Brian Honan
Failure is an option
Information is the lifeblood of today’s business world. With timely and accurate information business decisions can be made quickly and confidently. Thanks to modern …
How to build trust between business and IT
One of the biggest challenges we face with securing our networks and systems is that many businesses view cyber security as an IT problem and not a business problem. However, …
Learning from others
The old saying “one man’s misfortune is another man’s gain” is eminently applicable in the information security industry. When an organization becomes …
Security pros and government failing to collaborate
Infosecurity Europe has today released a new report that provides a snapshot of the industry landscape and the challenges it is currently facing. Having surveyed 1,149 …
The time for responsible reporting has come
The beginning of the year is when budgets for the forthcoming year are made available, when many new projects are teed off, and the security conference season starts. It is …
The futility of all vendor predictions
As the New Year starts, many people look forward to what it will bring, and for many this involves looking at upcoming budgets and deciding on what to spend the money …
The enemy within
Recent high-profile cases in the press have called attention to the threat the trusted insider can pose to the security of an organization. A recent survey highlighted that …
Brian Honan appointed Special Advisor to Europol Cybercrime Centre
BH Consulting, a specialist firm in information security consulting, today announced that its CEO Brian Honan has been appointed as a Special Advisor on Internet Security to …
There are no winners in the blame game
Every time a major security breach makes the headlines, a common reaction happens. Even before the details of the breach are known, the infosec world gets into a frenzy of …
A question of trust
Trust is the foundation for many of our relationships, both in our personal and business life. Trust is one of the strongest elements supporting a relationship and helps it …
Is it time to professionalize information security?
The issue of whether or not information security professionals should be licensed to practice has already been the topic of many a passionate debate. I think it is time to …
A call to arms for infosec professionals
An old saying says “nature abhors a vacuum,” meaning that in the absence of something nature will find a way of filling that gap. We are currently witnessing the …
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