A Bloke in a Pub

Category: Folklore

  • Response to the Response to Panorama

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    Peter Fagan
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    It’s been suggested that the media are to blame for mythologising cyber security. I don’t think so. The myths and distorted narrative start with an industry that presents the practice as something to be conducted solely by magicians – “It’s a dark art – most people won’t understand it”. And it is indeed a dark…

  • Shared Values

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    Peter Fagan
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    Basics First off, a couple of facts: Sixty percent (60%) of small businesses go bust within 6 months of having a breach. Er… false. The originator of this alleged statistic (the National Cyber Security Alliance) put out that claim as part of an infographic, about fifteen years ago, then took it down when they realised…