Only the owner can sustain a secure foundation
Who will be accountable when things go wrong?
What have budgy smugglers got to do with cyber security?
What the swimming rules in France can tell us about cyber security.
Cyber 3-2-1: Microsoft and their seatbelts; CISA and your accounts; UK businesses and their confidence.
Cyber 3-2-1: Microsoft stops charging extra for seatbelts; Your User account is still an attacker’s BFF; and many UK business leaders talk about the importance of cyber security but do not prioritise it.
How secure are your online accounts?
A quick way to see just how secure your online accounts really are.
The challenges of my typical client
Can I read your mind?
What has a fire alarm test got to do with cyber security
Fire alarm tests ensure we are more prepared for a real fire. Why not organise a cyber security test?
Cyber 3-2-1: ChatGPT, WordPress, and a real time view of cyber attacks.
Cyber 3-2-1: ChatGPT can do more than just your homework, a WordPress plugin vulnerability is a gift to cyber attackers, and a real-time view of security attacks.
What has a microwave got to do with cyber security?
A microwave can foil car thieves. What has this got to do with cyber security?
What has tin foil got to do with cyber security?
Tin foil can foil car thieves. What has this got to do with cyber security?
Cyber 3-2-1: You may be the next porn star, law firms need to upgrade their security defences, and SMEs need to close their front doors.
Cyber 3-2-1: Deepfakes are going mainstream, UK law firms have been warned about an increase in cyber attacks, and Irish SMEs need to close their front doors.
But enough about me.
After hitting a milestone of 250 articles, it’s time to take a breath and ask about you.
What has a toilet got to do with cyber security?
Fixing the toilet in my home reminded me of the value of outside help.
Cyber 3-2-1: What have an Australian law firm, a UK outsource provider, and UK banks got in common?
Cyber 3-2-1: Australia’s largest law partnership is attacked, Capita faces a legal battle, and UK banks want social media platforms to pay for online fraud.
Interview: Comparing DORA to the CBoI’s Guidance on Operational Resiliience
How does DORA compare to the Central Bank of Ireland’s guidance on operational resilience: An interview with Carina Myles of Eisner Amper.
An Introduction to DORA
DORA is coming. Here’s a quick introduction to the structure of the regulation, and a way to start your compliance efforts without losing your sanity.
Cyber 3-2-1: A look at the 2023 Verizon Data Breach Investigation Report
Cyber 3-2-1: A look at the 2023 Verizon Data Breach Investigation Report: 95% of attackers are financially-motivated. Ransomware is one of their favourites, and email continues to be the most common way in.
What has Shakespeare got to do with cyber security?
Do you think cyber security risk is Much Ado About Nothing?
Stop driving. Get a driver.
What has the stress of driving to a new location got to do with cybersecurity?
Cyber 3-2-1: Mazars in Brazil, 0.1% of emails may be the cause of 66% of data breaches, and 5 ways we are fooled by fraudsters
Cyber 3-2-1: Mazars in Brazil is the latest victim of a cybercrime, how 0.1% of emails may be the cause of 66% of all breaches, and the 5 most common ways that Irish people are fooled by cyber criminals.
Past performance is not an indicator of future returns
Past performance is not an indicator of future returns. It’s a warning that applies to investment funds. And one that also applies to cyber security.
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