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Security Think Tank: Securing today’s ubiquitous cloud environment

5 minutes of reading / AI, business continuity, Cloud, compliance, hybrid cloud, risk management, SAP, Tech / By

Today’s digital, on-demand age sees many organisations rely heavily on multiple cloud services for the day-to-day running of their operations. But the third-party nature of this functionality introduces additional security risks and, with bad actors ever-present to take advantage of porous network perimeters, cyber security professionals must ensure they are rigorous in safeguarding the enterprise.…

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Gartner: Navigating incident response in the cloud

3 minutes of reading / API, automation, business continuity, compliance, disaster recovery, risk management, Tech / By

Traditional incident response (IR) processes, honed for on-premises environments, face significant challenges when applied to the cloud. The shared responsibility model of cloud environments demands a reassessment and upgrading of IR procedures. To navigate these challenges effectively, security and risk management (SRM) leaders must embrace new strategies and technologies tailored to the unique nature of…

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Q&A: Adalbjorn Thorolfsson on IT project management in Iceland

8 minutes of reading / AI, Computer, internet of things, Kanban, project management, risk management, Scrum, Tech / By

The Icelandic Project Management Association was founded in 1984 by engineers and, as such, was initially focused on engineering projects. As project management evolved and became used in more sectors, such as information technology, healthcare, finance and the public sector, the composition of the members of the association and the board changed accordingly. Adalbjorn Thorolfsson…

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Best practices to beat container misconfiguration

6 minutes of reading / automation, Cloud, compliance, containers, Kubernetes, risk management, Tech / By

He urges IT decision-makers to strategise better and only shift what is optimum for the new environment – transforming assets to reduce complexity, probability of human error, and cost. According to Firment, container misconfiguration is a symptom of larger problems with migrations that haven’t incorporated architecture and practice modernisation. Good strategy means less is missed…

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97 FTSE 100 firms exposed to supply chain breaches

3 minutes of reading / risk management, Tech / By

Of the 100 organisations listed on the Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) 100 list of Britain’s most highly capitalised firms, 97 were exposed to a third-party supply chain data breach incident between March 2023 and March 2024, according to data published by SecurityScorecard ahead of the annual Infosec Europe fair. The findings, which come as…

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AI Seoul Summit: 27 nations and EU to set red lines on AI risk

5 minutes of reading / AI, risk management, Tech / By

More than two dozen countries have committed to developing shared risk thresholds for frontier artificial intelligence (AI) models to limit their harmful impacts, as part of an agreement to promote safe, innovative and inclusive AI. Signed on the second day of the AI Seoul Summit by 27 governments and the European Union (EU), the Seoul ministerial…

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Cyber Safety Force wants to change conversation around risk

3 minutes of reading / compliance, risk management, social media, Tech / By

A group of like-minded cyber professionals who want to change how businesses think about threat defence and risk management have banded together to launch a new platform, the Cyber Safety Force (CSF), with the aim of moving the conversation from cyber security to cyber safety. Spearheaded by Performanta founder Guy Golan, 2020 Partners founder Greg Sim, former…

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The UK may not have a choice on a ransomware payment ban

4 minutes of reading / risk management, Tech, threat intelligence / By

Banning ransomware payments is a simple, elegant idea, with the potential for terrible unintended consequences. It’s attractive because it would, if it worked, stop the incentive for ransomware. If you can’t get paid, what’s the point? Cyber crime is a business like any other. If the paying customers suddenly stop paying, it’s time to pivot…

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Ofcom publishes draft online child safety rules for tech firms

5 minutes of reading / AI, compliance, risk management, social media, Tech / By

Social media firms must implement effective age-checks and “tame toxic algorithms” recommending harmful content to children, according to Ofcom’s new safety codes of practice. Published by Ofcom on 8 April 2024, the children’s safety codes contain more than 40 measures designed to help social media firms comply with new legal obligations placed on them by…

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IT leaders hiring CISOs aplenty, but don’t fully understand the role

4 minutes of reading / risk management, Tech / By

IT leaders across the UK and Ireland are increasingly aware of the value dedicated chief information security officers (CISOs) can offer their organisations, and 73% now say they have filled that role, a 35% increase year-on-year, with 15% planning to hire between now and 2026. However, according to new data published today by edge cloud…

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