by Alex W. | Jun 4, 2014 | Community and Society, Organisations, Resilience
Resilience for organisations is bound to their adaptability to climate change both in the short and long term. A review of US public companies shows a number of climate related risks and costs. Their ability to adapt and become resilient to climate change is starting...
by Alex W. | Mar 12, 2014 | Big data, Fraud, Identity, Organisations, Privacy
Privacy strengthened in Australia The Australian Privacy Principles come into force on 12 March. The APPs extend coverage of privacy laws to most business with turnover of $3 million or more. Fines of $1.7 million are possible for breaches. Australian Privacy...
by Alex W. | Dec 9, 2013 | Crime, Cybersecurity, Organisations
ENISA has released a good practice guide for CERTs that are tasked with protecting industrial control systems (SCADA). The European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) publishes a lot of advice and recommendations on good practice in information...
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. | Aug 23, 2013 | Organisations, Resilience
A biological approach to organisational resilience By a lapsed microbiologist “Organisational resilience is only achievable through adaptability” Too many leaders start believing their own press and thinking that they are able to predict the future....
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...
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