Spotlight
29 Apr 2022
How a ransomware attack cost one firm £45mWhat would you do if every laptop, computer, and server in your office and production plant were disabled by ransomware? That happened to one of the largest aluminium producers, Norsk Hydro.
29 Apr 2022
Cyberattacks are inevitable. Is your company prepared?Understanding what a cyber crisis is one thing. Preparing for it is another. This Harvard Business Review article explains what companies can do to improve their cyber crisis preparedness.
29 Apr 2022
Lessons learnt during the COVID-19 pandemic to prepare for the new normalEvery company in the world has had to deal with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. In the wake of the first shutdown, many companies invoked their crisis response strategies with the goal of emerging stronger from the crisis.
28 Mar 2022
What Cybersecurity Questions Should Boards Ask Their Management Team?One of the core responsibilities of the board and its directors is to oversee risk. Cybersecurity risk has become a top business risk for many enterprises. Board directors may not consider themselves as being cyber literate, but they still need to know what questions to ask.
28 Mar 2022
How CEOs Can Pass The Cybersecurity Leadership TestThe calendars of chief executives are busy. They are responsible for strategy-setting, managing a company’s overall operations, and communicating with shareholders and stakeholders. What is the right level of engagement for CEOs and the role they play in managing cybersecurity risk?
28 Mar 2022
Playing War Games To Prepare Your Leadership Team For A Cyber AttackMost companies that suffered a serious cyberattack agree that responding to an attack is not the responsibility of the IT department. Rather, it is the collective responsibility of the business. But most executives in non-technology functions have little familiarity or training with matters of cybersecurity. How can they prepare for the inevitable?
23 Feb 2022
Global Incident Report: Ukraine-Russia CrisisAs geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine unfold, the prospect of serious cyberattacks looms. A kinetic attack on Ukraine will likely involve cyber activity – a strategy that Russia has deployed in the past. How could such cyber activity look like, and who are the attackers that launch these attacks?
23 Feb 2022
Re-cap: The Untold Story of NotPetya, The Most Devastating Cyberattack in HistoryWhat is happening in Ukraine’s cyberspace bears discomforting resemblance to the NotPetya attack from 2017 – called the most devastating cyber attack in history. What can we learn from history?
23 Feb 2022
Mutually Assured Destruction – Does Deterrence Work in Cyberspace?During the Cold War, the concept of ‘mutually assured destruction’ explained the notion that a nuclear attack from one superpower would be met with a retaliation from another. The concept describes the deterrence of conventional warfare. Can the same principle be used in cyberspace?
27 Jan 2022
Making Sense of the REvil ArrestsThe raid and subsequent arrests of members of one of the most prolific ransomware gangs came as a surprise to many observers. Russian officials arrested members of the notorious REvil ransomware group – on the request of the US. In the current high-pressure environment of Ukraine peace talks between the US and Russia, it seems strange that Russia would follow such a request.