Joint Supply Chain Accreditation Register (JOSCAR)

Nexor has retained level 2 status in the Joint Supply Chain Accreditation Register (JOSCAR), a database of firms that have undergone accreditation to prove they have the systems in place to supply to the aerospace, defence and security industry. The JOSCAR...

Employees are our First Line of Defence

Information Security is at a crossroads; we have more and more tools available to mitigate attacks but the number of security incidents such as data breaches is on the rise – why is this? Everyone thinks they know what they should be doing when it comes to...

What is Servant Leadership?

Going through Scrum Master training gave me one of the greatest leadership tools I’ve ever received, one that I use on a daily basis within my role as a Product Manager, but also as a leader in my organisation and in the wider community. It’s a mindset...

Certifications & Skills in Cyber Security Recruitment

Are We Looking for Unicorns Are we looking for realistic combinations of skills and certifications in cyber security recruitment, or are we looking for mythical candidates who, like unicorns, simply don’t exist? That was the question posed on Monday 8th...

Automated Security Tools can miss the bigger picture

Using Maths to Show that Automated Security Tools do not Provide Security Automated security tools can be a very effective security tool, but there are pitfalls for the unwary. I will use a couple of well-known maths puzzles to illustrate why these pitfalls exist. 1 =...

Risk Assessments – A Cats Tale

Risk Assessments, Cat Flaps and Ransomware One of the most common activities undertaken as a Security Consultant at Nexor is talking to clients about risk management and risk assessments.  There are many different methodologies that can be used to determine risk, but...