23 December, 2019
2019: The year in governance
It’s that time we when we look back on 2019 and try to make sense of it all, impose some meaning and shape on the issues as they unfolded throughout the past 12 months. One thing we won’t do, h...
5 August, 2019
Board preparation is key to fighting the ransomware threat
Ransomware is one of the most debilitating forms of cyber-attack, often catching companies unaware and ultimately causing them long-term financial and reputational harm. Unfortunately, in 2019 there h...
30 July, 2019
GDPR: data protection rules seen as ‘burdensome’ one year on
One year on, not everyone is impressed with data protection rules. Indeed, a survey reveals that many organisations feel the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by the Europe...
29 July, 2019
Ransomware attacks: what to do when the worst happens
It can cause bankruptcy and feel like a “violation”: Ransomware attacks are on the rise, enabling cybercriminals around the globe to extort vast sums of money from businesses while indiscriminatel...
9 July, 2019
Ransomware warning as cybercriminals target large companies
While many commentators exuberantly laud current advances in technology, others are learning that the digital age comes with some serious downsides. Indeed, in the past week alone ransomware—a form ...
25 June, 2019
Cybersecurity: how to close the knowledge gap
As cybersecurity becomes a mainstream business risk, boards are coming under increasing pressure from customers, regulators, investors and the government to understand and oversee potential breaches e...
29 May, 2019
Banking on better cybersecurity
J P Morgan Chase’s chief executive and chair Jamie Dimon has been touted as a potential US presidential candidate, but anyone scouring his annual letter to shareholders for evidence of political amb...
3 May, 2019
The outlook for governance in 2019
This could be a significant year in the development of governance. Among the big topics in 2019, boards need to get to grips with cybersecurity, manage the changing nature of engagement and come to te...
28 March, 2019
Taking control of cyber risk
When Facebook chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg faced the press after hackers stole data from up to 50 million social networking accounts last September, he said “we need to do more to prevent this f...
25 February, 2019
