Posts categorized: JC’s Column
6 January 2022 / JC's Column / JC Gaillard
Cyber security was never a purely technical problem; it is now a leadership imperative in many firms For the past 20 years, cyber security – information security in its early days – has been seen primarily as a technical matter, to be solved by… Read more »
14 October 2021 / JC's Column / JC Gaillard
“Process and People first, THEN Technology” will always be at the heart of the winning formula here *** Click here to download our whitepaper *** Many large organisations across all industries face the same challenges around cybersecurity… Read more »
5 August 2021 / JC's Column / JC Gaillard
CISOs being asked those questions should look beyond the topic itself and face the underlying issues it might be hiding. If the reporting line of the CISO is the oldest ongoing topic of discussion amongst cyber security communities, security ROI… 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 »
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 »
7 January 2021 / JC's Column / JC Gaillard
Transformational opportunity for firms, or tactical trap for the CISO? As the COVID crisis continues to develop, one thing is becoming clearer and clearer: Remote working is here to stay, in some form or another; probably as hybrid work. Technically, i… Read more »
19 November 2020 / JC's Column / JC Gaillard
Protecting the Public or Protecting Big Business?… The recent downgrading of fines by the UK ICO for British Airways and Marriott raises some questions. Let’s face it: During the second half of October 2020, we probably came across the first major mi… Read more »
17 September 2020 / JC's Column / JC Gaillard
The security industry must rebuild its narrative to attract more raw talent at all levels *** Watch JC Gaillard talk through the content of this article at the Cyber Security Leadership Summit 2020 on 10th November 2020 *** You don’t have to go far the… Read more »
16 July 2020 / JC's Column / JC Gaillard
The COVID crisis has not changed the cyber security fundamentals: What will the new normal be like? Two recent reports highlight the current cyber security paradox: While the COVID pandemic has turned business and society upside down, well-estab… Read more »
30 April 2020 / JC's Column / JC Gaillard
It is hard not to see tech, security and privacy coming out stronger. As we all struggle with lockdown conditions and the impact the COVID-19 crisis is having on our lives and our businesses, one sentiment seems to prevail: The sense that – somehow – l… Read more »