by Sarah Clarke | Dec 28, 2015 | Corporate Security, InfoSec, Security for all
Do we ask and can we answer the question “Why?” when talking about security? Not just for our employers, but for our peers, and our kids? If we can’t or we don’t, does it matter? A while ago I saw Jane Franklin share an excerpt from Metro UK....
by Sarah Clarke | Dec 17, 2015 | Corporate Security, InfoSec
In a survey by training company QA; 81% of UK IT decision makers revealed they had experienced some sort of data or cybersecurity breach in 2015. 66% said that the breach had led to a loss of data, 45% percent said that it had resulted in a loss of revenue, and 42%...
by Infospectives | Dec 4, 2015 | Corporate Security, InfoSec, Uncategorized
I haven’t written about the VTech breach, partly because it was too close to home, and partly because root causes are (or will be), depressingly familiar. Almost certainly a symptom of how security is assessed, prioritised, funded, and therefore implemented in...
by Sarah Clarke | Nov 25, 2015 | Corporate Security, InfoSec
As is often the case, this is prompted by a FUD soaked headline. In this case IBM’s CEO Ginni Rometty, making a grand statement that was turned into a Forbes headline. “Cyber Crime Is The Greatest Threat To Every Company In The World” The figure...
by Infospectives | Nov 20, 2015 | Analogettes, Corporate Security, InfoSec
A popular feature here fell by the wayside for a while. To regain momentum here are collected tweet-size analogies (a.k.a Weekly Wee Ones) with a new one created just today. As ever, if they’re of use, go for it (attribution is appreciated 😉 ) To be updated with...
by Infospectives | Nov 9, 2015 | Featured, InfoSec, Security for all
Maria Korolov, writing for CIO Online, summarised key findings from (ISC)2’s recent report on Women In Security. A report informed by the their 2015 Global Information Security Workforce Study. The standout figure? Only 10% of information security professionals...