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Cloud Convergence and Systemic Risk
05Mar

Cloud Convergence and Systemic Risk

Cloud convergence has transformed the internet from a highly decentralised network into an ecosystem increasingly dominated by a handful of hyperscale providers. While this shift has enabled unprecedented scalability and innovation, it has also introduced systemic risks with far-reaching implications for critical infrastructure, artificial intelligence, and digital resilience. This article explores how cloud concentration is reshaping internet resilience and why modern outages are increasingly architecture failures rather than infrastructure failures.

Dear Cyber Security Risk Leader
16Sep

Dear Cyber Security Risk Leader

The CISO have little or no control over organisation’s culture and will do well to assess whether it supports him/her in delivering what the organisation has asked for, or what they need. Is he/she prepared to give them what they have asked for or what they need. The organisation may actually not know what they need and may just want him/her to be a tick in the box.

Data Security and Governance: Better Together
11Aug

Data Security and Governance: Better Together

This article was originally published on July 17, 2020 on  http://www.nicolaaskham.com Cyber security is a term often interchangeably used instead of Information Security or other scope specific terms such as Data Security,  IT Security or Digital Security etc. The keyword here is “Security” of information in whatever format or scope it is presented be it […]

Does your Cyber Security Rigour match the Rigour and motivation of a Hacker?

This article was originally published on Linkedin on August 31, 2016 @ https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/does-your-cyber-security-rigour-match-motivation-alexander/ This question is becoming more relevant each passing day following the wave of high profile cyber attacks and data breaches reported in the media in recent times. As we all know for every reported breach there are hundreds if not thousands of unreported […]

Office 365 Does not Eliminate SaaS Application Risks

This article was originally published on Linkedin on August 22, 2016 @ https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/office-365-does-eliminate-saas-application-risks-alexander/ There appear to be some misinformation or misconception out there about what office 365 (O365) is and what it isn’t. O365 is a cloud based subscription of Microsoft office suite of productivity tools as opposed to desktop or locally installed versions. Essentially it […]

Security – A Digital Transformation Enabler
11Aug

Security – A Digital Transformation Enabler

This presentation was first published on Linkedin on August 13, 2015 @ https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/security-digital-transformation-enabler-alexander/. Event:  Whitehall Media Identity Management conference. The promises of the digital new world is inextricably locked with cloud computing technologies. Cloud computing technology is central to the converging interconnecting forces of collaboration, mobility, BYOD, IoT and social enterprise. The information/data security needs and […]

Why Information Security May be Constraining Business

This article was originally published on Linkedin on  August 5, 2015 @ https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-information-security-may-constraining-business-alexander/ The Information security function is first and foremost an information management discipline. Its main focus as we all aware is around the protection of information with particular emphasis on its confidentiality, integrity and availability. This is all well and good provided there is […]

Whitehall Media Conference – London 2015
09Aug

Whitehall Media Conference – London 2015

This presentation was at the Whitehall Media conference in London in June 2015.

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