Cyber News & Insights
#InfosecLunchHour 4 March 2026: Community and the Cyber Security Event Saturation Question
Today's #InfosecLunchHour session brought together cyber security professionals from across the UK and Ireland, and although we planned to talk about the latest ChatGPT caricature craze and the bias that it demonstrated, as a result of a few regular attendees being at...
Cyber Threats, Dyscalculia and a Chat with a Great British Bake Off Winner
By Lisa Ventura MBE FCIIS On Saturday 14th February 2026 I did something I rarely do. I stepped entirely away from the world of cyber security, traded my laptop for a mixing bowl, and spent the morning at a Chocolate Feast baking workshop led by Giuseppe Dell'Anno,...
#InfosecLunchHour 4 February 2026: AI Security – Navigating the Specialist-Generalist Divide
#InfosecLunchHour Discussion, 4 February 2026 Today’s #InfosecLunchHour session brought together cyber security professionals from across sectors to tackle a pressing question facing the industry: Is AI security becoming a dedicated specialism, or is it an expectation...
#InfosecLunchHour January 2026: Cyber Security Beyond Technical Skills
by Lisa Ventura MBE FCIIS The first #InfosecLunchHour of 2026 brought together a host of cyber security and Infosec professionals from across the sector for a reflective and forward-looking discussion. Under Chatham House rules, the community explored everything from...
The Human Element: Why Cyber Security Leadership in 2026 Demands More Than Technical Expertise
by Lisa Ventura MBE FCIIS Having recently completed a comprehensive project analysing phishing simulation data, I've observed a troubling pattern that every CISO should consider: we're still treating people as the weakest link in cyber security rather than recognising...
Beyond the Breach Statistics: The Hidden Trauma Behind Britain’s Cyber Crisis
It's 3am on a Tuesday morning. Somewhere in the UK, a security operations centre is bathed in the blue glow of multiple monitors. A cyber security professional, let's call her Sarah, has been awake for 22 hours straight. She's responding to a ransomware attack that...