Turning the Tables on Cyber Security Budgets
Time to move away from bottom-up dynamics: The Board should decide on priorities and drive the discussion As we hit budget time again in many large organisations, it is still amazing to see the...
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Cyber asset attack surface management (CAASM)
July 14, 2021, marked the advent of a new term: Cyber asset attack surface management (CAASM). Gartner announced its arrival in the Hype Cycle for Network Security 2021. “What’s CAASM?” you ask. CAASM is...
The EASY Framework for Your Threat Intelligence Program
In all of my years working in cybersecurity, I never thought I’d create my own framework — let alone one for threat intelligence programs. Why? Because I didn’t think I had anything impactful enough to...
Cyber Security Automation is Key to Fight the Skills Gap
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...
Managed Detection and Response
This Market Report segments vendors within the still emerging managed detection and response (MDR) services market.
Cyber Security and the Culture of Alienation
The COVID crisis is presenting most organisations with unprecedented situations, but it does not make cyber security less of a priority. On the contrary, cyber security – whether it is in support of remote working, e-commerce or digitalised supply chains – will be a pillar of the “new normal”. Now is the time to deal with it strategically, and from the top down.
Talking Cybersecurity to the Board
Cybersecurity has historically been a tough topic to explain to boards. Now with the cost of breaches increasing rapidly, cyber leaders need to think of innovative ways to get boards engaged. At the latest...
Post-COVID Outlook for Cyber Security: New Normal … Looking a Lot like the Old
Two recent reports highlight the current cyber security paradox: While the COVID pandemic has turned business and society upside down, well-established cyber security practices – some known for decades – remain the best way to protect yourself.
“Good Security Governance” is not a Piece of Useless Consultant Jargon
For any organisation above a certain size, effective and efficient protection can only result from the layered application of protective measures at people, process and technology level. And in that order.
