About Andy Jenkinson
Group CEO CIP. Fellow Cyber Theory Institute. Director Fintech & Cyber Security Alliance (FITCA) working with Governments. Recognised Expert in Internet Asset & DNS Vulnerabilities.
Andy Jenkinson is a senior and seasoned innovative Executive with over 30 years’ experience as a hands-on lateral thinking CEO, coach, and leader. A ‘big deal’ business accelerator, and inspirational, lateral thinker, Andy has crafted, created, and been responsible for delivering 100’s £ millions of projects within the Cyber, Technical, Risk and Compliance markets for some of the world’s largest, leading organisations. Andy has a demonstrable track record of largescale technical delivery and management within many sectors including the Professional, Managed, and Financial Services.
Organizations’ egos and ignorance are endangering millions globally, leading to devastating Cyberattacks, even fatalities.
This is psychological distancing—better known as ass-covering.
Recently, the NHS suffered yet another cyberattack. This time attributed to Synnovis, resulting in delayed and cancelled critical operations. Despite notifying the Chief Medical Officer, the ICO, and the NHS DPO, nothing has changed.
A month later, Synnovis and the NHSBT remain as exposed, vulnerable, and INSECURE as ever. Synnovis, already compromised earlier in Europe, have had insecure Internet Assets and Servers for years.
Let me be candid; People are dying due to continued basic security negligence.
Instead of addressing these flaws, organizations all too often enter self-preservation mode, hiding behind fight-or-flight responses. This rampant ass-covering perpetuates insecurity, leaving systems ripe for the next attack.