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Nine PBS: 50 Terabytes of History Trapped by a Cloud Vendor That Closed
A public broadcaster lost access to fifty terabytes of archival footage, spanning seventy years of regional history, when its cloud storage supplier suddenly went out of business. The files are still trapped in a Denver data centre.
When Access Fails: Continuity Needs Offline Secure Storage
Fire and grid failure are only one of six ways organisations lose access to their own records. A practical case for holding critical material offline, whatever the cause.
French tax authority breach exposes 678,000 taxpayers and the land registry behind them
France's Directorate General of Public Finances has confirmed that attackers used compromised access points to extract tax and cadastral data on 678,000 individuals and businesses. The same seller claims to have held a live session on the central land registry platform covering roughly 20 million people.
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Guidance on crown jewels, backups, intellectual property, personal data and long-term digital assets.
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Control blueprints for networks, OT, AI, remote access and systems where a path needs to be physically governed.
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Board, regulatory and operational guidance covering resilience, accountability, recovery and evidence.
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The long-form work: sector playbooks and control blueprints written for the people who have to sign them off.
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PlaybookThe Leaders' Playbook
A board-level briefing on sovereign data, succession resilience and physical protection.
Read it28 pages · 18 min read
PlaybookFirebreak for Water: Adoption & Deployment Playbook
Layer 1 physical path control mapped against the Purdue model for water operators.
Read it28 pages · 22 min read
PlaybookA Control Blueprint for AI: 2026 Playbook
40-page blueprint on AI infrastructure, open weights, agents and kill-switch design.
Read it40 pages · 28 min read
PlaybookClose the File. Protect the Record.
File closure, retained records and offline custody for UK law firms.
Read it28 pages · 20 min read
PlaybookA Control Blueprint for Aerospace & Aviation
Communication registers, operational states and rapid isolation for aerospace and aviation.
Read it28 pages · 22 min readLatest analysis
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InsightNine PBS: 50 Terabytes of History Trapped by a Cloud Vendor That ClosedA public broadcaster lost access to fifty terabytes of archival footage, spanning seventy years of regional history, when its cloud storage supplier suddenly went out of business. The files are still trapped in a Denver data centre.18 Aug 2026 · 4 min
Industry InsightWhen Access Fails: Continuity Needs Offline Secure StorageFire and grid failure are only one of six ways organisations lose access to their own records. A practical case for holding critical material offline, whatever the cause.18 Aug 2026 · 9 min
InsightFrench tax authority breach exposes 678,000 taxpayers and the land registry behind themFrance's Directorate General of Public Finances has confirmed that attackers used compromised access points to extract tax and cadastral data on 678,000 individuals and businesses. The same seller claims to have held a live session on the central land registry platform covering roughly 20 million people.17 Aug 2026 · 3 min
InsightAzure credential theft campaign exposes millions of employee records at McDonald's, Vodafone and TCSA single seller is offering internal employee directories taken from at least nine major enterprises through compromised Azure and Entra credentials, including more than 1.7 million records attributed to McDonald's. No platform vulnerability was needed. Valid credentials were enough.17 Aug 2026 · 3 min
InsightTaiwan hit by AI-assisted cyber attack as agents harvest 2,500 personnel recordsTaiwan says AI-assisted attackers compromised at least 85 government accounts and extracted more than 2,500 personnel records before expanding into the island's nuclear safety agency and at least seven energy companies. The tooling was autonomous. The data was reachable.17 Aug 2026 · 3 min
InsightShell investigates Cl0p data theft claim as engineering files are listedShell has opened an investigation after the Cl0p ransomware group claimed the theft of around 89 gigabytes of internal data, said to include engineering drawings, facility photographs, project roadmaps and testing reports. Shell is one of dozens of organisations named in the same campaign.16 Aug 2026 · 3 min
InsightRansomware surges while AI dominates the conversationRansomware attacks rose 20 per cent in July 2026 to 799 confirmed incidents, according to Comparitech data reported by The Register. Finance, technology, pharmaceuticals and education absorbed the sharpest increases while attention stayed fixed on artificial intelligence.15 Aug 2026 · 3 min
InsightGunra ransomware hits critical infrastructure via Fortinet flawsCISA, the FBI, the NSA and partner agencies have warned that Gunra ransomware affiliates are exploiting known Fortinet authentication bypass flaws to reach critical infrastructure networks, then stealing and encrypting data.15 Aug 2026 · 4 minOne useful briefing. No noise.
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