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Month: June 2016

The Kraken wakes

Well, not wakes so much as stirs, mumbles, farts and rolls over, but it’s a start. What am I on about? Yesterday’s report from the Parliamentary Committee on Cyber Security. Here I go again, reading this stuff so you don’t have to. First up is the thorny issue of Board responsibility for security. I’ve talked … Continue reading The Kraken wakes →

Ben Rapp Business, Law, Security Leave a comment June 21, 2016June 20, 2016

Don’t ask, don’t tell

British businesses are immune from cyber-threat. They must be, because when I sit down to compile the list of recent compromises I use to support my talks, the examples are always American. So it can’t possibly be happening here. Never mind the Barclaycard-backed survey that reported that 48% of the surveyed businesses had been hit … Continue reading Don’t ask, don’t tell →

Ben Rapp Business, Law, Security Leave a comment June 15, 2016June 14, 2016

Winter is coming

I’ve written about this before. UK power generation policy is broken, and the result is that our safety margin for electricity supply at times of high demand keeps getting thinner. The FT picked this story up today – so if you don’t believe me, perhaps you’ll believe them. What’s certain is that if you wait … Continue reading Winter is coming →

Ben Rapp Business, Security, Technology Leave a comment June 13, 2016June 13, 2016

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