Cyber Security Headlines Week in Review: UK LegalAid collapse, public ransomware approval, Salesforce breach impact
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Aug 8, 2025 Montez Fitzpatrick, CISO at Navvis, delves into the troubling collapse of the UK's legal aid system under cyber attacks, stressing the urgent need for robust cybersecurity measures. He discusses legislation in Ohio that addresses ransomware payments while balancing transparency with immediate action. The conversation shifts to the urgent requirement for multi-factor authentication against rising threats, and the challenges posed by AI and 5G technologies. They also share light-hearted moments about nostalgia in cybersecurity, blending serious topics with humor.
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Cyberattacks Threaten Public Justice
- The UK legal aid outage shows availability failures can halt justice.
- Montez Fitzpatrick urges CISOs to stress availability and integrity, not only confidentiality.
Build Bridges With The Business
- Do build bridges with non-security teams to convey availability and integrity risks.
- Montez Fitzpatrick says CISOs must improve cross-team awareness to prevent existential impacts.
Public Approval May Be Cosmetic
- Ohio's rule may only require post hoc disclosure, not public decision-making.
- Montez Fitzpatrick suspects true public involvement in ransom decisions won't happen.