In a popularity contest for cyberattacks, Ransomware would definitely win and its (bad) reputation among the general public is well deserved. Ransomware is probably the type of attack that...
Security Architecture considerations for Cyber Resilience – why threat prevention is important
In an earlier blog this year, I compared the concepts of cybersecurity and cyber-resiliency, arguing that the main difference between the two is one of perspective. Cybersecurity is centered...
A Practical Approach to Cyber Resilience – Developing solutions (Part 3 of 3)
In the third and last part of the blog series on Practical Cyber Resilience, I will cover the Approaches, Tactics and Techniques that an organization should use when developing...
A Practical Approach to Cyber Resilience – The five-step process (Part 2 of 3)
This is the second of a 3-blog series on Practical Cyber Resilience. In the first part, I covered the four key characteristics (or guiding principles) of cyber resilience. In...
Three takeaways for a Small Business from the Microsoft Exchange hack
I heard this so many times: “My company is too small to be the target of an advanced attack”. Unfortunately, this is not true and the recent cyber-attacks on...
A Practical Approach to Cyber Resilience – Part 1 of a 3 Part Series
In a previous blog, I looked at the key differences between cybersecurity and cyber-resilience, and why cyber-resilience is a better approach for organizations to follow in 2021 because it...
Cybersecurity or Cyber-resilience: Which one should be the prime objective for businesses?
Given the increased dependency on digital technologies for daily operations, it’s not a surprise that organizations are concerned about cyber threats and the risks these are posing to their...
Five defining moments that shaped cybersecurity in 2020
Among the many disruptions brought by 2020, cyber threats ranked in the top concerns. As we had to rely more on digital for work and social life, cyber-attacks became...
Accelerating Safely on the Digital Highway
I wrote this post a couple of months back but it’s highly relevant for 2021 and it’s worth being brought up again. You will also find below a reference...