Peter A Clarke

In early January 2017 the BBC reported on the prediction by Professor Richard Benham, the Chairman of the National Cyber Management Centre that “A major bank will fail as a result of a cyber-attack in 2017 leading to a loss of confidence and a run on that bank.” Professor Benham was concerned about the poor state of cyber security practices, regulation and governance in the UK system.  Given that the financial sector is generally Read the rest of this entry »

The Pew Research Center produces excellent non partisan reports on primarily but not always views, attitudes and understanding of many subjects falling under the rubric of social science.  In my view the findings of Pew have a universal application across most developed countries. On cyber security the findings ring true to my experience with Australian knowledge of cyber security, poor in general and, in certain groups,  lousy.  The full report is found here.

In a survey of 13 questions Pew found Read the rest of this entry »

The theoretical and human rights issues relating to privacy are well known.  But it is the danger of cyber attacks taking personal information which can harm businesses are often times ignored.  It is a matter of lax regulation and a lack of insight into the impact of such threats to business.

The UK National Cyber Security Centre has issued a sobering warning in its The cyber threat to UK business 2016/2017 report while the Institute of directors’ cyber security ensuring business is ready for the 21st century report highlights shocking ignorance within the business community.

The National Cyber Security Centre highlighted Read the rest of this entry »