Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
Thinking you are sufficiently protected against security threats is not good enough. You need to know! Governance and management are a major part of getting security right. How do you measure up? Without the right policies and processes in place and adhered to, you are not truly secure. We can …
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I make no apology, we are back to ransomware. This was reported by the BBC yesterday: Cyber-attack hits UK internet phone providers – BBC News Earlier in the week, The Guardian quoted, Jeremy Fleming, the head of GCHQ saying that ransomware is highly profitable for the criminals – obviously not …
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This infographic sets out the similarities and differences between privacy and security, and illustrates some of the issues around making data available whilst maintaining all the protections. Again another balancing act you need to understand.
We all love to make fun of politicians and other people in the public eye, don’t we? Personally, I am very partial to some digging via Spitting Image puppets, or a clever impersonator, but things tipped over for me when shows featured look-a-likes up to nefarious deeds being filmed by a “hidden” camera. It was only one step …
A look back at one of the innovators of computing and with a stretch an original enabler of modern day hackers! (As Clive says we cannot always be serious here!) Ada Lovelace was born Augusta Ada Byron, the daughter of Lord Byron the poet. Her parents’ marriage was short-lived and …
