![]() ![]() We need to gain information about who the enemy is, why, when, how and what they might attack and what they want to gain from it. The more information we have about our strengths and weaknesses, and those of our enemy, the better prepared we are. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained, you will also suffer a defeat. If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. This quote is often used today in various educational and training settings for professionals in many fields, including management, business negotiations and, of course, cybersecurity. It is useful to quote some ancient wisdom on battle strategy. An expert in his field, he is often quoted as the “father” of the ISO/IEC 27001 family of standards for information security management systems. Dr Humphreys sits on a number of committees run jointly by ISO and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), including ISO/IEC JTC 1, Information technology, subcommittee SC 27, Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection, which has over 200 published standards and a further 77 in development. We sat down with world-renowned IT security specialist Dr Edward Humphreys to discuss concerns about the cyber-skills shortage and its potential implications for business and society. Are we losing the battle? Upskilling those already in the cybersecurity industry and enticing newcomers to join is our best defence, but programmes and schemes are piecemeal, and not enough. ![]() According to INTERPOL Secretary-General Jürgen Stock, “cybercriminals are developing and boosting their attacks at an alarming pace, exploiting the fear and uncertainty caused by the unstable social and economic situation created by COVID-19”.Ĭoming at a time when estimates state that up to 3.5 million cybersecurity jobs will go unfilled this year, this is bad news. ![]() Unsurprisingly, the number of malicious attacks and activity has risen with it. The Internet has been one of the biggest winners in the past year’s pandemic, with traffic and transactions reaching unprecedented levels in 2020. ![]()
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