Why are small businesses reluctant to tackle the security question?  Why do they continuously avoid all discussions about risk and security? I believe that it’s not because they’re irresponsible, or that they don’t care about their business. I’m of the firm opinion that it’s mainly due to the Information/Cyber Security industry itself. Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt (FUD) have been used by many security professionals during conversations with their clients (and prospective clients) about risk. They’ve told their clients that their businesses are going to crash and fail; their sensitive data is going to

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On three separate occasions this week I was given pause to consider the development of cybersecurity skills and the associated education and training we need to acquire them. To start with, on Saturday I read an excellent piece in the Irish Times by Fintan O’Toole called “No one is safe when half of us are digitally illiterate” (behind paywall). On the Monday of the following week I met a long-time security friend at a funeral. We discussed the abundance of training on offer, much of it being promoted by very well recognised

I’ve been thinking (following three published cybersecurity breaches in Ireland – HSE, Ardagh Group , MyHome.ie in the past week), about what makes an organisation vulnerable to a breach and what an organisation can do to prevent it, or at the very least, remediate against it.  As we’ve seen this week, critical data is the lifeblood of all organisations. Immediate and prolonged loss of access to that data causes untold disruption and anguish. An “ostrich” strategy (keeping our head down and pretending that it won’t happen to us) is not a viable

As organizations grapple with a cybersecurity workforce gap estimated at 3.1 million worldwide, The 2021 Cybersecurity Career Pursuers Study from (ISC)² offers important insights on how to successfully build and retain a balanced and diverse team with a broad range of skills. The results are based on a survey of more than 2,000 cybersecurity professionals and jobseekers across the United States and Canada. The report advocates a reboot in the way organisations hire, train and retain talent in cybersecurity. For a long-term investment in their security personnel organisations must focus on