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If the rats are after your cheese, keep the cheese safe
Jason Ha explores how can we prevent hackers from taking a bite out of our assets.
Is Your Security Framework Like a Smooth Saloon Car or a 4X4?
If we took the same approach to building a car as we did to our organisational controls and capabilities what would be the result? Jason Ha takes a look under the bonnet.
Waiting for Godot and a Data Breach
Indy Dhami joins Estragon and Vladimir and looks at what Waiting for Godot can teach us about the attitudes companies should adopt towards security threats
Lessons From the Pit Lane
Anne Wood takes inspiration from Formula 1, and discusses how understanding our environments is crucial to having the winning infosec strategy.
Digital Vampires
Dixie Newman lifts the coffin lid on the vampire, and how they can hunt and feed upon us in the digital world too.
The importance of the captain’s log…
How can we ensure our IT management is smooth sailing? Emmanuel Nicaise sails the infosec sea and considers how to steer clear of stormy weather.
Jurassic Park – Based on a True Story…
Yes, really!I was recently looking for a change of direction in my information security career and was invited to an interview at a local company. I was instructed to prepare a 10 minute presentation on ...
Lessons from the Big Four – Shakespeare’s Tragic Heroes
I don’t know if the phrase “the bigger they come, the harder they fall” was around when Shakespeare was alive but it applies to his tragic heroes across the board. If we look at his ...
God Save Me From My Friends. I Can Protect Myself From My Enemies
This quote is attributed to many. In fact, most people believe it was first said by King David himself. Some attribute to the French philosopher Voltaire, and others to the French marshal Claude Louis Hector ...
The Elephant and the Six Blind Men: What Does Information Security Mean to You?
The poem “The Blind Men and the Elephant” was written by John Godfrey Saxe (1816-1887). The essence of the poem is that their reactions were: The first felt the side of the elephant and said: It’s ...
Don’t Walk on the Grass!
In a vain bid to keep fit, I go running. Sometimes. When the mood takes me. It’s one of those things that I know I should do - I understand the importance of exercise, but ...
King Oedipus and the Y Generation
Many people will know the more sensational elements of the myth of King Oedipus: that unwittingly he killed his father and married his mother and, when he realised his dreadful mistake, gouged out his own ...
The Maginot Line Principle
Many IT security professionals and senior IT managers approach Cyber security as if it is a war – a battle against State-funded Hackers or other ‘bad’ people attacking from the outside. But with most data loss caused by your staff, is that really the best use of your resources?
Is Your Business Oblivious to Icebergs?
A change of state in water can form icebergs which pose a huge risk to shipping. Andrew Bycroft looks at how a change of state in our own employees and suppliers can similarly put the business at risk.
Wax On, But Forget About Wax Off
Try, try and try again. Claus Houmann explains why tenacity maybe your greatest Infosec defence when faced with a seemingly no-win situation.
Why 5am is Crime Time!
Protecting your home can be a lot like protecting your network. Stuart Coulson reflects on that squeaky step in the middle of the night, and whether you’ll get the same sort of warning with a network intrusion.
Risk Management on the Ski Slopes
Skiing is far from a risk free sport. Kiera Lillie looks at the steps we need to take to ensure we stay safe on the slopes and how this equates to risk management within our businesses.
The Power of Three
Dave Brooks looks at the works of the Brothers Grimm and how significant the role of three is to both their stories and also the wider security context.
