{"id":12089,"date":"2024-07-24T12:00:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T10:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cyberinsights.iainfraser.net\/?p=12089"},"modified":"2025-02-13T13:38:02","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T12:38:02","slug":"cost-of-assumptions-in-cyber-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smecyberinsights.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/07\/24\/cost-of-assumptions-in-cyber-security\/","title":{"rendered":"THREAT INTEL: The Catastrophic Cost of Assumptions in Cyber Security."},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Helping keep European SMEs CYBERSafe!
\n<\/strong>Gibraltar: Wednesday 24 July 2024 at 12:00 CET<\/p>\n

THREAT INTEL: The Catastrophic Cost of Assumptions in Cyber Security.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

By Andy Jenkinson \u2013 Guest Contributor |\u00a0 Group CEO\u00a0Cybersec Innovation Partners<\/a>
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\nFirst for\u00a0SME Cybersecurity News<\/a>
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The Catastrophic Cost of Assumptions in Cyber Security.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Assumptions are an inherent human trait. Assumptions often lead to devastating consequences, as the world experienced by the catastrophic events of Friday, July 19.<\/p>\n

Organizations blindly accepting and downloading software updates without rigorous scrutiny have paid an incredibly high price for Assumptions.<\/p>\n

In the aftermath, few, if any will have revised these flawed Assumptions and protocols, too busy playing digital whack-a-mole while trapped in a game of enforced digital Russian Roulette. These are often unknowingly orchestrated by their vendors, DNS<\/strong>, and CDN<\/strong> providers.<\/p>\n

These assumptions, usually prevalent from the outset and at procurement stage, through the entirety of contract term, leaves organizations exposed, vulnerable, insecure, and blindsided.<\/p>\n

Access is not just enabled but often facilitated by lax approaches and Assumptions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Further compounding the issue, Assumptions terming attacks as sophisticated and external nation-state often detract from real forensic analysis and accurate attribution.<\/p>\n

This misguided focus allows the true culprits and root cause\u2014sometimes the very Cybersecurity<\/strong> providers entrusted with protection\u2014to evade scrutiny. The vulnerabilities remain unaddressed and the exposures remain.<\/p>\n

There is a better way, but everyone knows that???<\/p>\n

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About Andy Jenkinson<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Group CEO CIP. Fellow Cyber Theory Institute. Director Fintech & Cyber Security Alliance (FITCA) working with Governments. Recognised Expert in Internet Asset & DNS Vulnerabilities.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Andy Jenkinson is a senior and seasoned innovative Executive with over 30 years\u2019 experience as a hands-on lateral thinking CEO, coach, and leader. A \u2018big deal\u2019 business accelerator, and inspirational, lateral thinker, Andy has crafted, created, and been responsible for delivering 100\u2019s \u00a3 millions of projects within the Cyber, Technical, Risk and Compliance markets for some of the world\u2019s largest, leading organisations. Andy has a demonstrable track record of largescale technical delivery and management within many sectors including the Professional, Managed, and Financial Services.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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