From a scam email I just received: "If you didn't make this purchase or if you believe an unauthorized person is attempting to access your account click here to cancel your purchase". Translation: if you think this scam is a scam, please click here.

Singapore government waves goodbye to a million and a half personal data records ... bbc.co.uk/news/world-asi…

Discovered yesterday that the CISSP exam has been reduced from six hours and 250 questions to three hours and 150 questions. Wonder whether they'll change the name to "CISSP for Wusses".

Do please take a moment to take part in Grant Thornton's survey on cyber security in the Channel Islands. survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07efjh…

CREST's YouTube channel has some lovely little videos on Cyber Essentials - what it's about and how to get it. youtube.com/channel/UCkfoj…

Turns out people still have anonymous FTP servers open to the Internet. The IT equivalent of still having a radiogram in your lounge. But less secure.

Many congratulations, @SOJPSuptOps

An excellent BBC article on the anatomy of an imaginary (but more than a little familiar) cyber attack. bbc.co.uk/news/technolog…

It's easy to forget that Business Continuity isn't just about sickness pandemics or your office burning down. Even something as mundane about the office air-con dying on a baking hot summer day might be enough for you to reach for the BC plan.

"Blockchain is not going to solve security problems" - Parisa Tabriz, Google's head of engineering. theregister.co.uk/2018/08/08/bla…

Judging by the gargantuan posters I keep tripping over in the office, the photo booth is definitely going to be the place to be on Friday.

Oh dear. Some conspiracy theories never change.

There's an excellent report on Data Accuracy from Royal Mail, with a lean toward GDPR but a useful point about data accuracy being a good thing to have anyhow. royalmail.com/sites/default/…

If you're doing anything Cloudy, you should be considering an entry to the UKCA. x.com/UKCloudAwards/…

The new breed of police dog: the removable storage device sniffer dog. Graham Attwood will be speaking at the Forensics Europe Expo in a few weeks' time. theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/s…

At last, cyber insurance people seem to be starting to bring some science to their products. theregister.co.uk/2018/02/06/cis…

Agreed, people aren't stupid. But they are potentially the weakest link. And we have to help them know how not to be. x.com/drjessicabarke…

Top ten data protection activities, with references in not just the GDPR doc itself but also the Jersey and Guernsey legislation. x.com/GrantThorntonC…

We are looking forward to next weeks event on ePrivacy How regulating telecommunication data could change the GDPR - eprivacy.eventbrite.com

So, over 50% of ransomware attackers take the money and don't give you the decrypt code. Quelle surprise. theregister.co.uk/2018/03/09/les…