As the founder of a nonprofit that focuses on cyber resilience, I often stress how important the dialogue is around assessing and analyzing a company's digital footprint, dark web exposure, leaked data and compromised credentials in real time. Leaders have a responsibility to protect not only the company itself against cyberattacks, but third-party organizations and the customers they serve.

Many may see blockchain technology as solely a function of the crypto industry, but its future may extend far beyond the exchange of cryptocurrencies. A blockchain’s unique properties, which include individually encrypted, unalterable transactions, or “blocks,” make it ideal for a range of uses across industries.

As hackers, we all have unique skills and abilities that are in huge demand globally. How can we demonstrate to non-technology people - HR and hiring managers - the value of the work we've done? Increasingly, everyone is turning to certifications as a way to demonstrate their knowledge and skills. But with so many certifications to choose from, and with courses and exams costing so much, how can we know which ones improve our job application and career prospects - and which ones hold us back?

Cybersecurity has become too technology-focused. Not only is the field becoming needlessly complicated to those who need to understand these issues most—developers, managers, executives—but the focus on technology-driven solutions is forcing us to miss some of the basics of a sound cybersecurity strategy.

Cyber Security consultant and author Thomas Kranz talks about his book, Making Sense of Cyber Security, and introduces his common sense approach on the topic.

As hackers, we all have unique skills and abilities that are in huge demand globally. But cybersecurity can be a tough industry to break into, and the acronym soup of qualifications and certifications can make it difficult to work out how to get started.

One of the world’s biggest aluminium producers, Hydro which employs more than 35,000 people in 40 countries, has switched to manual operations at its Norwegian smelting facilities following a cyber-attack. It is now confirmed that it has been hit by the LockerGoga ransomware variant and had to shut down some of its plants as a result.

Cyber risks are everywhere. And at the forefront of the battle to cover companies against them is specialist Lloyd's broker Paragon.

Last night, I was honoured to attend Paragon's invite-only Cyber and M&A Insurance 2019 event, held at their prestigious offices, at the heart of the City and literally a stone's throw across the road from world-leading cyber insurance market Lloyd's of London.