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THINKING

Where we stand.

Plain-English views on security, regulation, and the widening gap between the two. Everything here is something we'd defend in front of your board.

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REGULATIONJUNE 2026 · 4 MIN

DORA isn't your problem. Your operating model is.

Firms treating DORA as a compliance-mapping exercise are building a paper fortress. It's really a test of how your firm behaves under stress, and most operating models fail that long before the ICT register does.

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OPERATING MODELMAY 2026 · 3 MIN

The 40-page control document is a confession.

Length isn't rigour. When a control takes forty pages to explain, the document isn't describing it — it's hiding the fact that nobody ever agreed what it was for.

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BOARDSDECEMBER 2025 · 4 MIN

Stop showing your board heat maps.

The red-amber-green matrix is the most successful piece of assurance theatre ever staged. What to put in the board pack instead, and why your NEDs will thank you for it.

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