Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
Here are a couple of longer articles, that give you some idea into the scale of cyber security and information security responsibilities, owners, directors and senior managers face in the current threat landscape. Over 42 million people in the UK had financial data compromised | TechRepublic Report: Many SMBs wouldn’t …
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Here is a story I could not miss bringing you. Craig Newmark, who founded Craigslist, is going to invest money into projects that will help reveal the cyber security risks or strengths of consumer devices such as IoT home devices, cars and other smart devices. Craig Newmark Philanthropies will make …
Security Theatre – is a term I first heard at Napier during the lectures and now I know where it came from, Bruce Schneier. I use the term all the time when discussing cyber security with clients, trying to move them from theatre to real cyber security. One example, putting …
Here is a geeky article from a Microsoft research team – only read it if the intricacies of a hack interest you. Trickbot is a well established, sophisticated piece of malware that has been developed and expanded since it was first discovered in 2016. This constant change makes it a …
Passwords are important as they form the bedrock of our personal cyber security – Diana recently sent me this article on password strength: Experts reveal how long it would take to crack your specific password (msn.com) Passwords were a big thing during my Master’s cyber security degree – their use, …
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