by Alex W. | Apr 30, 2013 | Community and Society, Identity, Quirky
Is Privacy overrated, or should we just think about it in a more balanced way? Richard Posner (US Judge) in an opinion piece in the NY Times has responded to NY Mayor Bloomberg’s view that there should be a more welcoming attitude towards surveillance cameras....
by Alex W. | Dec 6, 2012 | Cybersecurity, Government large and small, Identity, Organisations
I was asked to give a snapshot about what I thought the big risks for organisations were likely to be in the cyber world in 2013. Below are eight trends that I think are more likely than not to be important in the next twelve months. 1 Boards continue to struggle to...
by Alex W. | Nov 12, 2012 | Cybersecurity, Identity, Organisations, Practical
Last week Pizza Hut Australia admitted that its cyber-defences had been breached. Unfortunately the attackers did get hold of customers’ names and addresses. Technically it seems that Pizza Hut didn’t get breached, but the website providers who host their site did....
by Alex W. | Sep 11, 2012 | Community and Society, Cybersecurity, Government large and small, Identity, Individual and Personal Resilience
“Trust is the currency of the new economy” You may have heard recently about the efforts being promoted by the USA and Australia amongst others to promote trusted online identities. There are also significant efforts in the private sector to develop online...
by Alex W. | Sep 4, 2012 | Biometrics, Cybersecurity, Identity, Individual and Personal Resilience, Quirky
A legislative approach that defines as ‘sensitive’ any biometric measurement shows a lack of common sense and understanding of the science. A better approach would be to protect those aspects of sensitive personal information (eg sexuality, political...
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