Foreword from our CEO

Welcome to the October 2021 edition of ‘What the Hack?’

Since our last issue in July 2021, and living close to the centre of London, I am encouraged to see the return of commuters and putting the ‘rush’ back into rush hour.

Some organisations have asked everybody to return full-time to the office while others are adopting a hybrid model. Enabling a ‘work-from-anywhere’ policy is a security challenge for any organisation as hackers take advantage of the remote workforce.

Many of our clients are now faced with the challenge of how to give secure access to applications to their employees without compromising fast user experience, visibility, and protection from cyber threats. As we all prepare for 2022, our consultants have been busy helping customers address such concerns (successfully, may I add).

In this edition of ‘What The Hack?’ we are yet again privileged to speak to leaders in our industry. We speak to Koert Wilmink, Global IT Infrastructure and Security Manager at the world’s leading geo-data specialist, Fugro, who addresses how a global organisation’s security remains consistent across different country and regional regulations. We also discuss the cyber security skills shortage and what we should do about it.

Separately, we review the state of cyber security in the developing world, as well as a round-up of 2021’s biggest cyber attacks.

I hope you enjoy this edition of ‘What the Hack?’ and on behalf of the Secon Cyber team, we hope that you have smooth run up to Christmas.

Robert Gupta, Chief Executive Officer