The insider threat
Most employees want to get their job done and go home. Most ex-employees want to move on with their lives. But it only takes one to cause havoc for your firm.
Even honest criminals can get your money
To reduce the risk of being the next victim of a cyber crime, you need to focus on the most common ways these criminals will try to get your money and the basic defences needed to stop them.
Humpty Dumpty, risk management and incident response planning
Humpty Dumpty can tell us a lot about risk management, incident response planning and business continuity planning.
Incident Response Planning saved Little Red Riding Hood
it turns out that Little Red Riding Hood's village had an incident response plan. I'm sure no-one in the village wanted to consider the idea of a wolf eating one of their kids. But they did consider the awful scenario. And they had a plan to recover from the incident.
You need to train Little Red Riding Hood
Back in the 10th century, Little Red Riding Hood and her granny were victims of a simple fraud. How many of your staff could fall victim to a similar fraud in the 21st century?
Your house alarm won’t stop James Bond. So, why do you still use it?
You try to defend your home against opportunist criminals. Are you doing the same in your firm?
Are you relying on Paddington Bear?
What was fit-for-purpose 3 years ago may no longer be fit for purpose now. We knew this when we were 8. Now that we are responsible for the success of our organisations, why have we forgotten this?
Playing golf with a shovel
Running a professional organisation using technology that is designed for the home is like playing golf with a shovel. From a distance, it all looks fine. But you don't need to get too close to realise things aren't going to go well when there's real competition on the course, or if the weather changes.
Cybersecurity is impossible.
Cybersecurity is an oxymoron: There is no such thing as 100% security. But you should still take steps to ensure you’re not an easy target.