by Alex W. | Aug 30, 2013 | Cybersecurity, Government large and small, Organisations, Resilience
News that the New York Times was hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army is interesting not because of the fact that NYT was hacked by the hacking group, but by the method of gaining access. According to this article, information security at the NYT fell over because...
by Alex W. | Jul 19, 2013 | Crime, Fraud, Government large and small, Individual and Personal Resilience, Organisations, Quirky
A culture of entitlement is corrosive in a government agency or any organisation I’ve just come across a USA government document which is both fun to read and educational. Its called the Encyclopedia of ethical failure 2013, its published by the US Defense...
by Alex W. | Jul 8, 2013 | Cybersecurity, Government large and small, Identity, Organisations, Practical
Is it possible for health practitioners to achieve information security? Maybe a better question is “How can health professionals balance privacy, information security and accessibility in an online world?” Or even, should the medical profession be...
by Alex W. | May 28, 2013 | Cybersecurity, Government large and small, Organisations
You may have seen some fairly alarmist reporting from the ABC about Chinese interests hacking ASIO, Australia’s version of the FBI. New espionage? For those who haven’t seen it. The allegations come from the Four Corners program and relate to...
by Alex W. | Mar 14, 2013 | Cybersecurity, Government large and small, Organisations
ENISA, Europe’s network and information security agency, just released a report looking at cloud computing from the perspective of critical infrastructure protection. ENISA asserts that 80% of large organisations will be using cloud solutions within two years. The...
by Alex W. | Dec 6, 2012 | Cybersecurity, Government large and small, Identity, Organisations
I was asked to give a snapshot about what I thought the big risks for organisations were likely to be in the cyber world in 2013. Below are eight trends that I think are more likely than not to be important in the next twelve months. 1 Boards continue to struggle to...
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