Tag: Cyberdoom
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Response to the Response to Panorama
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…
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Shared Values
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…
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Tall Tales and Long Tails
Keeping the Business Fed Mark Neocleous, in his book “Critique of Security” (brilliant book, by the way), points out a couple of things relating directly to the business of cyber. Chief amongst them is the idea that once you’ve set up an industry to sell people the concept of security, the last thing you should…
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Evidence and the case for cyber doom
I was told not that long ago, that taking an evidence-based approach to cybersecurity was not possible, because there was no evidence to be had. I disagree. There’s plenty of evidence available. What’s missing is the will to look for it. Tall Tales and Long Tails