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Cyber Risk Quantification
Risk quantification, in any field, is not an end in itself. It exists to compel some action. That action might be to drive decisions or...
May 3, 20205 min read
Are You Managing Your Risk Register Effectively?
Not all risks are possible to fully mitigate in every context, so you need to record and manage those residual risks. These are often put...
Apr 26, 20205 min read
Intelligence Failures - “The Distortion of Retrospect”
The codebreaking and overall intelligence success of Bletchley Park in World War II is legendary. Ultra, along with broader Allied...
Apr 19, 20204 min read
Prioritizing Security Improvements - A Deceptively Simple Way
In most organizations you are constantly upgrading your security controls. This is for many reasons, including: New threats induce higher...
Apr 5, 20203 min read
Selling into a Crisis (Rights and Wrongs)
It can be irritating to receive e-mails from vendors during a time of crisis, like now, with the spin that their products can help. It is...
Mar 22, 20202 min read
Management 101 (+ remote working)
I have run organizations, large and small, local and remote, for many years. I have been the beneficiary (and victim) of many management...
Mar 8, 202015 min read
Cybersecurity Macro Themes for the 2020's
In this coming decade there will be 5 major themes that differentiate great security programs, products, features and processes. These...
Mar 1, 20203 min read
Risk : Mega Trends
I've been thinking more about mega trends applied to risk, specifically operational risk (people, process, technology & external events)....
Feb 9, 20203 min read
Dealing with the Deluge of Vendors
Everyone is deluged with approaches from product and service vendors, small and large. Even vendors struggle to keep track of who their...
Feb 2, 20205 min read
The Leading Indicators of a Great Info/Cybersecurity Program
It can be hard to effectively assess, with a suitable degree of rigor, the security of your suppliers, counter-parties or companies you...
Jan 23, 20202 min read
Operational Resilience
The Bank of England has recently released a sequence of consultation papers, after an earlier discussion paper, laying out a framework...
Jan 19, 20204 min read
Predictions and Calls to Action
It’s that time of year for all the predictions of what to expect for the next year, and now - the next decade. I’m generally not a fan of...
Jan 1, 20203 min read
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