17 June 2021 / Strategy and Governance / JC Gaillard
Defence in depth is key, but why are we hearing so little about it? Time for a few hard truths Frankly, this is starting to become embarrassing for some security professionals. In these columns, we have been writing about ransomware since 2016,… Read more »
3 June 2021 / Strategy and Governance / JC Gaillard
But are the CISOs ready for it? A comment left on one of my articles made me think: How can cyber security leaders drive a long-term transformative agenda, with a business and a board that cannot see beyond the short-term? I see several angles worth di… Read more »
13 May 2021 / JC's Column / JC Gaillard
Focusing ONLY on tactical firefighting is a major mistake, even in a global pandemic The last twelve month have changed things considerably for the CISO. Cyber security has been centre-stage, and even more now after the SolarWinds and Colonial hacks…. Read more »
29 April 2021 / Leadership Development / JC Gaillard
To start building solutions to the skills gap problem, it is key to look at it in all its dimensions. The debate around the cyber security skills gap continues to ride fairly high on the security industry’s agenda, but to start building solution… Read more »
22 April 2021 / Guest Blog / Arcus Global
Breaches of cyber security are a significant risk to every business and individual, but are increasingly affecting local government. Recovering from the February 2020 ransomware attack that reduced Redcar & Cleveland Council to using pen and paper… Read more »
1 April 2021 / Cyber Security Community / Corix Partners
Corix Partners is active at a number of levels in the wider cyber security community in the UK and abroad. This is a summary of the activities which we have undertaken during Q1 2021. Key Opinion Leader on Data Management, IoT Connectivity and R… Read more »
18 March 2021 / JC's Column / JC Gaillard
Looking beyond stress, burnout, and scapegoating theories: What is really going on? This good piece from Dan Lohrmann on GovTech around the tenure of the CISO made me think (Why Do Chief Security Officers Leave Jobs So Often? — 28 Feb 2021). Overall, D… Read more »
25 February 2021 / Strategy and Governance / JC Gaillard
The protection of the business from cyber threats is something you need to grow, not something you can buy The role of the Board in relation to cyber security is a topic we have visited several times since 2015, first in the wake of the TalkTalk… Read more »
11 February 2021 / Strategy and Governance / JC Gaillard
Only a cultural shift across the Boardroom can move the needle The survey released by BT Security in January 2021 (“CISOs under the spotlight”) is interesting, if only by the size of the population surveyed (over 7,000 people) and its triple foc… Read more »
21 January 2021 / Strategy and Governance / JC Gaillard
Security culture and governance eat tech for breakfast Looking back at what happened at ground level throughout the COVID crisis, it is clear that the focus has been entirely on operational matters: From moving into remote working at scale for the serv… Read more »