By Robbie Ross, CSO, Converged Communication Solutions In today’s digital age, children are growing up surrounded by technology, with access to the vast expanse of the internet at their fingertips. While the internet offers incredible opportunities for learning, creativity, and connection, it also presents risks that are constantly evolving. As Read more…
By Robbie Ross, CSO, Converged Communications Solutions As winter blankets us in a serene layer of snow, the picturesque landscapes and frosty air bring with them a unique set of challenges that extend beyond icy roads and frosty windows. Surprisingly, the winter wonderland can have an impact on the realm Read more…
By Robbie Ross, CSO, Converged Communications Solutions. For 10 years, before I joined the cyber security community, I was a Counter Terrorism Security Advisor (CTSA) with Police Scotland. The role of a CTSA is to provide protective and counter terrorism security advice to all businesses, both public and private. I Read more…
No wrong path. When it comes to education and careers, this statement sums me up perfectly. It doesn’t matter how many jobs you have along your path, it’s the skills you learn in these roles that’s important. Remember, your skills ARE transferable and with the proper support, anything is possible.
An organisations IT estate is likely to be organically grown over many years, very often with decisions based on what’s needed that week, perhaps not on the basis of a long-term plan or strategy. This is usually where potential weaknesses occur. Machines are often past their sell by date – Read more…
If human error accounts for 95% of cyber security breaches, how difficult is it to flip people from being the weakest, last line of defence to the strongest, first line.
“No wrong path.” When it comes to education and career choices, I couldn’t agree with this statement more. Let me explain why.
“There were certain things regarding cybersecurity I just assumed my staff would know about. It turns out I was wrong.” This is what a senior manager said to me recently during a meeting. A member of staff had been caught out by a phishing email. There were plenty of warning signs that the email was a scam, however on this occasion the recipient missed all of them. Why was that?
In my experience it’s a belief that it’s too complicated, it costs too much money or it’s something that they do not need to worry about. Unfortunately, when people have those beliefs, it can be very difficult to get them to change their mind.
I recently spoke to a colleague who wondered how easy it would be to plug some cables in to a smart device for the oilfield and extract the data from it, without the client being aware. This is of course eminently possible, but it doesn’t really point the gun of risk mitigation where it should be.