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You Don’t Need a GRC Platform to Get ISO 27001 Certified

Every man and his dog has a GRC tool these days. But the platform won't do ISO 27001 for you…

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The Essential 8 isn’t 8 controls. And it isn’t really a framework. Here’s what it actually is.

The Australian Signals Directorate's Essential 8 is one of the most widely-referenced cyber security frameworks in the country. It's also…

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The prompt is not the problem

We are in danger of building a society full of architects with nobody left to pour the concrete. A leader…

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GRC Software Is Powerful. It Still Needs a Pilot

For COOs and CFOs, frameworks such as ISO 27001, SOC 2, NIST CSF, the Essential Eight and CPS 234 are…

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Road to 2K – (re)Starting My RowERG Journey

I purchased a Concept2 RowERG around about 2020, and it had small amounts of use here and there, before being…

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Building Trust through Transparency: How Managed Security Services Providers Can Enhance Visibility and Assurance

In the wake of high-profile breaches like the Medibank incident of 2022, trust in managed security services providers (MSSPs) has…

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Are you reporting your poor cyber-security posture to the board? 🏢

Are you reporting your poor cyber-security posture to the board? 🏢Why not?As a director or c-suite exec, you are obligated…

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Why would I want to be a CISO in this environment?!?

⚠️ Cybersecurity friends and fellow CISOs ⚠️The SolarWinds news has been a wake-up call for many of us. It's prompted…

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Are enterprise architects the new platform team leaders?

Really interesting view point; building platforms and services (platform engineering) is being recognised in the same sentence as enterprise architecture.…

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#LinkedInMusings: Why I canned my accountant – Stick to Your Promises

In this current environment, you need to stick to your promises. I just ditched my accountant of 3 years. Last…

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