Cybersecurity Blogs | Opinions

Blogs & Opinions 28.11.2023

What Does the ‘Brain Drain’ Mean for Cybersecurity?

The bulk of skills shortages in cybersecurity are for experienced personnel. But why?

Blogs & Opinions 03.11.2023

Insider Threats: A Proactive Protection Strategy

Keep your friends close, and your insiders closer…

Blogs & Opinions 24.10.2023

Why Cybersecurity Needs to be Part of ESG

The C-suite needs to be able to view the cyber risk profile of the business to determine how well it meets its ESG objectives.

Blogs & Opinions 12.10.2023

Are Data Protection Standards Slipping in the Cloud Era?

The cloud undoubtedly comes with many positives, but it has also led to businesses storing far more data than they need to

Blogs & Opinions 03.10.2023

Chinese Espionage is Back on Track: What Businesses Need to Know

The stakes just got higher in the world of cyber espionage.

Blogs & Opinions 29.09.2023

The Lowdown on Our Grab the Mic: Women in Cyber Event

Over 200 people (and one pigeon) attended our inaugural event. Here’s what happened.

Blogs & Opinions 19.09.2023

Crime-as-a-Service: Anyone Can Be a Cyber Criminal

No Technical skills or expertise? No problem. You can still become a cyber criminal…

Blogs & Opinions 05.09.2023

Cyber Batman: The Dark Fight of Cyber Vigilantism

Where does the moral boundary for cyber vigilantism lie?

Blogs & Opinions 29.08.2023

Four Ways AI is Being Used to Supercharge Cyber Crime (and How to Use it in Defence)

The AI technology used to execute next-gen social engineering attacks can also be deployed to defend against them. Here’s how to be on the right side of it…

Blogs & Opinions 08.08.2023

Is your Board Paying Cybersecurity Lip Service?

Cyber risk is increasingly prevalent as a Boardroom topic, but just talking about it isn’t enough…

Blogs & Opinions 01.08.2023

What Risk Officers Need to Know about How Generative AI is Transforming Financial Services

Generative AI is transforming financial services, and Olivier Bessi is considering the opportunities and the risks that this evolution entails

Blogs & Opinions 27.07.2023

Government Departments Haemorrhaging Data and Devices Aren’t Being Held Responsible

Government departments are exploiting loopholes to avoid cybersecurity failure disclosures, and increasingly relaxed regulation means they’re getting away with it, bemoans Jon Fielding After five years of GDPR and three years of hybrid working, you’d expect organisations to have improved their data handling and device security. But in the public sector, losses are still […]

Blogs & Opinions 21.07.2023

A Cyber Dummy’s Guide to the Galaxy

They say good things come in threes. This is my third content and marketing gig working in tech, but this time it’s different. It’s cyber. Only cyber. Or to be more specific, cybersecurity. There’s no data engineering, JavaScript, manual testing, SQL or business analysis to fall back on. Just scary, unknown, cybersecurity Everywhere I’ve worked […]

Blogs & Opinions 18.07.2023

Leaked Nudes Threat: The Horrifying New Low of a Data Breach

Data breaches have taken a terrifying turn as cyber criminals stoop to new lows, threatening to expose personal and intimate photos of female data breach victims. Nikki Webb investigates the painful consequences that breach victims face Louise, a resident of South Wales, found herself caught in a web of deceit and fear after her private […]

Blogs & Opinions 08.06.2023

Four Considerations for CISOs Making Security Investment Decisions

Ellen Sundra considers benchmarking, connectivity, scaling and automation.

Blogs & Opinions 18.05.2023

Easy as 1, 2, 3: How the Education Sector Can Combat Cyber Threats

While cybersecurity is a top concern for education institutions, many face resource limitations when it comes to constructing proper cyber defence strategies due to a lack of budget, staff, and technology.

Blogs & Opinions 12.05.2023

Four Things CEOs Need to Know About DORA

DORA aims to ensure that the financial services industry can withstand and respond to digital risks. Here’s the low-down on the regulation

Blogs & Opinions 19.04.2023

ChatGPT for the Legal Industry: Friend or Foe?

The legal sector has much to gain from using ChatGPT but also much to lose. Lawrence Perret-Hall weighs up the advantages and disadvantages

Blogs & Opinions 14.04.2023

XX Hacking: Three Tips for Women Aspiring to be a Professional Hacker

Beth Robinson highlights the additional considerations that those with a double X chromosome may need to take if aspiring to be a professional hacker

Blogs & Opinions 31.03.2023

Microsoft Active Directory: What Is It and Why Is It a Gateway to So Many Successful Cyber Attacks?

Ninety percent of cyber attacks exploit Microsoft Active Directory. This statistic alone should be enough to make CEOs wake up to its challenges, argues Guido Grillenmeier