Recently, I was having a discussion with a customer we’re working with to restructure their IT Security department and adopt SABSA end to end. Doing this will more effectively manage their cybersecurity risks and keep them directly focused on supporting business execution, not just doing security for security’s sake. The Problem One of the problems they […]
Security — What does that mean?
Security isn’t really a thing—it’s more a feeling you get when you believe things are the way you expect them to be. You expect things you care about to be “ok”, but most of the time, we really don’t think about what that means either. Maybe it means that something is “safe”, e.g. free from […]
I’m Sorry, Sir. We’re Out of Tuna
That’s what I heard tonight when I rang up one of my regular, “no brainer” restaurants because the last thing anyone in the house wanted to do this evening was cook. I order something from them at least once a week, normally lunch, and, to be fair, they’re not really a sushi place. They’re really […]
Cybersecurity for Boards: What You Need to Know Now
$22 billion in losses by businesses per year. $11 million in fraudulent charges. 50 enforcement actions by the US FTC in the last 10 years. 1.2 billion usernames and passwords and 500 million email addresses from 420,000 websites. 63,437 security incidents in 95 countries. 79 seconds between thefts of personal data. $3.5 million is the […]
What’s Your Definition of Security?
Security. A word that can instantly bring many vivid images to mind, depending on who you are and where you’re from. It’s funny that a word we use every day and that seems so powerful and important to us becomes so elusive when we actually try and explain what it means. Not anymore. Think for […]
