessimism The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT – a recent amalgamation of parts of DCMS and BEIS) has just released its seventh Cyber Security Breaches Survey: an annual data gathering exercise across businesses and charities on their approach to cyber security. In the second of a […]
Prioritising cyber in a cost of living crisis
Prioritising cyber in a cost of living crisis The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT – a recent amalgamation of parts of DCMS and BEIS) has just released its seventh Cyber Security Breaches Survey: an annual data gathering exercise across businesses and charities on their approach to cyber security. In the first of a […]
Why Cyber Attacks May Soon Be Uninsurable: The Growing Threat to Business Security
Why might cyber attacks become uninsurable? As cyber attacks hit a year on year increase of 38% in 2022, Mario Greco, CEO of Zurich Insurance, told the Financial Times that “cyber attacks, rather than natural catastrophes, will become ‘uninsurable’ as the disruption from hacks continues to grow”. This is quite something when you consider that […]
5 Incredibly Useful FAIR™ Quantitative Risk Management Tips For Organisations
TL;DR Fair™ is a methodology for quantifying and managing risk in organisations of any size. It helps organisations specify, describe and analyse their risks; enabling them to be effectively managed. FAIR aids analysts and organisations to express probable likelihoods and impacts in monetary values, which allows business leaders to make informed prioritisation and treatment decisions. […]
Security and the Education Sector
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is a government agency that provides cyber security guidance and support, as well as being a single point of contact (SPOC) for SMEs, larger organisations, government departments, education establishments and the charity sector. Earlier this year the NCSC published an alert to education bodies warning them of an increase […]
Principles of Defence: relevant to information security?
Imagine an old fort or castle that is preparing to be attacked by a horde of enemy soldiers. They have a single, flimsy fence or wall protecting the villagers and the defending soldiers. This single layer, full of holes due to poor maintenance, is all that stands between the defenders and an untimely end. The […]
Business-Driven Security: A Call to Action.
The problem with security To paraphrase Michael Jackson, “we’re starting with the people in the mirror, and asking them to change their ways.” Too often security professionals blame senior executives and Board members for their failings when it comes to security. Executives are pilloried on Social Media for ignoring their security teams or not understanding […]