India’s Cyber Threat Landscape 2025: The ₹20,000 Crore Cyber Tsunami by Pathan Humam

India’s Cyber Threat Landscape 2025: The ₹20,000 Crore Cyber Tsunami by Pathan Humam

As part of the 3-Month Cybersecurity Mentorship Program, I’m excited to share my research report titled “India’s Cyber Threat Landscape 2025 – The ₹20,000 Crore Cyber Tsunami: A Strategic Roadmap for Business Resilience.” Under Mr. Shakil Khan’s mentorship, I’ve gained deep insights into GRC implementation, compliance processes, real-world challenges, and 

From High Hopes to Hard Truths: The New Reality of Building a Career in Tech by Isobel McCaffery

From High Hopes to Hard Truths: The New Reality of Building a Career in Tech by Isobel McCaffery

Everyone loves a story of humble beginnings and extraordinary success. In tech, these tales often feature young innovators turning simple ideas into global empires – Apple, Google, Amazon, Microsoft. Their journeys began with code, grit, and vision. But somewhere along the way, “learning to code” 

Not a Good Look, AI: What Happens to Privacy When Glasses Get Smart?

Not a Good Look, AI: What Happens to Privacy When Glasses Get Smart?

In recent months the public has begun to wake up to a new kind of privacy threat: wearables that record without your knowledge, increasingly subtly. One especially stark example is the revelations around the Ray‑Ban smart-glasses line developed in partnership with Meta Platforms, where the 

Germany’s Privacy Win: Why It Matters for International Data Week

Germany’s Privacy Win: Why It Matters for International Data Week

Digital governance isn’t just about frameworks and policies, it’s about people, power, and the principles we’re willing to defend when technology overreaches. And this week, as delegates gather for International Data Week 2025 in Brisbane, they do so against the backdrop of a significant win 

Deepfakes, Digital Trust, and the Urgent Case for Safety by Design

Deepfakes, Digital Trust, and the Urgent Case for Safety by Design

Last week’s ruling in Australia marks a first. Anthony Rotondo was fined $343,500 for creating and distributing deepfake pornography of prominent women. It’s a milestone case, the first of its kind under the Online Safety Act, and it sends a clear message: image-based abuse is 

The Weakest Link is Still Human: Why social engineering remains the top cyber threat and how we keep falling for it by Isobel McCaffery

The Weakest Link is Still Human: Why social engineering remains the top cyber threat and how we keep falling for it by Isobel McCaffery

If it seems too good to be true, it probably is. That was one of my mother’s favourite sayings growing up. Back then, I thought it was just her way of both avoiding doing something preventing my brother and me from arguing with her decisions. 

Is LinkedIn Becoming the New Facebook?

Is LinkedIn Becoming the New Facebook?

Somewhere along the way, LinkedIn — once a place for job hunting, industry updates, and the occasional humblebrag about promotions — started to feel… familiar. And not in the good way. If you’re getting déjà vu from the golden days of Facebook (life updates, inspirational 

Stop Calling Them ‘Soft Skills’: Why Human-Facing Skills Are Harder (and More Valuable) Than Ever

Stop Calling Them ‘Soft Skills’: Why Human-Facing Skills Are Harder (and More Valuable) Than Ever

Some phrases deserve retirement. “Soft skills” is at the top of that list. The term suggests something fluffy, secondary, or worse – easy. Yet ask anyone who’s led a team through a crisis, negotiated a partnership across cultures, or handled a room full of stakeholders 

“What happens to Heroes?”  🎬 Episode 10 – When it all falls apart, some stand up for others by Didier Annet

“What happens to Heroes?”  🎬 Episode 10 – When it all falls apart, some stand up for others by Didier Annet

What becomes of heroes? In episode 10, when everything is upside down, some individuals must remain steadfast The CISO, that “savior, responsible and guilty” Hero!!!! Who are the Heroes ? In this tenth installment, we delve into the rapid transformation that occurs when ordinary employees suddenly 

An Ode to a Mentor: Remembering David Pensak

An Ode to a Mentor: Remembering David Pensak

First Encounters Some mentors change the way you think. A rare few change the way you see yourself, your work, and even the future you’re building. For Michael T. McDonald and I, that person was David Pensak. I first encountered David in 2012 when I