Is it Time to Accept that the Current Role of the CISO Has Failed?
It has become too complex to carry for the profile of people it attracts The role of the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) has been in existence for the best part of the last 30 years. Infosec legends say that it was first created for Steve Katz at Citibank in 1995, and indeed it has […]
How can businesses prepare for the UK’s Cyber Security and Resilience Bill?
As cyber threats become more frequent, sophisticated and damaging, UK businesses are being urged to prepare now for the Government’s forthcoming Cyber Security and Resilience Bill. The proposed legislation – outlined in a Government policy statement on 1st April 2025 – aims to significantly expand the UK’s cyber security regulatory framework. Jonathan says, “The Bill will […]
Moving the AI dial from cutting-edge to commonplace in today’s modern workplace
For the last two years the AI revolution has been unescapable for businesses. Fuelled by the creation of ChatGPT, generative AI has, overnight, turned into a critical ingredient for success, competitiveness, and efficiency. Organisations of all sizes raced to put AI initiatives in place and embed it into daily operations. Fast forward to 2025 and […]
Cybersecurity communities of support for SMEs
Prof. Steven Furnell at University of Nottingham spoke to us about the launch of the CyCOS Project. It aims to provide a community of support to SME’s navigating the challenging security landscape. Find out more at www.cycos.org
You have seen the warnings: your next IT outage could be worse
You awake to your phone ringing. It’s the middle of the night and your Network Operations Centre (NOC) is on the other end of the call saying everything is down for a customer. You know you need to get an engineer there to fix it but the nearest is hours away. The customer is terrified […]
Collaboration is key to gaining the upper hand in the shifting battlefield of cyberwarfare
Thirty-five years ago, the future of cybersecurity was changed forever. Delivered on the humble floppy disk, the AIDS Trojan marked the introduction of ransomware to the world. The program, while masquerading as information on AIDS, instead encrypted the computer files and charged a ransom of $189 to decrypt them. In 1989, owning a personal computer was a […]
If ransomware payments become illegal, how can your business prepare?
Earlier this year, the UK government opened proposals on a set of world-leading proposals to protect businesses against ransomware threats. The proposals would make it illegal for public sector organisations to make ransomware payments and increase reporting requirements for all victims. The goal of this has been to undermine the ransomware business model, ultimately making […]
The Race to Six: Navigating the Path to Sustainable Growth
Talk to any CEO or business leader and they’ll tell you a success story, but I guarantee they’ll also tell you about the one issue that keeps them awake at night – their never-ending quest for achieving sustainable, profitable growth. And it doesn’t matter whether you provide financial services, build products, develop pharmaceuticals, or deliver […]
Improving AI accuracy with anti-hallucination tech
MongoDB’s VP and Field CTO, Boris Bialek, spoke to us about their recent acquisition of Voyage AI
Building a Proactive Defence Through Industry Collaboration
The recent AI Action Summit in Paris exposed deep divisions between nations on how best to regulate and govern the systemic risks posed by AI technologies. This lack of consensus means that a global agreement on international security and governance models is unlikely to emerge any time soon. As the international community strives to address […]