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Interviews 12.12.2024

Getting to Know: Eliza-May Austin

Co-founder and CEO of th4ts3cur1ty.company, Eliza-May Austin, is a force to be reckoned with.

Blogs & Opinions 05.12.2024

CISO ‘How to’ Without the Bull: Phishing Simulations

Are phishing simulations right or wrong?

Interviews 19.11.2024

Five Minutes With: A CTO and Co-Founder

Nadir Izrael is co-founder and CTO at Armis. He shares his story with Assured Intelligence.

Features 12.11.2024

ISC2 Workforce Gap Metric Infuriates Cybersecurity Pros as Jobs Prove Hard to Find

With many skilled cybersecurity professionals scrabbling around for work, it’s no wonder ISC2’s wild workforce gap claim is jarring to many. Assured Intelligence wades through the controversy

Features 24.09.2024

AI Autopsy: National Public Data Breach

137 million email addresses were leaked, alongside 272 million social security numbers.

Blogs & Opinions 27.08.2024

The Role of the Human Factor in the Cybersecurity and Resilience Bill

The CSR Bill’s current focus on regulatory compliance and incident reporting is vital, but it should strongly emphasise the human factor in cybersecurity.

Interviews 06.08.2024

Five Minutes With: A CSO

Chris Denbigh-White is the chief security officer for Next DLP. He gives his hot takes on the cybersecurity industry that stole his heart

Blogs & Opinions 13.06.2024

Plugging the Cybersecurity Skills Gap With Contractors

Cybersecurity leaders face immense pressure to strengthen their organisations’ defences. Yet the industry is struggling to fill positions. Luckily, CAPSLOCK’s Dr Andrea Cullen has a plan The UK’s cybersecurity sector is still struggling to fill positions. The government estimates that 51% of UK companies lack basic cyber skills. This shortage of cybersecurity professionals is putting […]

Interviews 04.06.2024

Five Minutes With: An Associate Professor and University Reader in Cybersecurity

Dr Jason Nurse names AI as the biggest unsolved problem in cybersecurity. And he believes that good cybersecurity training is the bare minimum for improving cybersecurity posture.

Interviews 23.05.2024

Five Minutes With: A Chief Security Authority

BT’s Dave Harcourt is optimistic about AI, hates the cybersecurity ‘ivory tower,’ and cherishes the time he spent working with NCSC’s Ian Levy.

Blogs & Opinions 16.05.2024

Solving the Cyber Skills Shortage In-House

Peter Danhieux shares three best practices to consider when developing an internal upskilling programme.

Features 14.05.2024

Lessons in Cybersecurity for the Education Sector

Education was the most attacked sector in the UK in the last six months

Features 09.05.2024

Cybersecurity’s Top Three Concerns According to TikTok and Deutsche Telekom

Top security leaders share their three biggest cybersecurity concerns

Features 07.05.2024

‘;– Have I been Clwned? An Assured AI Voice Cloning Experiment

We used AI to clone the voices of myself and our CEO to launch a targeted phishing attack on an Assured team member!

Interviews 16.04.2024

Getting to Know: @cybersecmeg

Eleanor Dallaway ticks off another bucket list interviewee: the enigma that is @cybersecuritymeg

Interviews 07.03.2024

Five Minutes With: A Field CISO

Meet Dirk Schrader, field CISO (EMEA) and VP of Security Research at Netwrix.

Features 20.02.2024

Exploring DORA: Everything You Need to Know About the Forthcoming Regulation

Phil Muncaster takes a look at the EU’s new blockbuster rules for the IT sector and financial services

Blogs & Opinions 15.02.2024

Key Cyber Policy Updates All Board Members Should Act on in 2024

Board-level responsibility for cybersecurity can be far more extensive than many assume.

Features 18.01.2024

What Not To Do: 23andMe Post-Breach Comms Review

The decision that 23andMe took to blame the victims for a serious data breach has baffled many cybersecurity and PR experts

Blogs & Opinions 11.01.2024

Three Things CISOs Can Do to Drive Accountability

There are three ways that CISOs can use security data lakes to drive accountability.

Features 02.01.2024

Voice Cloning: The (£27m) Cost of a Stolen Voice

When an AI-enabled voice cloning cyber attack fools a branch manager into transferring £27m out of the business, it’s time to pay attention to the new cyber weapon

Blogs & Opinions 28.12.2023

Why Convergence is Gold For Networking and Security

Dave Greenfield believes in the power of converged networking and security teams, and he’s put pen to paper to explain why The convergence of networking with security forms a pivotal foundation in protecting IT infrastructures against the ever-evolving landscape of cyber threats. This union not only safeguards sensitive data and critical resources, but also bolsters […]

Features 30.11.2023

The British Library Attack: Are Ransomware Actors Inflating the Severity of Attacks?

Is there any such thing as ransomware that’s ‘not so bad’?

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?

Features 23.11.2023

The Great Cyber Attack Silence

Silence is golden. Except when it comes to cyber attacks…

Features 14.11.2023

Understanding the UK Cybersecurity Professional Standard

Advocates for the professional standard envision creating a clear career path through a complex and disjointed cybersecurity industry.

Features 09.11.2023

SolarWinds CISO Charged with Fraud: What it Means for CISOs

SolarWinds CISO Tim Brown has been explicitly named for allegedly failing to inform investors or act on known security vulnerabilities. Callum Booth talks with CISOs to figure out what this means for the future of the CISO role At the end of October, shockwaves rippled through the cybersecurity sector. Following 2020’s notorious Sunburst attack, the […]

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.

Features 19.10.2023

#CybersecurityAwarenessMonth: Cybersecurity Burnout: Cause, Impact and Resolution

A burnt-out sector is an underperforming sector. For Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Assured Intelligence paired up with isms.online to shine a light on a less obvious facet of cyber awareness: industry professional burnout Burnout isn’t selective when it comes to which industry to infiltrate, spreading like a cancer among hardworking professionals. Burnout doesn’t discriminate, but it […]

Interviews 21.08.2023

Getting to know: Marten Mickos

The CEO of HackerOne delivers huge growth and controversial opinions. He loves hackers, but hates cybersecurity. Eleanor Dallaway got to know Marten, and so should you.

Interviews 15.08.2023

Five Minutes With: A Cyber Angel Investor

Eleanor Dallaway grills Angel Investor Andreas Wuchner about the excitement, red flags and common mistakes in the world of cyber venture capital

Features 10.08.2023

SOS: Data Centres Are Running Out of Power

There’s no denying that data centres have a power problem. The more uncertain question is, how do we fix 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…

Features 25.07.2023

Investing in Cybersecurity: Are Execs Protecting Their Bonus Rather Than Their Organisation?

It’s time to call a spade a spade. What’s really behind an executive’s cybersecurity investment decisions?

Features 04.07.2023

Know Your Enemy: The Nation-States Provoking a Hundred Cyber Battles

How can organisations bolster their cybersecurity against nation-state threats?

Interviews 27.06.2023

Getting to Know: Rik Ferguson

Disclaimer: This interview took place over fish, chips, and a good old-fashioned pint. Or two. Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you: Rik Ferguson.

Features 20.06.2023

Cybersecurity Layoffs: Which Jobs Are in the Firing Line?

How brutal are the cybersecurity cuts compared to attrition in the broader tech sector, and how much will the layoffs in cybersecurity jobs metastasise to the broader economy?

Blogs & Opinions 08.06.2023

Four Considerations for CISOs Making Security Investment Decisions

Ellen Sundra considers benchmarking, connectivity, scaling and automation.

Interviews 06.06.2023

Getting to Know: Professor Alan Woodward

Professor Alan Woodward’s CV is impressive, to say the least. Equally as impressive as his straight-talking, no-nonsense and highly articulate way of communicating cyber risk. Ladies and Gents, meet Professor Alan Woodward

Features 25.05.2023

On the Hook for Cyber Negligence: CISOs and CEOs Facing Jail Time

Personal cases against executives over cybersecurity issues are on the increase. Is it still safe to be a CISO?

Features 23.05.2023

Damage Control: How to Rebuild Your Reputation After a Cyber Attack

Clear, concise and transparent communication can help limit the damage to a firm’s reputation following a cyber-attack, but it’s not easy to get right

Features 09.05.2023

Which Jobs Are Safe from Artificial Intelligence? Spoiler: Not Many

Will robots and algorithms replace our jobs? Or are we simply overreacting to the latest tech trend?

Interviews 24.04.2023

Getting to Know: Chris Federspiel

You may never have read an interview as candid, heart-felt and vulnerable as this one. Eleanor Dallaway tells the story of Chis Federspiel, founder of Blackthorn.io

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

Features 06.04.2023

Rating Elon Musk’s Twitter Decisions by How Bad They Are For Cybersecurity

Elon Musk has run amok since buying Twitter in October 2022. Assured Intelligence takes a look at some of the biggest changes made and the subsequent cybersecurity damage factor

Features 28.03.2023

Lost in Cyber Translation

Gordon Smith challenges the inappropriate rhetoric of the cybersecurity industry

Features 20.03.2023

Women in Cyber: Stories Uncut, Uncensored and Unbelievable

Eleanor Dallaway gets to the heart of the gender gap by telling the uncut, uncensored and unbelievable stories of five people in the cybersecurity industry

Features 07.03.2023

Unpicking the Great CISO Resignation

CISO turnover is high, and a tenure rarely exceeds two years. But why? Dan Raywood investigates the concerning trend of the great CISO resignation

Blogs & Opinions 27.02.2023

Why the WEF Cybersecurity Report Should be Taken into Boardrooms

Brian Honan details why the WEF Global Cybersecurity Outlook is an infosec leader’s best friend

Blogs & Opinions 15.02.2023

The Dos and Don’ts of Infosec Event Attendance: Maximise Value, Minimise Nonsense

Javvad Malik advises how to maximise value when attending cybersecurity events

Features 07.02.2023

Post-Breach, Red-Faced CEOs: You’re Fired

Cyber incidents can define a CEO’s career, as can a blush-worthy security faux pas.

Features 20.01.2023

Crossing the Cybersecurity Poverty Line

In times of economic instability, the cybersecurity poverty line becomes ever thicker. Dan Raywood offers economically viable advice for cash-strapped businesses

Features 01.01.2023

CEO Burn-out: Half a Minute From Death

Burn-out is often a CEO’s dirty little secret. Eleanor Dallaway investigates

Features 24.10.2022

Panic in the Board Room! Should CEOs be Held Accountable for Cyber Attacks?

When the cyber proverbial hits the fan, is it the CEO who is accountable?

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