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
Month: June 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
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