Posts By: Jacob Charles

Megacity mayhem?

Jon Hill looks to the future as he explores the many security benefits provided by smart interconnected cities By 2030, it’s estimated half the world’s population will live in urban areas. There’s even projected to be 41 megacities each with over 10-million inhabitants. Our urban centres are evolving and there’s no doubt this kind of… Read more »

Are you covered?

Leyton Jefferies examines the importance of cyber insurance in the event of an attack The recent trend of insurance companies tightening their standards is a challenge for organisations. Recent research by CSI Ltd found that only two in ten (19 percent) security decision-makers are fully confident that their cyber insurance will cover their cyber risk… Read more »

Business continuity

Mat Clothier, discusses the importance of managing & configuring systems in accordance with SOC 2 Type 2 The demand for high-level security within organisations has substantially increased as the technology industry continues to expand. Despite the development of security measures within applications and systems, some of them are yet to be fully protected from viruses… Read more »

Mind the gap

Tim Wallen discusses whether or not technology can plug the cyber skills gap Enterprises looking to attract and retain cybersecurity staff have a challenge on their hands in 2023. ISC² estimates that the global cybersecurity workforce became 4.7-million strong at the end of 2022, inflating 11.1 percent with the addition of 464,000 newly employed security… Read more »

A holistic approach

Dylan Border explains why creating an organisation-wide culture of defence holds the key to strong security performance Results of a recent pwc survey reveal that 27 percent of global CFOs have experienced a data breach in the past three years, costing their organisation more than $1 million. Companies are under increased pressure to protect their… Read more »

Red alert!

Lorenzo Marchetti throws a spotlight on essential citizen safety practices as the new UK public alerting system swings into action Threats to public safety can come in many different guises, from extreme weather events such as hurricanes and fires and public health incidents, through to terrorist attacks, civil unrest and more. It is always a… Read more »

Calculated risk?

Barry Scott Zellen examines, following Turkey and Hungary’s consent, the approval by all NATO member states of Finland’s NATO accession On 30 March, the Turkish parliament ratified Finland’s application to join NATO, taking down the final roadblock hindering Finland’s much delayed accession into the expanded Atlantic alliance just two days after the Hungarian parliament did… Read more »

Embracing change

The importance of Access Control for security Through its thirty-plus-year history, the access control industry has quietly plodded along, out of the spotlight of change and transformation, doing what it has always been asked to: keep bad people out and lock and unlock. Overall, it has delivered on that task. To many in the industry,… Read more »

Information warfare

Jorge Marinho addresses various aspects related to influence operations, such as targets, social and individual resilience, ontological security and (counter) intelligence This article addresses various aspects related to influence operations, such as targets, social and individual resilience, ontological security and (counter) intelligence. The internet and Artificial Intelligence, as well as a few aspects with regard to… Read more »

Redressing the balance

intersec invites a selection of women involved in cyber security to explain how the industry is evolving International Women’s Day always prompts introspection about the role of women in society, how things have changed, and what more needs to be done to further equality. This is especially true in cybersecurity, where women are still underrepresented…. Read more »