I tried to make this point in a (bad) undergraduate essay on Middlemarch in 1993 but my supervisor didn’t buy it. I feel seen!
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I tried to make this point in a (bad) undergraduate essay on Middlemarch in 1993 but my supervisor didn’t buy it. I feel seen!
Blistering piece on ed tech in @economist.com.
‘Although ed-tech companies tout huge learning gains, independent research has made clear that technology rarely boosts learning in schools—and often impairs it.’
economist.com/united-state...
Two musical excerpts titled "Double Chorus of Persecutors and Persecuted" and "Chorus of the Self-Righteous". From Michael Tippett's oratorio "A Child of Our Time"
X | Bluesky
“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo. “lmao" said Gandalf, “well it has.”
Great book.
A poster advertising Christmas food, showing a plate of fuschia-coloured balls. One has been cut in half and appears to contain unidentified brightly-coloured matter. The poster text reads “That’s what makes it Christmas”
1. What are these objects?
2. Are they supposed to be edible?
3. What exactly makes them Christmassy?
So many questions
Easily the most thoughtful take on AI in education I’ve read
Encountered quite a convincing scam tonight.
Nice Geordie lady called, apparently from my credit card company - flagging suspicious activity and asking me about transactions and logins that sounded off. Nice and detailed, professional tone. She read me the last 4 digits of my card number.
As if it's an official source which can be held accountable
Hell yeah!
Nice
I mean maybe the policy is about preparing kids to read increasingly miserable news headlines with equanimity. We could all do with a bit of that. Stiffen the upper lip as we pick up the morning Guardian or Telegraph.
If you see this, quote with the energy you bring to Bluesky
Big news this evening
This EU ruling has been 7 years in the making
www.iccl.ie/digital-data...
A large number of security alerts
A really emotional and inspiring story of burnout and recovery from Andrew Barber. Jobs which look like this 👇 24x7 take a serious toll on cyber professionals. Our digital first responders should not need to be heroes and organisations must take care of them
#whitehallgovsec
Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT) for Care Providers What it is: A self-assessment tool mandated for all NHS partners, including adult social care providers. The ASC version is tailored to care provider's operational conditions and regulatory requirements. It is accompanied by the Better Security, Better Care programme
Cyber security of the social care sector was immature and unsophisticated until recently, says Michelle Corrigan. But the DSPT has changed that
#whitehallgovsec
Panel speakers listen to questions from the audience
Question from the audience: our CEO wants to know when cyber security will stop being a top red risk, given all our efforts to reduce the risk score. What do I say?
Answer: it will always be a top red risk. Tell your CEO to accept the new reality.
#whitehallgovsec
As M&S approaches a month offline, business continuity is on everyone’s mind. David Leech says you need to define your MVP: Minimum Viable Company
#whitehallgovsec
(Have just committed the conference chair’s cardinal sin by wrongly announcing lunch 1 hour early. The last morning speakers are now under extreme pressure to be even more compelling than lunch.)
#whitehallgovsec
The threat to government security National Audit Office • The size, age and diversity of government's digital estate makes it challenging to be cyber resilient • The threat is rapidly evolving and is the most sophisticated it has ever been • Cyber attacks routinely target government organisations and can have devastating effects on public services and people's lives
A pithy summary of the problem for government from Jonathan Pownall
#whitehallgovsec
You’ve got to get your board on board, says Richard Pilkington. YES!!! This is the cyber governance structure at Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS trust.
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Picture of Andrew Dillon
More on risk prioritisation: Andrew Dillon says we shouldn’t treat users as alike when it comes to human risk. Different groups have different skills, roles, permissions etc.
Food for thought as most organisations roll out universal cyber awareness training!
#whitehallgovsec
Curious - how did the BBC verify that they were genuinely speaking with the criminal gang responsible?
Plus, I would not be making confident statements about someone’s English language proficiency based on a text conversation !
Reporting on stories like this is a minefield, IMHO
The Problem: Most organisations cannot accurately identify which suppliers pose the greatest risk and traditional assessments focus on tier-1 suppliers and procurement value. IDENTIFY The Solution: • A multi-dimensional risk profiling approach that considers: • Access to sensitive systems/data • Integration depth and privileges • Substitutability and concentration risk • Geographical/jurisdictional factors How to begin? Start by mapping your suppliers against these four dimensions.
We should require higher levels of security assurance from higher risk suppliers, points out Andy Simpson. Unfortunately, procurement teams define high risk as ‘large contract size’ rather than looking at what the supplier is actually doing!
#whitehallgovsec
Slide reads: “NORMALISATION OF DEVIANCE. Permeates into the organisation becoming acceptable to simply accept risk without knowing even what it is let alone effectively managing it”
Chairing #whitehallgovsec again today. Stuart Frost observes that organisations’ lack of action on supply chain security means we’ve accepted the risk without even knowing anything about it
Lol
Embrace it. It’s a socially sanctioned way for us to say that people who are older or younger than us are dreadful
See you there!
Get off social media and do more of this sort of thing. The world would be a better place if we did
Yes. The weekend FT is also reaching new levels of silly. I suppose it’s all cope for the geopolitically-terrified.