Posts categorized: Strategy and Governance
24 August 2017 / Strategy and Governance / JC Gaillard
With the clock ticking, time to take GDPR seriously and put “consumers and citizens first” GDPR has been a massive topic of discussion in the Security, Risk and Compliance industry since last year. However, many organisations – large and small – are st… Read more »
10 August 2017 / JC's Column, Strategy and Governance / JC Gaillard
Cyber Security is not a Risk Describing Cyber Security as a risk is a language oddity that keeps appearing at an alarming rate. It is a dangerous and simplistic shortcut, typical of the shallow nature of some debate taking place around these issues on… Read more »
27 July 2017 / Leadership Development, Strategy and Governance / JC Gaillard
The role of the CISO and their reporting line seems to be a continuing topic of discussion amongst cyber security professionals. The same title often hides a large diversity of roles, positioned differently across their respective organisations. It oft… Read more »
15 June 2017 / Leadership Development, Strategy and Governance / JC Gaillard
Keep appointing pure technologists in CISO roles and you’ll never win The Wannacry ransomware attack that affected so many large firms in May 2017 led to a number of animated discussions amongst InfoSec communities. The corrective patch (fixing the vul… Read more »
18 May 2017 / Strategy and Governance / JC Gaillard
12 months to go and nowhere to hide as potential fines could reach tens of millions for large firms by next year Many IT departments in large firms are increasingly concerned with business units contracting directly with service providers, as opposed t… Read more »
4 May 2017 / Leadership Development, Strategy and Governance / JC Gaillard
Corporate culture and the profile of the CISO are key, over and above any arbitrary organisational consideration It is astonishing to see the amount of interest still surrounding the reporting line of the CISO. The fact that it is still a topic of seri… Read more »
30 March 2017 / Leadership Development, Strategy and Governance / JC Gaillard
Various clichés bouncing about on social media are simplistic and must be challenged Over the past 6 months, social media and the Internet have been inundated with GDPR-related material. Law firms, consultancies – large and small – and even tech firms… Read more »
16 February 2017 / Strategy and Governance / JC Gaillard
Opaque Terms of Use around Data are making things worse Recent years have been marked by seemingly never ending scandals about surveillance programs aimed at gathering data about private citizens unbeknownst to them — the most iconic example of which w… Read more »
2 February 2017 / Strategy and Governance / JC Gaillard
The keys to a successful second line of defence There are many risk management methodologies in existence but it is not uncommon to come across large firms still following today simplistic, dysfunctional or flawed practices, in particular around operat… Read more »
5 January 2017 / Strategy and Governance / JC Gaillard
Cyber security is not only good ethics, but quite simply good business. Cyber security has clearly made its way to the frontstage of the global risk landscape in recent years. Cyber-attacks are proving increasingly threatening to both the public sector… Read more »