CAN YOU HANDLE THE CRISIS? (or how to win at incident response…)
As they have all been recent headline fodder, I'm sure you'll be familiar with the most recent incidents and data breaches... Most recently, we’ve had Chipotle restaurants, in 2016, we saw that famously mishandled TalkTalk hack, and only a few days ago, the IT incident at British Airways that left ... Read More
COMPLIANCE vs SECURITY: MUSINGS ON THE VERIZON PCI COMPLIANCE REPORT 2015
Well, it’s the start of all those analytical reports for 2015 and I'm glad that this one is out to give us an account on PCI across the world…In this year’s report, for an account of breaches in 2014, we have a new addition on the analysis of usage of compensating controls ... Read More
THE SOCIAL MEDIA SIDE OF PERSONAL BRANDING (and how it helps your business…)
OK, here’s the thing. Many senior executives I know don’t like social media or don’t understand it. Some are from the corporate species and think that company policies won’t allow them, that the risk would be too high, the cost unjustifiable, that they’ll have to learn too many things and ... Read More
DOES YOUR LINKEDIN PROFILE WORK FOR YOU?…
For those who know me well enough, they will be aware that I mentor people from various walks of life... For the others, this is my small way of giving back to the industries that have served me well throughout my career by sharing tips and techniques I have learned ... Read More
UNDERSTANDING THE CLOUD WITH CUPCAKES…
I love cupcakes. I love baking them and I love eating them...I also love finding analogies trying to explain relatively complex (or simple but little understood) concepts using everyday situations. And today was my cupcake day, and a few friends last week asked me to explain how "The Cloud" works, ... Read More
