Insights

With apologies to HBO & George R.R. Martin, here is a lighter, if not informative look, at Information Security (IS) Risk Management for your organisation – Game of Thrones (GoT) style!

Whether you’re a casual viewer or a GoT fanatic, you can rest assured that there are no Season 8 spoilers here.

The cloud is great, but it’s also dangerous in the wrong hands.

The world’s CIOs, CSOs and CISOs are focused on preventing the next big cyber-attack. The international cyber security community is more interested in the lack of action some companies are taking to reach that goal.

 Special Edition Blog: What the First Annual DPC Report Says About Information Security

We often take the things we do every day for granted. In the security community, we assume knowledge that’s the norm for us is the norm for everyone else – when it actually isn’t.

When I was appointed the new Head of CISO Services at Integrity360, I recalled Yul Brynner in the original 1960 Magnificent Seven. The film tells the story of a small community working together to try and protect itself from a gang of bandits.

The Magecart group was named one of the most dangerous ‘people’ on the internet in 2018. It wasted little time defending its title in 2019.

The first fines issued under GDPR will hardly become storylines for the next blockbuster movie, however they could make an appearance in a Netflix or Prime original documentary - provided that they’re spiced up a bit. OK - quite a lot.

The cyber security community witnessed brazen attacks, emerging techniques and unfortunately, a general disregard for security best practices over the last year.

What is the cloud shared responsibility model and why is it important?

CyberArk, the global leader in privileged access security, was recognised as the market leader in Gartner’s first Magic Quadrant on Privileged Access Management (PAM).

Enterprise leaders across the world can agree on one thing: