Vulnerability Management: Weathering The Storm

Introduction The recent storms have reminded me of the value of having an effective vulnerability and remediation program. Following a weekend trip to London, I woke up this morning to discover the storm damage that was caused to the roof of my new build home (Summer...

Operational Resilience: Responding to a Blow Out

Introduction I frequently observe organizations that underestimate the value of embedding Operational Resilience into normal business operations and either completely neglect this or only limit this to information security. However, the impact of a significant event...

The Brick ‘n’ Mortar of PCI DSS Compliance

Introduction Following a weekend break, I was visiting a long-established award-winning English brasserie with plenty of its own history, characteristic of Stratford-upon-Avon and Shakespeare’s country when I happened to get into a conversation with a fellow...

A Ransomware Risk Balance Case

Introduction Okay, we are seeing a significant increase in the number of successful ransomware attacks and it would appear that organizations are struggling to keep themselves operational and profitable, whilst managing to reduce the risk of becoming the next victim...

How to make an organisation smarter

Most people involved in the selection of exceptional Managers and Leaders will focus on some type of cognitive testing, as IQ is regarded as the critical component in high performance. Certainly, the high number of cognitive ability tests available in the market would...

Collaboration and the need to disagree

Most jobs in the 21st Century are complex and require some form of collaboration and teamwork to achieve innovation, creativity and problem solving. So in practice, when a new team is put together, why do they find it so difficult to collaborate from Day 1? Why does...

Hands up who wants change imposed on them?

“People don’t resist change. They resist being changed.” -Peter Senge Peter Senge, that well-respected management writer, systems scientist and architect of the learning organisation, makes a very good and thoughtful point. Resistance to change comes not from people’s...