The countdown to comply with the new Network and Information Systems (NIS2) Directive is well underway. At present, organisations in EU Member States have until 17 October 2024 to implement the relevant changes to their security systems and strategies. Failure to meet the requirements after this date could lead to fines of up to €10 million or 2%…

At the end of 2022, the European Parliament approved two new legislations: the second version of its Network and Information Systems Directive (NIS2) and the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). As of 18th October, 2024, EU Member States are required to adopt NIS2 measures, while DORA will be enforced on 17th January, 2025. Both of these…

60 books a year. Five books a week. 50 pages a day. That’s how much the average business leader is supposed to read [1] – and while it may not seem all that much on paper, the truth is that many of us (non-business leaders included) simply don’t have enough time in the day. After we’ve driven, worked, walked the dog, cooked, and cleaned, lying in…

One risk IAM administrators are very familiar with is having a lack of control over credentials. Once credentials that grant privileged operations are lost or shared without permissions, they can be used to give unauthorised people elevated access to resources. A reasonable prevention strategy is to use a Just-in-Time (JIT) access model to make…

The password has been much maligned since its creation, and deservedly so. Even Fernando Corbató, the MIT computer scientist who created the password, said it had become “kind of a nightmare.” However, Corbató could not have conceived of the hundreds of passwords we now use and the proliferation of complex rules to overcome the weakness of the…

In today's dynamic digital landscape, Zero Trust architecture has emerged as a critical paradigm shift. With the constant evolution of threats and the increasing complexity of digital environments, organisations must adopt a comprehensive security approach that challenges implicit trust. Zero Trust enables effective protection against advanced…

We won’t deny it. We’ve been talking a lot about hybrid work lately. After all, it’s an important issue: arguably, hybrid work adoption is at the heart of the most significant workplace transformation that’s taken place in decades.  Despite this fact, and despite all the press it's received lately, misinformation about hybrid working – and hybrid…

We explore how IT leaders can build resilient hybrid work strategies that ensure their teams can collaborate and remain productive in the face of a growing cyber threats. Along with how, where, and when we work, the way we think about work is changing. In fact, The Economist declared “hybrid work” the word of the year for 2022, noting that the…

Today’s workforce is dynamic with employees working from the office, home, and other remote locations across the world. For organisations, Zoom has increasingly become the de facto solution for video conferencing, connecting them to employees and customers. But the shift to remote and hybrid work has left IT and security teams with a new challenge…

It’s no longer new, it’s no longer trendy, and it’s no longer temporary. In Europe, hybrid work is here to stay. As the dust settles in the aftermath of the short-term crisis period provoked by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s becoming increasingly clear that widespread adoption of flexible and hybrid working models will be part of the…