Tag: Strategy
Not a Good Look, AI: What Happens to Privacy When Glasses Get Smart?
They look just like a regular pair of Ray-Bans. But behind the dark lenses?Cameras. Microphones. AI-powered assistants. All quietly recording, analysing, and storing data, sometimes even in real-time. And unless you’ve signed up for a starring role in someone else’s life capture experiment, you probably …
Welcome New Member – Amna Almadhoob from Bahrain
Please welcome our newest member from Bahrain, Amna Almadhoob
As a leader in the cybersecurity field, specializing in the financial industry, Amna brings extensive experience in defining strategic direction to secure operations, assets, and products against evolving threats.
She has a proven track record in building and maturing cybersecurity functions, leading teams, and supporting business operations. Recently, Amna began teaching at the university level, where she inspires the next generation of tech and cyber professionals.
Beyond the workplace, Amna actively collaborates with community institutions to run awareness workshops for the wider public, with a special focus on children.
It’s good to have you, Amna! We look forward to the expertise you bring and enabling you here at CyAN. Don’t hesitate to reach out or explore her profile to grow your networks mutually.
The Human Factor in OT Security Incidents: Understanding Insider Threats and Social Engineering in Critical Infrastructure by Rupesh Shirke
Introduction The human factor is an essential but overlooked security component in Operational Technology (OT) systems within critical infrastructure. However, although many technological defenses have improved, insider threats and social engineering remain serious due to inherent human activity and organizational culture vulnerabilities. Operators of OT …
Used, Not Consulted: When AI Trains on Our Work Without Consent
CyAN Context At CyAN, we often talk about trust, governance, and transparency aspillars of a secure digital future. But what happens when thoseprinciples are ignored, not in a breach or a ransomware attack, but inthe slow, quiet erosion of creator rights? As a cybersecurity professional …
Welcome New Member – Samira Marquaille from France
Please welcome our newest member from France, Samira Marquaille Samira Marquaille is an IT Project Manager with more than 20 years of experience across both public and private sectors, with a strong focus on data privacy. She is skilled at uniting teams and fostering collaboration …
Welcome New Member – Andrew Pedroso from Australia
Please welcome our newest member from the Australia, Andrew Pedroso Andrew Pedroso has committed over a decade to business technology research, advisory, data, and consulting. Now, he has returned to his passion for cybersecurity and zero trust strategy. With deep expertise across key industries including BFSI, …
Welcome Back – Michael McDonald from Australia
CyAN is thrilled to welcome back Michael McDonald, an internationally respected Senior Solution Architect, startup CTO, and technical visionary whose career spans three decades, five continents, and some of the most complex, high-stakes environments in industry and government.
Michael brings rare breadth and depth across cloud-native architecture, zero-trust infrastructure, cryptographic data management, and secure-by-design SaaS development. He has designed and delivered systems used everywhere from defence warship operations and national libraries to global OTT streaming platforms and privacy-first startups. As co-founder of 3 Steps Data and FlatWorld Integration, his work consistently anticipates the future, building solutions that are as resilient and auditable as they are elegant and efficient.
What sets Michael apart isn’t just his fluency in everything from IAM and API orchestration to DevOps pipelines and compliance architectures, it’s his ability to make the impossible practical. Whether deploying in high-assurance, multi-jurisdictional environments or reimagining secure data flows for AI training, Michael delivers with integrity, precision, and pragmatism.
We’re honoured to have him back in the CyAN community as a trusted expert, mentor, and voice for cybersecurity solutions that empower, rather than encumber.
