Cybersecurity Archives

13.11.2020. Cybersecurity, Podcasts Neurodiversity and Cyber Security – Untapping a superpower

When you think about cyber security, you generally don’t tend to think about people, and you certainly don’t think about the neurodiversity of people. The profession has been battling a skills gap...

22.10.2020. Blogs, Cybersecurity The Business Value of Honesty and What it Means in Cyber Security

Not long ago, life seemed comfortable – or at least, I had convinced myself that that was the situation. You see, I thought I was naturally fit. I did not need to exercise or watch what I ate...

01.10.2020. Cybersecurity, Governance, Podcasts CRMG Podcast: How to Fast-Track Your Cyber Security Journey with a No-Nonsense Gap Assessment

For most organisations, particularly those that are small to mid-size, budget and resources for cyber security may not be sufficient to effectively protect their organisation...

20.08.2020. Cybersecurity, Podcasts, Risk CRMG Podcast: Managing Cyber Risk While Growing an Online Business

The emergence and rapid growth of online retail is a great example of how businesses can move most of their operations online. Even businesses that don’t sell their products or services online are now benefiting...

04.08.2020. Blogs, Cybersecurity, Risk Cyber Risk: Don’t lose sight of the information

The construction industry is notorious for its reliance on complex supply chains. Entire ecosystems of partners and suppliers collaborate to produce the urban landscapes of tomorrow...

23.06.2020. Cybersecurity, Podcasts, Risk CRMG Podcast: Remote Working and the New Cyber Security Threat Landscape

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, there has been a period of major transition and organisations have had to quickly adapt to weather the storm. Many have managed to remain operational...

19.06.2020. Blogs, Cybersecurity, Governance Creating Resilience: 5 things cyber-criminals wish your business didn’t talk about

We don't need to tell you that effectively reducing risk and increasing resilience requires a carefully constructed multi-faceted plan, and most importantly the support of your people...

12.05.2020. Blogs, Cybersecurity, Governance The Cyber Security Starting Point: Assess your position to make informed decisions

In a recent article ‘Basic Cyber Security Hygiene: 5 Inalienable Truths’ we highlighted the importance of strong baseline cyber security disciplines to any organisation, irrespective of size or maturity. In essence, we contended that...

28.04.2020. Blogs, Cybersecurity, Risk Virtual Private Network (VPN) – Key threats & security considerations

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many organisations find themselves scrambling to meet the sudden spike in Virtual Private Network (VPN) traffic, as most employees are now working from home....

31.03.2020. Blogs, Cybersecurity, Risk Staying Safe in Cyberspace While Working from Home

With offices and schools now closed to non-essential workers, most of us are now operating remotely from our homes, often using personally-owned computers and laptops. We’re also relying on online services...

24.03.2020. Blogs, Cybersecurity, Governance Basic Cyber Security Hygiene: 5 inalienable truths

At CRMG we don’t have an aversion to the array of highly impressive products and services that compete for the modern CISO’s budget. As an example, the role that artificial intelligence (AI) can play in speeding up an organisation’s targeted...

03.03.2020. Blogs, Cybersecurity, Risk Why Ransomware Isn’t Going Away Anytime Soon

2019 was an extremely successful year for ransomware, rife with attacks and many high-profile victims. Of all the cyber threats, ransomware was proven to be the most devastating. In the UK, it was reported by the government’s Cyber Security Breach Survey...

18.02.2020. Blogs, Cybersecurity, Risk SOC it to Them – But make sure the fundamentals are in place first

Many organisations are cottoning on to the benefits of a Security Operations Center (SOC) when it comes to achieving effective enterprise-wide systems monitoring, incident detection and response...

11.02.2020. Blogs, Cybersecurity, Executive Management, Risk How to Get Business Managers On-side with Information Security and Cyber-risk

One of the biggest challenges facing cyber security staff is dealing with the misconceptions held by senior managers within an organisation. Many business managers have a misguided picture of information security and the possible consequences...

20.01.2020. Blogs, Cybersecurity, Risk, Third Party Assurance What Can CISO’s do to Mitigate Security Risks Posed by Third Party Suppliers?

In today’s hyper-connected digital age, it’s not unusual for medium to large-sized companies to have hundreds, or even thousands, of third-party suppliers. This can range from product suppliers, to billing processors, to cloud providers, and a variety of different services...

08.01.2020. Cybersecurity, Executive Management, Podcasts CRMG Podcast: Changing Senior Management’s Perception of Cyber Security for the Better

We constantly hear “senior management ‘get it’” – but do they really? Senior management's awareness of information security and cyber threats is essential if security teams are to effectively mitigate against them...

31.12.2019. Blogs, Cybersecurity Prioritising Cyber Threats in 2020: Factors for success

In 2020, increased digital innovation is going to expand the threat landscape drastically, with the acceleration of technologies such as 5G, cloud and Internet of Things (IoT). This will lead to increased data creation, sharing and storage at a pace that is difficult for security teams to keep up with...

21.11.2019. Blogs, Cybersecurity Resilience: It’s not just about the technology

‘Cyber resilience’ seems to be something of a buzz phrase right now, with social media and vendor promotional material often mentioning the importance of resilience. Many conversations about resilience focus on the importance of strong, robust defences, however are robust and strong defences really signs of resilience?...

08.10.2019. Blogs, Cybersecurity, Risk How to Make Sense of Risk Management in Cyber Security? Tip: Avoid gut instinct

You can't avoid risk management. It's just as fundamental to our business as it is to our lives. From checking an email address before sending sensitive documents, to looking left and right before crossing a road...

28.08.2019. Blogs, Cybersecurity, Executive Management Top Management and Cyber Security – Sometimes you just need a better strategy

As a CISO, you’re likely to have put forward many plans to improve the security posture for the users of your organisation. Much of the time, you get Executive sign off and roll out whatever initiative it might be...

31.05.2019. Blogs, Critical Asset Protection, Cybersecurity How Can You Protect What You Don’t Know You Have?

On more than one occasion, I have stood before senior management and posed the question “what are your information assets?” – and in each case, they didn’t know...

13.05.2019. Blogs, Cybersecurity, Executive Management, Governance Cyber Security: Often a case of ‘too much, too late’

We live in a new world where cybercrime is bigger business than the global drugs trade. Cybercriminals can be both targeted and indiscriminate. It’s a $2 trillion business. Worrying stuff.

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