Tag Archives: Cyber Security

Parliament must put its own house in order!

Posted on February 10, 2018 by ianchisnall

A month or so ago when Damian Green was still in Theresa May’s Cabinet, two well known names in the Tory Party defended him from the accusations against him regarding his use of computers to download pornography 9 years earlier. … Continue reading →

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The problem that has not gone away

Posted on January 10, 2018 by ianchisnall

As the focus on students begins to dissipate from our newspapers following the resignation from the Office for Students of Toby Young, there are some issues that still need to be resolved. A simple resignation, even one that was opposed … Continue reading →

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Why computers need passwords

Posted on December 24, 2017 by ianchisnall

As we approach Christmas day, it is inevitable that many people will be opening presents that include lap tops and tablets along with mobile phones. The need for passwords is all about security and as the tweet shown above makes … Continue reading →

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A report we can all act upon

Posted on December 19, 2017 by ianchisnall

A few days ago a report was published by the Committee on Standards in Public Life which is entitled ‘Intimidation in Public Life’ primarily focused on the the way in which politicians have been attacked, and have attacked others using … Continue reading →

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Parliament fails to deal with Cyber Security

Posted on December 9, 2017 by ianchisnall

The text above is from my attempt last weekend to raise a Parliamentary petition to call on the Government to carry out a proper Cyber audit of MPs and Peers. Late yesterday Parliament appeared to reject the petition without a … Continue reading →

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I am still waiting

Posted on December 8, 2017 by ianchisnall

Last weekend a couple of tweets appeared from MPs disclosing that they were willing to break the rules of the Houses of Parliament and share their computer passwords with their administrative staff. It inevitably caused a big stir on twitter … Continue reading →

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Will Nadine Dorries be held to account?

Posted on December 3, 2017 by ianchisnall

This blog was first posted on Sunday Morning 3rd December. Later on in the evening I added to it as you can see below and then finally on Monday Morning a further addition: The nature of political discourse means that … Continue reading →

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The real cyber security risks

Posted on May 17, 2017 by ianchisnall

Its clear from the failure throughout the NHS last weekend that something went badly wrong and there are huge numbers of people who have paid a very dear price for the chaos. The patients and indeed those who work for … Continue reading →

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