It was the latest saga in a love story gone sour when this month, US supergiant Oracle announced the firing of 900 staff from their China team.
Tag: cybersecurity
“The CFO is the most important person in cybersecurity thinking”
Ian Thornton Trump, Head of Information Security at AmTrust International explains the new economics of cyber-risk. Has the CFO now overtaken the CISO as the most important person in strategic cybersecurity thinking?
“The challengers will erase the middle market”, says Head of Information Security at major European bank. The fickle fashions of the finance world
Both the high street and consumers have been keeping their eye on the rise and rise of digital disruptors such as Monzo, flooding the market in various shades of bubble-gum. And according to the Head of Information Security at a large European bank, there is a real cause for concern.
Rising AI stars to watch: Babylon Health – The one watching out for us. And over us…
Their bedside manner may leave something to be desired, but their diagnostic skills are pretty robust. That’s what Babylon Health revealed this June when their AI systems undertook a “representative sample-set” of questions from the final GP assessment – and beat the diagnostic capabilities of their human counterparts.
US mulls offensive cyber action
The country needs creative new ways to punish nations if they launch the devastating attacks that are within their grasp. The need for options to strike back at cyber-aggressors is obvious — and urgent.
Not such a jolly holiday. What Butlins teaches us about the death of security awareness
It was hi-di-hijack for Butlins recently, when it was revealed that up to 34,000 guests at its resorts may have had their personal information stolen by hackers.
Collaboration vs. competition. Airbus chief’s comments raise questions about competitive cybersecurity
The information security world isn’t known for its optimism – so when Airbus UK Chief Ian Goslin spoke last month about embracing collaboration in the interest of the greater cybersecurity good, it raised mixed reactions.
Too Hot to Handle? Be careful of tech company IPO’s and their red hot valuations
Software solutions providers are red hot. And that is exactly what makes them dangerous.
Cyber-insurance. The “promising but problematic” child of the cybersecurity clan
“Cyber-insurance is the Next Big Thing”, the Deputy CISO of a telecoms company stressed earnestly at a recent threat intelligence forum. “Companies in the USA almost all have it. Soon, everyone will realise that they need cyber-insurance”