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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 ...
Romeo & Juliet
In this famous play by Shakespeare Juliet, in an attempt to avoid an arranged marriage politically motivated to Paris, visits Friar Laurence for help. The Friar suggests to her a drug that will put her ...
F1 Scandal
Bruce Hallas looks at how in 2007 the world of Formula 1 was rocked by the scandal of leaked technical documents. In a world where a points of a second can cost a team, how would the industry respond?
How the Stuff in Your Attic Might be Hiding a Van Gogh
What do you keep in your attic? Martin Sugden looks at these often overlooked storage spaces and how we apply the real-world storage mentality to data.
Are You a Doctor No or the Man from Del Monte?
Project founder Bruce Hallas explores what happens when your Head of IT has an image problem, and how a little rebranding can help.
King Oedipus and the Y Generation
He’s young, bright and good at his job, so why does he bring plague to his city and resign in disgrace? Mike Carter looks at the lessons of ‘King Oedipus’ for Generation Y and suggests we can learn from ancient Greek theatre in our approach to security training.
The CSO, the CSO and the CFO…
Sustainability and security have more in common than you might think. Andrew Moloney takes a look at the roles of Chief Security Officer & Chief Sustainability Officers and draws parallels.
Getting Airport Security Right
Andy Jones looks at the world of airport security and how it compares to digital security
