News from the Council

The impact of COVID-19 on the cyber skills gap

The pandemic has brought new challenges for cyber professionals

CyBOK is seeking proposals for projects

Proposals are invited in four specific areas.

Shadow IT as a threat

Educate staff to ensure shadow IT doesn't become an uncontrolled menace.

If a user makes a mistake, ask: What could the company have done better?

Improve user behaviour by introducing ongoing education campaigns.

Logging security activity is one thing. Actually reading the logs is another.

Get value from your logs: look at them.

97% of Office 365 users don’t use MFA

MFA is recommended to mitigate security risks.

ISO 27001: that's too difficult for us

ISO 27001 is far from trivial, but nothing like as complicated as people fear.

Am I being targeted by a cyber attack?

Many cyber attacks are not particularly targeted.

The non-exec's dilemma: cyber security liability versus knowledge

How to reconcile a lack of cyber knowledge with liability.

Demands on cybersecurity for the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Security teams will increasingly need to focus on outcomes.

Cyber readiness and the next black swan event

Unforeseeable 'black swan' events are usually caused by something foreseeable.

Maintaining an effective cyber posture during times of rapid and widespread change

Keep your security posture relevant during times of change.