Privacy Tuesdays: The Year of Phased Enforcement
A CISO and NED view of the last fortnight in UK and EU privacy: age verification, Ofcom fines, the Digital Omnibus, the IPT hearing on Apple, and the ICO.
Five Days in May: The Week That Defined Cyber Security in 2026
A reflection on a single week of cyber security disclosures — and what they tell us about the shape of the threat landscape, the maturity of attackers, and the choices defenders now need to make.
Reflecting on three years at Gala Coral
Approaching three years at Gala Coral. The cumulative experience has been substantial; specific structural decisions about what comes next are emerging.
Financial-crisis security implications
The financial crisis intensifies. Specific security implications include reduced operational budgets, specific operational stress, and specific subsequent cumulative trajectory.
Midyear 2006 — first quarter CISO retrospect
Approximately three months into the CISO role at Gala Coral. Specific patterns are now clearer; specific structural decisions are emerging.
First-month observations from the CISO role
Five weeks at Gala Coral. The DDoS-extortion threat is operationally constant; the broader operational discipline is mature; specific structural questions are emerging.
Moving to Gala Coral as CISO
I have joined Gala Coral as Chief Information Security Officer. The role is substantively different from previous roles; the cumulative trajectory is now firmly toward security leadership.