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Breaking the Law – 80% of biggest 100 Law firms Hacked
It was only a matter of time before Legal Practices followed Hospitals and Public Sector organisations to hit the headlines and join the ranks of the great humbled. The frightening thing being that this is not the end of the journey but just a taste of what is still to come across many other professions […]
Posted in: Cloud Computing, Computers and Internet, Legal, Mobile, Privacy, Security, Small Medium Enterprise (SME)
Gulf Information Security Conference 2016 Insights
April 3, 2016
If one lesson has been drummed home from my position as Chairman this year of the Gulf Information Security Exhibition & Conference (GISEC 2016) it is that NO company or individual is alone in their defence against Cyber threats and shared insights. Everyone is impacted. Furthermore, in a trusted environment, the sharing of experience, guidance […]
The Gulf Information Security Conference 2016 – Chairman’s Statements
April 3, 2016
The following is a summary of the notes from the opening and closing statements for this year’s GISEC 2016 Conference. For more on the insights from the conference please see the separate report – ‘Gulf Information Security Exhibition & Conference 2016 Insights’. Conference Opening Welcome to GISEC 2016, the Gulf Preeminent Information Security Conference. As […]
Gulf Enterprise Mobility Conference 2016 Insights
April 3, 2016
The original intention was to do two full reports from my perspective of Chairman this year for the Gulf Information Security Exhibition & Conference (GISEC 2016) and the Gulf Enterprise Mobility Exhibition & Conference (GEMEC 2016), so it will come as no surprise to anyone active in these spaces to hear that the Enterprise Mobility […]
EU Economic Subterfuge is a threat to UK Sovereignty
March 18, 2016
The question of security for the UK is inextricably linked to that of Sovereignty, clearly understood in jurisprudence as the full right and power of a governing body to govern itself without any interference from outside sources or bodies. As a Sovereign nation, before the folly of EU membership, the UK had for centuries economically […]
Posted in: Legal, Small Medium Enterprise (SME)
The EU is the UK’s Greatest Risk for Generations to come
February 21, 2016
“We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.” ― Plato ― Listening to the exchanges on the UK’s national security position ‘should the UK leave the European Union (EU)’ , the commentary has been cringe worthy and embarrassing […]
Ukraine Power Grid Hack, All May Not be What it Seems
January 28, 2016
This article was written for ‘Hacked.com’ and can be read on their site at – https://hacked.com/ukraine-power-grid-hack-may-not-seems/
Posted in: Cloud Computing, Security
Is the EU UK’s greatest National Security Exposure?
January 9, 2016
Does the UK’s greatest national Security exposure come from its subservience to the European Union? If viewed in biological terms it would appear the UK’s national immune system is being compromised, undermined and stripped away into a dependency state over which it has little control let alone self-determination, rendered exposed. More precisely the continued erosion […]
As Banks continue to flounder are Cryptocurrencies playing a canny ‘backgame’?
January 6, 2016
The continued ineptitude of banks to address Cyber Security fundamentals comes to light – ‘UK high-street banks accused of “shockingly bad” online security’. Don’t think this is some backwater technology: Global Insurers Will Embrace the Blockchain Microsoft has announced the latest update to its forthcoming blockchain-as-a-service (BaaS) offering for its cloud-based Azure platform. As Cloud […]
eMail and Web Browsers, the blind side of IT Security.
December 11, 2015
Addiction is the mother of all evils; something not confined to controlled substances and individuals but Corporations and commonly adopted practices. As with any addict, denial is a common trait…. And in this instance I am not talking about Social Media 😉 “I don’t click on unknown emails or browse dodgy websites, it’s not my […]
Are Corporates complicit in User Security Breaches?
November 27, 2015
Organizations have for some time used conditions of employment as an end user control in their GRC (Governance, Risk and Compliance) process to address Cyber and Data Security. For many, this is a ‘get out of jail free’ card for disowning the actions of users who may click on the wrong email, inadvertently send documents […]
The User Monitoring Minefield
November 16, 2015
Continuous User monitoring is a reality and an almost essential component of any organizations IT Security toolbox. To preserve employee privacy and the avoidance of challenges from individuals that corporates have compromised their integrity, it requires double blind protections. Obvious yes, but apparently not as many solutions do not flfill this crucial function. With the […]
Caveat Emptor Internet of Things (IoT)
November 6, 2015
Further on the IoT (Internet of Things) theme I first wrote about back in June – ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT), Convenience or Calamity?’ ‘FBI Issues Alert on the Security of Internet of Things (IoT) Devices’. Welcomed news until you move past the headline. The guidance that unfolds recommends that responsibility for security should rest with […]
Microsoft Mobile, is the time nigh?
October 29, 2015
Despite continued delays in the roll-out of Window 10 Mobile to existing Windows Mobile devices and Windows Mobile users being treated like second class Microsoft citizens when it comes to apps, Microsoft may be at last onto a winner with the help of their new Window 10 single platform strategy. Well some would say about […]
Safe Harbour and the age of the Digital Maginot Line.
October 8, 2015
The online forums and commentary have been hot in debate following the 50 Calibre class head shot taken by the Safe Harbour agreement, R.I.P . Many now conceding it was mortally wounded on its inaugural outing but stoically staggered in ‘forlorn hope’ in the face of a duplicitous adversary. Looking around, everyone is ducking and diving, seeking the […]
Nigel Gibbons ~ Welcomes you 
April 5, 2016
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