by Infospectives | May 15, 2016 | Corporate Security
In mid May we found out the Bank of Bangladesh lost a reported $81m when crooks managed to fraudulently redirect funds to shady recipients via the Swift international money transfer system. Then we found out it had happened again…and again…and...
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 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 Sarah Clarke | May 15, 2015 | Corporate Security, InfoSec
Everybody has at least one. It’s usually orangey red, long in the tooth, semi-regularly reported, infrequently updated and fought about annually. Like Schrödinger’s pussy cat, it’s usually in a box (4 x 4 or 5 x 5) and has known...