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Amanda Finch is one of the UK’s foremost advocates for professional standards in cybersecurity. As CEO of the Institute of Information Security Professionals – now the Chartered Institute of Information Security – Amanda has worked [...] -
Our guest for this Insights Interview episode is James Bore. James is a very well-known industry figure and speaker across the cybersecurity industry. Day to day, he runs the family consultancy firm Bores. But he [...] -
As many as one in four senior cybersecurity leaders plans to leave the profession, according to an industry survey. And as many as half are considering their positions. The causes include growing responsibilities, increasingly severe [...] -
Cybersecurity struggles with diversity. Only 17 per cent of people in the industry are women, to take just one statistic. At the same time, there are over three million unfilled positions in the industry. The [...] -
Testing is an essential part of any technology deployment. And cybersecurity is no exception. Testing, exercises and drills are all part of day to day security operations, or at least they should be. But should [...] -
Skills — and skills shortages — are among the most pressing issues facing CISOs and, indeed, everyone who relies on cybersecurity. A shortage of skilled operators threaten to undermine the security of organisations across the [...] -
How is ransomware developing, and is it still one of the most potent threats to cybersecurity? Certainly, it poses significant risks to organisations in both the public and private sectors, and is the threat at [...] -
What happens when a cyber attack hits? What is it like to be in the eye of the storm, and how can security teams prepare? A cyber attack will always be a stressful and worrying [...] -
How do you persuade baristas and chefs that cybersecurity matters? And how do you do this in a highly distributed business with 26,000 people at over 1000 sites in the UK alone? One that operates [...] -
Online hacktivism is not new: it has been around almost as long as the public internet. But the make up, and goals, of hacktivist groups has changed over the years. Today’s hactivist is less likely [...] -
Stress and workplace burnouts are growing problems in the cybersecurity industry. A degree of stress perhaps goes with the territory: cybersecurity is, after all, a fast-paced industry. And responding to a cyber attack is always [...] -
In the online world, do we really know who we are speaking to? The rise of deepfakes is challenging our assumptions about identity, and even how to tell if we are dealing with another human. [...] -
The average mid-sized company now uses over 200 Software as a Service, or SaaS, applications. And worldwide there are some 30,000 SaaS applications to choose from, from general office productivity to industry niches. And the [...] -
In this episode, we dive into the world of cyber escape rooms, and “experiential learning”. Will we find out way out? It’s long been a challenge for CISOs to deliver security training, and build security [...]
