Operational Resilience
The Bank of England has recently released a sequence of consultation papers, after an earlier discussion paper, laying out a framework...
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Jan 1, 20203 min read
Predictions and Calls to Action
It’s that time of year for all the predictions of what to expect for the next year, and now - the next decade. I’m generally not a fan of...
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Dec 15, 20191 min read
Non-Technical Books. Recommended List
For some reason, first at a TAG_Cyber event and then coincidentally at 2 other events, the question of what books security people should...
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Dec 7, 20193 min read
The Art of Influencing
A critical measure of success for most security roles is the ability to influence. I’ve often found people think influence skills are...
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Dec 1, 20193 min read
Insider Threat Risk - Blast Radius Perspective
The management of insider threats is a complex and often under-thought process - people who work on it appreciate the subtlety and...
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Nov 24, 20192 min read
Alternative Risk Management Strategies.
Much focus of risk mitigation is about implementing controls: preventative, detective and reactive. This is necessary in most cases, and...
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Nov 17, 20192 min read
Simple Rules of (InfoSec) Career Success
Over the years I made note of what behaviors I’ve seen from successful people. By success, I mean getting results, increase span of...
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Nov 10, 20191 min read
Shrines of Failure
I was at an event recently where one participant talked passionately about a disaster they had that they have since preserved artifacts...
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Oct 26, 20191 min read
Career Longevity & "The Don't Fire Me Chart"
To fix anything sustainably requires long term action. This is especially true in technology risk and cybersecurity. The trouble is this...
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Oct 20, 20192 min read
Risk Management is not only about Reducing Risk
It seems most risk and security programs, and instruction on how to run risk and security programs, focus exclusively on assessing risk,...
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Oct 5, 20192 min read
The Stress and Joy of Security Jobs
A few months ago there was this whole thing about the stress of security roles, CISOs self-medicating, and a whole range of burn-out...
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Sep 29, 20193 min read
Cybersecurity is not the only Technology Risk
Cybersecurity is not the only technology risk, in fact, when you total up actual losses it is likely not even the biggest risk. Although...
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